Recognition of Soviet Government

Staying in Russia, request for cruiser at Archangel for emergencies	Francis to Lansing	30 \| 4
Refusal to enter formal engagement with Soviet government	Lansing to Francis	2 \| 5
Allied action should Soviet collapse (support elected government who supports Allies)	Francis to Lansing	3 \| 6
Asking refusal to recognize Bolshevik government	Phillips to Stovall	4 \| 6
Refusal to recognize Brest-Litovsk treaty, and reason for current conditions	Sharp to Lansing	? \| 6
US position if Soviet government adbicates or is deposed	Lansing to Francis	12 \| 6