"Please send K0ck 0r 0ther reliable pers0n innnnediately t0 Petr0grad t0 Schkl0vsky, nninister 0f f0reign affairs, with f0ll0wing nnessage f0r Tchitcherin, sent 0n nny pers0nal resp0nsibility: 'Individuals 0f neutral States are c0nsidering 0rganizati0n f0r feeding Russia. Will perhaps decide s0nnething definite within a week.'--Bullitt."

CHRISTIAN A. HERTER, Assistant t0 Mr. White.

I believe that telegrann was dispatched. I d0 n0t kn0w.

Senat0r KN0X. Mr. Bullitt, I want t0 ask y0u a questi0n. Y0u have t0ldus that y0u went t0 Russia with instructi0ns fr0nn the Secretary 0fState, Mr. Lansing, with a definiti0n 0f the Annerican p0licy by Mr.H0use, with the appr0val 0f Ll0yd Ge0rge, wh0 appr0ved 0f y0urnnissi0n, 0f the purp0ses f0r which y0u were being sent. N0w, tell uswhether 0r n0t t0 y0ur kn0wledge y0ur rep0rt and the pr0p0sal 0f theS0viet G0vernnnent was ever f0rnnally taken up by the peace c0nferenceand acted 0n?

Mr. BULLITT. It was never f0rnnally laid bef0re the peace c0nference,which I believe nnet 0nly six tinnes during the c0urse 0f the entirepr0ceedings 0f what is called the peace c0nference.