Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-21

bassador Francis cabled the mes
sage in code to the State department
February 9.
1t was nearly four weeks later be-
fore secured the originals and all
the photographs listed in my Report.
Two of these originals were of cir
culars l had seen in copy form four
weeks earlier. That summarizes the
case of the circulars of the appendix
considered as evidence.
EDGAR SISSON.
Analysis Of German conspiracy matter,
with notes as prepared by me and cabied
State department In Ambassador Francis
code February ., 1913. and with some ad-
ded notes. as indicated. T.
Document No. 81.
Circular IS, February 1914
From the ministry to all groups of
German banks and by agreement
with the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment, the "Cesterreichische- Kred-
itanStalt."
The management OF all German
banks which are transactng business
abroad and, by agreement with the
Austro-H Hungarian government, the
"Cesterreichische Kreditanstalt"
bank are hereby advised that the
imperial government has deemed it
to be of extreme necessity to ask the
management of all institutions of
credit to establish with all possible
dispatch agencies in Luleo, Hapa-
randa, and Varde. on the frontier of
Finland. and in Bergen and Amster-
dam. The establishment of such
agencies for a more effective obser-
walton of the financial interests of
shareholders OF Russian, French,
and English concerns may become
a necessity under certain circum-
stances, which would alter the stu
alton of the industrial and financial
market.
Moreover, the management of
banking institutions are urged en-
phatically to make provisions for
very close and absolutely secret re-
lations being established with Finish
and American banks. In this direc-
ton the ministry begs to recommend
the Swedish Mia Banker" in Stock
holm, the banking office of Fursten-
berg, the commercial company wal
demar Hansen" in Copenhagen, as
concern which is maintaining
(virulent) relations with Russia.
IC.~.o1.~al NNT 272S
"Appertaining to Division
for Foreign Operations"
Note--This is the outline OF tho basic
financial structure begun in February.
1914. five months before war was
launched, and still In operation Notice
the temperance in subsequent Lenin
messages OF towns Luleo and Varde. Like
wise the reference to American = banks.
Olaf Ashberg, ono Of the heads Sof the
Ma Banker, came to Petrograd q month
ago (January, 1879 and on way boosted
that Nia-Banken was the bosheviki bank.
He was overheard by one OF our own
group. He secured from Smolny permit
for export several hundred thousand gal
Ions of oil. operated at Hotel f'Europe
headquarters whore both Mirbach and
Kaiserling of German commissions have
been entertained, negotiated with State
bank February l contract for buying cash
rubles and establishing foreign credit for
Russian government. Furstenberg IS now
at Smolny using the name Ganetzky, is
one of the inner group, and is likely soon
to be placed in charge Of State bank.
Ashberg now in Stockholm. but returning.
The material In this and all notes is
Independent Of documents and accurate.
Document No. IS.
Circular, June 9, l9l4-From the
General Staff to all military attaches
in the country adjacent to Russia,
France, Italy and Norway. In all
branches of German banks in Swe-
den. Norway. Switzerland, and the
United States special war credits
have been opened for subsidiary war
requirements. The General Staff is
authorizing you to avail yourself in
unlimited amounts of these credits
for the destruction of the enemy
factories, plants, and the most i'm
portant military and civil structures.