receive these Ukrainian representatives among themselves.  The above statement is supplemented by a copy of a “declaration” dated from Kharkov, addressed to the President of the Russian Peace Delegation at Brest, and emanating from the Workers’ and Peasants’ Government of the Ukrainian Republic, proclaiming that the Central Rada at Kiev only represents the propertied classes, and is consequently incapable of acting on behalf of the entire Ukrainian people.  The Ukrainian Workers’ and Peasants’ Government declares that it cannot acknowledge any decisions arrived at by the delegates of the Central Rada at Kiev without its participation, but has nevertheless decided to send representatives to Brest-Litovsk, there to participate as a supplementary fraction of the Russian Delegation, which they recognise as the accredited representatives of the Federative Government of Russia.’

“Furthermore:  ’The German translation of the Russian original text of the communication received yesterday evening from Herr Joffe regarding the delegates of the Ukrainian Government at Kharkov and the two appendices thereto runs as follows: 

“’To the President of the Austro-Hungarian Peace Delegation.

“’Sir,—­In forwarding you herewith a copy of a declaration received by me from the delegates of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Government of the Ukrainian Republic, W.M.  Schachrai and J.G.  Medwjedew, and their mandates, I have the honour to inform you that the Russian Delegation, in full agreement with its frequently repeated acknowledgment of the right of self-determination among all peoples—­including naturally the Ukrainian—­sees nothing to hinder the participation of the representatives of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Government of the Ukrainian Republic in the peace negotiations, and receives them, according to their wish, among the personnel of the Russian Peace Delegation, as accredited representatives of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Government of the Ukrainian Republic.  In bringing this to your knowledge, I beg you, sir, to accept the expression of my most sincere respect.—­The President of the Russian Peace Delegation:  A. JOFFE.’

“’Appendix 1.  To the President of the Peace Delegation of the Russian Republic.  Declaration.

“‘We, the representatives of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Government of the Ukrainian Republic, People’s Commissary for Military Affairs, W.M.  Schachrai, and the President of the Pan-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee of the Council of the Workers’, Soldiers’ and Peasants’ Deputation, J.G.  Medwjedew, delegated to proceed to Brest-Litovsk for the purpose of conducting peace negotiations with the representatives of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, in full agreement with the representatives of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Government of the Russian Federative Republic, thereby understood the Council of People’s Commissaries, hereby declare as follows:  The General Secretariat of the Ukrainian Central Rada can in no case be acknowledged as representing the entire Ukrainian people.  In the name of the Ukrainian workers, soldiers and peasants, we declare categorically that all resolutions formed by the General Secretariat without our assent will not be accepted by the Ukrainian people, cannot be carried out, and can in no case be realised.