Office of the Historian

File No. 763.72/369

The Chargé d’Affaires in Russia (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

American Embassy,
St. Petersburg, August 12, 1914, 11 a.m.
[Received August 13, 8:30 a.m.]

[Telegram]

Department’s August 4, 7 p.m.1 Emperor leaving for Moscow requests President’s communication be presented in writing through Minister for Foreign Affairs. Shall I comply?2

Wilson
  1. See footnote, ante, p. 42.↩
  2. Answer, “Yes,” telegraphed August 13, 8 p.m.↩