Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-19
Document No. 40.
x(Counter espionage at the Stavka,
 No. 51I572. Jan. 19, 191S.)

10 the Commission for Combating the Counter Revolution: There have been received two notes addressed to the supreme commander from the 1taffs, of the, Austrian and German high commands. These notes inform the Stavka that the organizer of the volunteer army in the Don region, Gen. Alexieff, is in written communi- cation with the officer personnel of the Polish legions at the front, with the view of getting the help of Polish officers in the counter-revOlution. This information has been received by the Austrian agents from the Pol ish Bolshevick Comrade Zhuk, who played large part at Rostov during the November and December battles. On the other side, the representative of the German Government, Count Lerchepfeldt, reports of the rapidly growing movement in Poland in favor of the bourgeoisie estate owners im- perialstic plan to defend with arms the greatest possible independence of Poland, with the broadening of it's frontiers at the expense of Lithuania, White Russia and Galicia.
 This movement is actively support ed by the popular democratic party In Warsaw, as we'll as PetrOgrad, ny military organizations guided by the counter revolutionary estate owners and the bourgeoisie Polish clergy
 The situation, which has arisen was discussed on the 18th of January at the Stavka in the presence of Mai. von Boehlke, sent the Petrograd branch of the German Intelligence Bureau, and 1t was there decided:.
 1. To take the most decisive meas 1les, up to shooting en masse, against the Polish troops which have sub- mitted to the counter-revolutionary and imperalistic propaganda.
 2. To arrest Gen. Dovbor-Menitsky.
 3. To arrange surveillance of the commanding personnel.
 4. Send agitators to the Polish le- gions to consult regarding the Polish revolutionary organizations known to the committee.
 5. On learning of the counter-re- evolutionary activity of Polish offic- CTS to immediately Srrest them and send them to the Stavka to the dis posal of the Counter Espionage.
 6. To request the Commission for
 
 with agreement with the German in- telligence bureau at Petrograd to ar range surveillance and observation of the following institution and per- sons:
 Gal The high Polish committee.
 (b) The Society of Friends of the Polish Soldier.
 ((c) Inter-Party Union.
 (d) The Union of Polish Invaiids
 (e) Members of the Polish Kolo ot the former state Douma and council < (f) The chairman, Ledmitsky, and the members of the former committee for the liquidation of affairs of the Polish kingdom.
 ((g) Boleslav Jalovesky.
 (h)vladislav Grabsky.
 I((i) Roman Catholic Polish clergy.
 (j) Stanslav Shuritsky.
 (k) The Polish treasury, through which, according to agency reports the governments' of countries allied with Russia intend, with the assist. ance of the New York National City Bank, to supply with monetary re sources the counter-revolutionary camp.
 It is necessary to verify the private reports of several Lithuanian revolu- tionaries that among the church benevolent funds, which are at the disposal of the Polish clergy, are the capitals of private persons who hid their money from requisition for the benefit of the state.
 In case of establishment of any connection with the counter revolu' ton of the guilty Polish institutions are to be liquidated, their leaders and also persons connected with tnt counter-revolutiona activity are tt be arrestedi and sent to the disposa Of the Stavka.-For Chief of thu Counter Espionage. Commissiar Kal manovich.
 Note-Again Germany. througl Count Lerchenfeldt. was intriguing ol both sides. Chiefly, however, {. th' significance of the letter is in thu thoroughness of the outlined. German plan to crush the threat of armed op position from the Polish legions o the Russian army. The troops wer' flied upon, as indicated. The ore ceding document really follows this q natpfaL slQuence.s The next two fur < Shor elucidate the situation for th' < 4emellt Of the Poles of the 0utsid' world t #.
 Have photograph of letter.
 Document No. Al.
 NCounter Espionage at the Stavka
 No. 461, Jan. 2S, 1s1Sa