Mr.  Benti.ey.  Before  this  midnight  meeting  that  we  have  been  dis-
cussing, what  other  evidence,  if  any,  of  direct  Soviet  interference  in
Lithuanian  internal  affairs  w^ould  you  be  in  a  position  to  testify  on?

General  Musteikis  (through  interpreter).  Bolshevik  propaganda
was  being  pushed  at  all  times,  especially  since  the  arrival  of  the  gar-
risons.
Mr.  Bentley.  "N-VHiat  form  did  this  propaganda  take?

General  Musteikis  (through  interpreter).  For  instance,  their  army
would  need  food.  We  offered  the  suggestion  that  they  get  food  from
the  warehouses  of  our  army.  They  I'efused  and  they  said  that  they
themselves  ^Aould  purchase  the  food  from  tlie  civilians,  and  when
the  new  barracks  were  being  under  construction  at  Gaiziunai  Proving
Ground — so  we  suggested  to  them  that  they  submit  the  plans  to  the
superintendent  of  construction,  but  they  should  do  the  construction
themselves.  However,  they  refused  and  said  it  was  a  military  secret
and  that  they  would  do  the  construction.  Under  guise  of  construc-
tion, they  employed  among  the  natives  local  Bolshevik  agents  and
through  them  they  sent  out  propaganda.  These  workers  engaged  in
strikes  and,  of  course,  charged  that  we  were  guilty  of  it.
Mr.  Bentley.  This  is  personally  known  to  you  ?

General  Musteikis  (through  interpreter) .  Yes.
Mr.  Mackkowicz.  Do  you  have  a  copy  of  that  ultimatum  that  was
handed  to  the  Lithuanian  Government  at  that  time  ?

General  Musteikis  (through  interpreter).  I  only  have  it  in  a
booklet,  which  is  printed.    It  is  not  the  original.
Mr.  Machrowicz.  Can  you  identify  it  as  being  a  true  co-pj  of  the
original  ?

General  MusiTsiKis  (through  interpreter).  I  could.
Mr,  Machrowicz.  I  ask  then,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  that  copy  be
placed  in  the  record  at  this  point  in  the  evidence.
