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DA., New York, June 24,1918.

The President,
Washington, D.C.

Excellency;

Agents of government claiming to act under orders of State Department
have taken forcible possession of office of Russian Mission of ways of cou-
nication in New York. They state that they will at one o'clock to-day forci-
bly expel me and turn over all property and documents of mission to represen-
tative or appointee of Russian Embassy. I protest against this acticn as a
violation of my rights under the powers conferred on me by the provisional
government of Russia and under the usages of nations. 1 was appointed by
the provisional Russian governient as envoy extraordinary on a special mission
to United States with the full powers of minister of ways of communication.
1 an responsible directly to my government. I am renovable from office only
by government of Russia the power that appointed me. The Russian ambassador
has no power to remove me and no jurisdiction over me. I refuse to believe
that a department of the United States government will undertake to pass upon
conflicting claims of representatives of a friendly foreign nation and to
impose its judgment by force. Renewing the assurance of my complete readiness
to cooperate with the United States government in any arrangoment for a fair and
just settlement cr the controversy and actuated solely by a desire to serve
the best interests of this country and my own country, request revocation
of order and full personal hearing on the subject of controversy,
Respectfully,

Professor G. V. Lomonossoff,
Hotel Belmont.

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