861.77/1508: Telegram
The President of the Technical Board (Stevens) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 7—6:15 a.m.]
Czech evacuation proceeding fairly well; all east of Harbin; hope to have them all off Chinese Eastern in four days. Japanese control everything Nikolsk to Vladivostok. … Heavy reenforcements Japanese army troops constantly arriving Vladivostok and heavy movement their troops from Changchun to Harbin scheduled to commence to-morrow in which case Russian railway men here threaten to strike … Personally, I am carrying out Department’s [Page 569] instructions to evacuate Service Corps and hope to close up my matters shortly, resign from the Board and leave here as soon as possible.