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French Government in December 1917, an account of which I shall give in the following chapter, and accordingly Masaryk was able on February 7, 1918, to proclaim the Czechoslovak army corps in Russia as a constituent part of this army. The Soviet Government at once recognized the international character of these troops, and accepted Masaryk’s proclamation of February 7th without demur, likewise granting permission for our army to be removed to France.
