861a.01/64a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consul at Vladivostok (Macgowan)

Does Vladivostok acknowledge authority of and consider itself a part of Far Eastern Republic? What is status of officials of latter at Vladivostok? Do Vladivostok representatives sit in Constituent Assembly at Chita? Who collects and disposes of customs at Vladivostok? What if any is area of Vladivostok authority?

Hughes