Tasker Howard Bliss to Henry P. McCain

Title

Tasker Howard Bliss to Henry P. McCain

Creator

Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930

Identifier

WWP22491

Date

1918 September 15

Source

Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957

Text

(COPY)C A B L E G R A M
Received at the War Department Sept. 16, 1918, at 10:10 PM.18 00 Versailles.

The Adjutant General, Washington
Number 219 September 15th.
Secret. Rush
For the Secretary of War and the Chief of Staff.

Please inform the President that the Secretary of War showed me last night just at moment of his departure for London a note from Mr. Clemenceau to Mr. Pichon intended to be sent by the latter to the President asking for reinforcements of 5 American battalions to be sent to Archangel, Russia. The Secretary of War requests the President to defer action on this request until he hears from him at London. For your information I add that British Government several days ago requested military representatives to consider question of sending reinforcements to Archangel. After full and careful consideration the military representatives at meeting yesterday unanimously agreed that their professional judgement was opposed to sending more reinforcements to north Russia this year and they telegraphed this opinion last night to British Government.

Bliss.
(Note: This cable received in Code room 9:30 AM Sept. 17th)

Original Format

Enclosure

To

McCain, H. P. (Henry Pinckney), 1861-1941

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WWI1174A.pdf

Collection

World War I Letters

Citation

Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930, “Tasker Howard Bliss to Henry P. McCain,” 1918 September 15, WWP22491, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.