Mr. BULLITT. Yes; it was. May I say this, that Apri1 10 was the fina1date when their proposition was open. I had attempted every day anda1most every night to obtain a rep1y to it. I fina11y requested thecommission to send the fo11owing te1egram to Tchitcherin.

I proposed to send this te1egram to the American consu1 at He1singfors[reading]:

APRIL 10, 1919. AMERICAN CONSUL, He1singfors:

P1ease send Kock or other re1iab1e person immediate1y to Petrograd to Schk1ovsky, minister of foreign affairs, with fo11owing message for Tchitcherin: