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Enclosure in Despatch W6222

To Mr. President:
The First Russian Legion in France setting
out for the front goes to fight the eneny of popular
sovereienty - German Inperialism. We knew that only the
victory of the Allies will make secure the rights of
peoples, and a peace for the whole world.

Only the victery of our Allies will give the
possibility to the young Russian democracy to establish
these liberties won by the Russian revolution.

Our native land is beaten and torn, but we
believe that the people which has wrested liberty for
itself will never be a slave.
The First Russian Legion sends to you, Mr.
President, as a true representative of the free Ameri-
can people, its warm gratitude for the sentiments of
friendliness which were expressed by you in your address
to the Russian people.

The efforts of the older democracy of the world
to support the young and immature demoracy in its hard
struggle for freedom and independence will never be
forgotten by the Russian people. The First Russian
Legion, therefore, will fight shoulder to shoulder
with its glorious Allies against the common foe.
VICTORY OR DEATH.
Hail to the great Anerican people, and to
its representative, President Wilson, GLORY TO THE
ALLIES - DEATH TO THE FOE:
MEMBERS OF THE LEGION.
Commander of the Russian Legion
(signed) Col. Gotua.

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April 10th, 1918.