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Russia:

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Policy of the United States toward the Soviet Government (Documents 509–536)
- Memorandum by the Secretary of State reviewing the past attitude of the United States toward Russia—Reluctance of the American Government either to recognize the Soviet authority or to countenance a dismemberment of Russia—Overture from Chicherin proposing peace and commerce between Russia and the United States—Refusal by the United States to be represented on a proposed committee of the League of Nations to investigate conditions in Russia—Denial of diplomatic status to Ludwig Martens, arrived in the United States as representative of the Soviet Government—Formal statement by the United States Government of its views regarding Russia in a note to the Italian Ambassador; note from Chicherin to the Italian Ambassador—Deportation of Martens (Documents 509–536)
Withdrawal of the American forces from Siberia (Documents 537–559)
- Exchange of views between the Japanese and American Governments in consideration of the altered situation in Siberia—Proposal by Japan to cooperate with the United States in maintaining the military status quo by reinforcements against the advance of the Bolshevik forces—Formal notification by the Secretary of State, January 9, 1920, to the Japanese Ambassador that the American forces would be withdrawn (Documents 537–559)
Extension of Japanese military control in the Maritime Province and Sakhalin (Documents 560–593)
- Japanese military control established at Vladivostok and Nikolsk—Massacre of Japanese at Nikolaievsk and Japanese occupation of Nikolaievsk and North Sakhalin—Statement by the United States Government to the Japanese Government that it could not recognize the occupation of Sakhalin by non-Russian authority (Documents 560–593)
Failure of anti-Bolshevik activities in eastern Siberia (Documents 594–626)
- Final collapse of the Kolchak government—Evacuation of Trans-Baikalia by the Japanese forces—Dissolution of Semenov’s power in Trans-Baikalia (Documents 594–626)
Establishment of the Far Eastern Republic (Documents 627–642)
- Organization of a revolutionary government at Verkhneudinsk—Proclamation of the Far Eastern Republic by delegates from Vladivostok, Blagoveshchensk, and Verkhneudinsk—Strained relations with the Japanese authorities in the Maritime Province (Documents 627–642)
Evacuation of the Czechoslovak forces (Documents 643–661)
- Instructions to the American members of the Russian Railway Service Corps not to withdraw from Siberia until the Czech evacuation is assured—Arrival of all Czechoslovak troops in Vladivostok (Documents 643–661)
South Russia (Documents 662–743)
- Appointment by the Department of State of a special agent in South Russia—Evacuation of Odessa and Novorossiisk by the forces of General Denikin—Supersession of General Denikin by General Wrangel as commander in chief of the armed forces of South Russia—Attempts by the British Government to mediate between the Soviet authorities and General Wrangel—Decision by the French Government to recognize de facto the government of South Russia—Statement received from General Wrangel, September 9, 1920, defining his policy and aims—Collapse of Wrangel’s defense of the Crimea—Relief of the Crimean refugees (Documents 662–743)
Baltic Provinces (Documents 744–800)
- Continued refusal by the United States to recognize the governments in the Baltic Provinces—Refusal by the United States to become involved in the relations between the Soviet government and the governments in the Baltic Provinces—Requests from the Commissioner at Riga for American naval protection (Documents 744–800)
Repatriation of Americans detained in Russia (Documents 801–832)
- British efforts to arrange for the repatriation of Americans—Desire of the United States Government that the transfer to Russia of Hungarian communists held in Austria be made conditional upon the release of all Americans in Russia—Endeavors of Dr. Nansen to arrange for the release of Americans (Documents 801–832)
Deportation from the United States of undesirable Russians (Documents 833–856)
Resumption of trade with Soviet Russia (Documents 857–894)
- Proposal by the Allied Governments to reopen trade through the Russian cooperative societies—Negotiations in London—Removal of American restrictions on communication with Soviet Russia, July 7, 1920—Removal of American restrictions on credit and exchange transactions with Soviet Russia, December 20—Instructions by the United States Treasury to the mints and assay offices to reject gold bearing evidence of Soviet origin (Documents 857–894)
Russian rights in China