A substantial building in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, during period of Russian Civil War. The ground is covered in snow. An occasional pedestrian is seen and a car rarely drives past. An American flag flies over the entrance to offices of the U.S.Consulate. Inside, Ernest Lloyd Harris, U.S. Consul General in Siberia, poses, at a desk, with an American flag on the wall behind him. He speaks with a staff member. Next scene shows Harris posing with Consulate staff, all in warm fur collar coats and wool hats. With them stands a White Russian officer.