Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
NUARD INTEGRITY
aOF MURMAN SOIL
Basis Arranged for Larger
Intervention in North
ern Russia
REGIONAL COUNCIL RULE
Food and Other Necessary
Articles to Be Furnished
by Entente
REGIONAL COUNCIL RULE
Washington, Nov. 90.


"A The agreement between the Murman
regional council on the one side and
the Allies and the United States on the
other. respecting the armed intervention
of the latter Powers on the Archangel
front Is the ba.is on which the future
and larger Intervention of the Entente
Powers and America will be arranged.
according to an Allisd diplomat here.
Although it has been made to appear
that the sole object of the occupation by
American forces Of the Archangel region
was for the purpose of preventing the
stores Of war materials at Murmansk
from falling into the hands of the Ger
mans. the text of the agreement signed
by representatives of the Allies and the
United States with the Murman Regional
Council disclose that there were more
important detectives.
The associated Powers and the Coun-
Gil took upon themselves the obligation
TO support each other mutually for the
defense Of the Murman region against
the German coalition. which Is defined
ss the AleXandrovsk district Of the
province Of Archangel. Although the de-
feat of the Central Empires removes
that danger, there is no intention of
withdrawing the military expeditions OF
France, England and the United States
which will continue to cooperate with
the Murman Regional Council in the pro-
lection and provisioning Of the popula-
t'or rrd in operations against the
Bolsheviki.
The Allies and America, in the agree
s,,,ent. recognized "as very desirable
that an independent Russian army
should be created, but with the object
ef obtaining more speedily the principal
aim of this agreement the admission of
Russian volunteers into the Allied
forces Is permitted"
Provisions of Agreement
The agreement contains, among others,
the following provisions:
as "The representatives of Great Britain,
: rho United States of North America and
France will give to the Russian COM
yuand necessary help in equipments. sup
plies and transports and for the instruc-
tion of the Russian armed forces which
are formed.
.'The whole authority in the internal
administration of the region belongs
without qualification to the Murman
regional council.
I'm all matters in which Il may be
found necessary to have the support OF
the local population, representatives OF
Great Britain, the United States OF
North America and Franco and theil
agents will address themselves TO the
Respective authorities and not directly
TO the population, excepting in the bell
along the front. in which the orders OF
the military command. justified by the
E conditions of field service. must b.
obeyed unconditioually by all.
"In view of the impossibility of I'M
porting the necessary food from Russia
the representatives of Great Britain, tn,
United States of North America ant
France promise as far as It may b,
possible, to secure food to the Murmar
regional council for the whole population
OF the region. including all Immigrant
worlimen. with their families. the ration.
to equal in food value the rations which
the privates of the Allied armed force!
in Murman are receiving.
THE distribution of food among thu
population is to be carried out by trust
worthy Russian troops.
To Provide Materials
",rhe representatives of Great Britain
the United States of North America an,
France promise to secure as far as may
be possible the importation of manufac
Stured goods and other articles of th
first necessity.
"The representatives of Great Britain
!; the United States of North AmericS
and France PROMISE as far as it may b,
possible, to secure to the Murman re
gional council all necessary material.
and implements for technical equipmen
and supply, so that it may carry on
its program of construction. which ha
been elaborated by mutual agreement II