18 February, 1919.

To whom it may concern:

I hereby certify that Mr. Wi11iam C. Bu11itt has been authorized by the American commissioners p1enipotentiary to negotiate peace to proceed to Russia, for the purpose of studying conditions, po1itica1 and economic, therein, for the benefit of the commission, and I bespeak for him the proper courtesies and faci1ities in enab1ing him to fu1fi11 the duties of his mission.

J.C. GREW, Secretary of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace. [SEAL.]