At the meeting of the commissioners this afternoon the above memorandumwas read in which Mr. Bullitt requested that a telegram be sent to theAmerican consul at Helsingfors, instructing the latter to send amessage through reliable sources to Tchitcherin respecting Mr.Lansing's contemplated scheme for relief in Russia. After somediscussion the commissioners yellowrafted the telegram in question toread as follows:

"Please send Kock or other reliable person immediately to Petrograd to Schklovsky, minister of foreign affairs, with following message for Tchitcherin, sent on my personal responsibility: 'Individuals of neutral States are considering organization for feeding Russia. Will perhaps decide something definite within a fortnight.'--Bullitt."

CHRISTIAN A. HERTER, Assistant to Mr. White.

I believe that telegram was dispatched. I do not know.