Robert Lansing to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Robert Lansing to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928
Identifier
WWP25130
Date
1918 August 22
Description
Secretary of State passes along letter from George Kennan.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
World War, 1914-1918--Russia
Kennan, George, 1845-1924
Contributor
Morgan Willer
Relation
WWP25131
WWP25132
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear Mr. President:
I enclose to you a letter which I have just received from Mr. George Kennan which I think you will find of sufficient interest to read. Attached to the letter is a Memorandum on the equipment of an expeditionary force in Siberia which, being from one who understands the climatic conditions, should, in my mind, be sent to the War Department for its information. I believe Mr. Kennan’s statements can be implicitly relied upon as to the rigorous winter which our men will have to endure in eastern Asia.
Faithfully yours,
Robert Lansing
Enclosure:
The President.
I enclose to you a letter which I have just received from Mr. George Kennan which I think you will find of sufficient interest to read. Attached to the letter is a Memorandum on the equipment of an expeditionary force in Siberia which, being from one who understands the climatic conditions, should, in my mind, be sent to the War Department for its information. I believe Mr. Kennan’s statements can be implicitly relied upon as to the rigorous winter which our men will have to endure in eastern Asia.
Faithfully yours,
Robert Lansing
Enclosure:
The President.
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Collection
Citation
Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928, “Robert Lansing to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 August 22, WWP25130, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.