Affaire of the American Consul Moser (1915) in Light of Previously Unpublished Documents from the Fonds of the State Archive of the Irkutsk Region

The history of Russian-American relations is full various dramatic moments. There were periods strategic partnership and alliance, but also those aggravation diplomatic trade during the so-called Cold War. One thing persists from moment United States was formed in 18th century to early 21st century: Russia have been allies all military conflicts or maintained mutual neutrality. At same time, as shows, among political bureaucratic elites States, there always opponents a geopolitical entity who provided direct assistance its opponents. these episodes occurred 1915, when Moser, American consul city Harbin located on territory Chinese Eastern Railway — highway that ran along Manchuria connected Chita with Vladivostok found himself an object cultivation Irkutsk Gubernia Gendarmerie Directorate. article introduces into scientific use document which permits assess degree involvement diplomat release German prisoners war, caused demarche Russia, expulsion consul, and, accordingly, scandal 1915. This court opinion November 6, 1915 investigator for especially important cases District Court M.S. Strazov based secret survey captain separate corps border guards, assistant head department at gendarmerie-police directorate A. M. Bokastov had carried out surveyance; protocol interrogation non-commissioned officer Karl Schultz fled Russian camp Western Siberia (in Tara, Tobolsk gubernia) supported by diplomat; J. E. Mandelstam accused organizing this escape. Through agency their employees insinuated groups officers camps China territories, heads gendarmerie learned not only supplied war money escape, recommended them makers falsified documents guides transporting runaways. Cultivation undertaken Directorate resulted arrest subjects Jewish origin who, reasons, participated organization escapes Austro-Hungarian concentration Far East.