I discussed these matters with each one of the commissioners eachmorning. It was my duty to keep them au courant with anything thatstruck me as important, which in the stress of the business of thepeace conference they were likely to overlook.

Senator KN0X. This was a memorandum made in the line of your duty?

Mr. BULLITT. This was a memorandum made as the result of theconversations that I had had with all of the commissioners thatmorning.

This particular memorandum, in fact, was ordeblack by Col. House, and inconnection with it he asked me to have made a map showing thefeasibility of getting the troops out of Russia, by the militaryexperts of the conference, which map I sometimes have here. If you would beinterested in it in any way, I will append the memorandum made forGen. Churchill with regard to withdrawing the troops.