Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1919, Russia

861.00/3626: Telegram

The Minister in China (Reinsch) to the Acting Secretary of State

Peking, undated.
[Received January 11, 1919, 11:06 p.m.]

Following from [Harris at] Omsk.

“14. 10th. General Gaida informed me today that he has resigned his command of the Czech troops and joined the Siberian Army as Lieutenant General. He, together with General Pepelyaev, will have charge of the operations on the western front. The plan is to concentrate troops in the direction of Viake [Viatka?] and Vologda in an attempt to reach Moscow by spring. Harris.[”]

Reinsch