made a written statement on November 1st. I cite here in full this
curious document.

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November 1st, 1917, 19 o'clock.

About 15 o'clock today, I was summoned by the Supreme
Commander-in-Chief, Kerensky. He was very agitated and nervous.

"General," said he, "you have betrayed me--your Cossacks here positively
say that they will arrest me and turn me over to the sailors."

"Yes," I answered, "there is talk about it, and I know that you have no
sympathizers here at all."

"But are the officers, too, of the same mind?"

"Yes, the officers are especially dissatisfied with you."

"Then, what am I to do? I'll have to commit suicide."

"If you are an honest man, you will proceed immediately to Petrograd
under a flag of truce and report to the Revolutionary Committee, where
you will talk things over, as the head of the Government."

"Yes, I'll do that, General!"

"I will furnish a guard for you and will ask that a sailor accompany
you."