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man has expressed the agreement Of
the German stan to the measures
Lazimiror with regard to watching
over their activity.--Alember OF the
delegation, \. Yoffe.
Reported January 4. regarding the
arrest OF Diamandi and others.-M
ShltkeVitch. January .. 1918.
To the chancery: Send an urgent
telegram to Trotzky about the arrest
OF the Roumanian minister.-Savelieff
Note tas cabled to the Secretary OF
State Feb. S.-Thc date is January II,
western time. the eve of the Russian
New Year. The Roumauian minister
Was arrested that night in Petrograd,
mand Of all embassies and legations in
Petrograd. Since then he has been
sen, out of Russia. The letter shows
that Trotzky took Gen. Hoffman's per-
soma! demand as an order for action.
Most important of AL. however, it strips
the SIX from the Lenine and TrotZky
public protesta,ions that they have
sought TO prevent the peace negotia-
tions with Germany from turning Ia
the military advantage OF Germany
against the United States, England and
France. The aim here disclosed is in
stead TO aid Germany in stimulating
feeling against England. France, and
the United States. in enabling Germany
to prepare for an offensive on the west
ern front. a German bank IL named
as paymaster for Bolshevik agitators
=.
Venigle the field director. the Wolf
Won lgel OF American notoriety? The
similarity in name Is striking. Finally,
Gen. Hoffman and the German STAFF is
satisfied with TrotZky's watch over the
American and English diplomats.
Yoffe. who signs the letter. is mem
Der of the Russian peace commission:
Since this letter was written Zalkind
has gone TO Switzerland on a special
mission.
July g. iglS-I: s
lie did not reach there, being made
TO pass through England and in april
was in Christiana.
Further disclosures of espionage OPP
era,ions and Of assassination orders
for the ruthless determination of Rus
sian patriots follow:
DOCUMENT NO. IS.
Commission for combating the coun-
1917. Petrograd.)
Mai Won Boehlke, Esteemed Comrade:
bring TO your notice that our Finnish
comrades, Hakhia, Pukko and Enrot
have advised the commissar for COM
batting the counter-revolution OF the
following facts:
l. Between the English officers and
the Finnish bourgeo!sic organizations
there are connections which cause us
serious apprehension.
. In Finland have been installed two
wireless stations. which are used by
unknown persons who communicate in
cipher.
3. Between Gen. Kaledin and the
American mission there is an undoubt-
ed communications, of which we have
received exact information from your
source, and. therefore, most care
full supervision of the American en-
Oassy is necessary.
These reports must must be esi aIi,,s
Please excuse that write on the Of
fetal letter heads, but / hasten to do
this. sitting here at the commission at
an extraordinary meeting. Ready TO
servicc.-F. Zalkind.
Note.-'The written comment at the
top of the letter is "Commissar for for
eign AFFAIRS. ] request exact instruc-
tons. S'hou." II is Won Boelke's
qHes'l"h, sighed WIN n, ms cipher name me
ply that Won Boehlke had. in the opin-
ion Of his good friend lalkind. a means
Of internal observation at the Aneri-
can embassy.
Have photograph of letter.
DOCUMENT NO. 30.
Counter Espionage AT the Stavka, No.
26S, Jan. %. 1850
Very Secret.
To the Commission on Combat ing
the Counter Revolutions: The 23d of
January at the Stavka there took place
conference II which there partici-
pated Maj. Won Boehlke. assigned from
Petrograd. 1t was decided, upon the
insistence OF the German consultants.
to send to the internal fronts the fol-
lowing persons, furnishing them all
powers for dealing with individual
counter-revolutionari
To the Don: Zhikhorev, Rudnev, kro-
gultZ and Ernest Deigau.
To the Caucasus Front: Vassili Dunn
babe, Prince Machabelli, Sevastianov
and Ter Bahurin.
To the list Polish Corps of Gen.
Dovhor- Menitsky are assigned Dembit-
sky, Statkus zhimiitis, and Gisman.
BE so good as to take all measures
for the quick assignment and the
adequate furnishing of the assigned
persons with money, reserve pass
ports. and other documents.-Senior
officer, Peter Mironov.
Note.-llhis is an assassination or
der against individuals. II was not
successful against the Polish general.
DembladZe and Prince Machabclli were
German spies implicated in the
Sukhomlinon affair and sentenced TO
the Bolshvks. Lieut.. Col. Dcmbtsky
was Bolshvik Polish officer. Baburin
was an assistant chief of staff under
kriicnko." The letter is Endorsed
"Comrade l.unarcharsky leave with
report for Comradc Zenovien." sigma
ture illesible.
Have photograph of letter.
DOCUMENT NO. 40.
tCounter espionage at the Stavka, No.
To the Commission for Combating
tho Counter Revolution. There have
heen received two notes addressed to
the, supreme commander from tho
Stans or inc Austrian and German
the Stavka that the organizer of the
volunteer army in the Don region,
Gen. Alexief. is In written communi-
cation with the officer, personnel of
the Polish legions at the front. with
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