861.00/5440: Telegram
The Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia (Graves) to The Adjutant General (Harris)
[Received at the War Department October 22, 4:50 a.m.]
518. With reference to Number 555 to Secretary of State from Consul here82 I do not agree to the impression conveyed in paragraph 2. As to 1 this has existed only a very few days and is probably temporary.
- 2:
- As to attacking American troops I have no immediate concern but this is due to concentrating American troops, not to Kalmikoff’s change of heart. There are still Cossack movements on Chinese Eastern. The object not known to me. I believe they would seize Chinese Eastern immediately if they had sufficient force.
- 3:
- The decrease is not such as to justify belief that it is permanent.
- 4:
- I know nothing of this but I did not agree that plotting is over.
In general when questions are discussed as on 18th, any proposed telegram giving result of discussion is submitted to representatives present before being sent. This was not done by Macgowan. I presided at this discussion. I have shown to Smith, Allied railroad representative, and Phelps, Y.M.C.A. representative, and they concur in my cable. Have not seen any of the other representatives with reference to Macgowan’s cable.