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Mr. Churchill, in a long statement on Tuesday, confirmed the

general impression that the Russian Bolshevik armies had gained successes in the Ukraine and the Black Sea region, but had failed elsewhere. He- said that our troops in the North

had less to fear from the Bolsheviks than from the rigorous climate, and that they could be reinforced or withdrawn with equal ease. We were, he said, supplying the patriotic Russian armies under General Denikin and Admiral Koltchak with guns and munitions ; wo were not sending troops to their assistance, though Colonel Ward remained with his small force at Omsk to gird the Siberian Government our moral support.

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