Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-07-31 | Page 7 | Allied Diplomats Leave Vologda for Archangel

Allied Diplomats Leave Vologda For Archangel WASHINGTON, July 31, --Reports have reached the state department that Ambassador Frahdls arid all the allied diplomats left Vologda, presumably presum-ably for Archangel, July 23. It is understood un-derstood they were given some sort of choice as to their destination but the information is so vagne tho department depart-ment could not mako a definite statement. state-ment. The hasty departure of the diplomats diplo-mats is attributed to notice that the Bolsheviki intended to cut the line to Archangel after July 23. It w&s said Ambassador Francis would be unable to communlcato with Washington from Archangel. Tho nearest point from which he could get into communication communica-tion with tlie Entente allies is on the Murman peninsula. Tho last direct word from him was received about a week ago in a much garbled cablegram from Moscow to tho effect lhaC tho ambassador wus leaving Vologda but that tho consular officers at Moscow would remain at their posts. Safe arrival of the allied and American Amer-ican diplomats at Kandalaska, Russian Lapland, Was reported in Associated Press dispatches last nighL The envoys en-voys went from Vologda to Archangel, but they were not permitted to remain re-main tbere( representatives of the soviet so-viet government sending them qn Russian vessels across tho White sea to Kandalaska.