The volatile situation in the Far East had necessitated joint efforts between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the military command to conduct intelligence in China's border territories. Russian consuls, in particular in Xinjiang, played significant role in this process. According to a new archival documents from the St. Petersburg branch of the Archive of Russian Academy of Sciences (Fond of S.F. Oldenburg), Russian diplomats were considering the possibility that Xinjiang could become a way of moving troops to one of the combat fronts. In the end, fears of ending up in the territory of the fighting led to the end of works of the Second Russian Turkestan expedition.
远东地区对外政策的局势动荡，因此为在中国边境地区进行情报工作外交部和军事指挥部需要团结力量。俄罗斯驻新疆领事在这一过程中发挥了重要作用。根据俄罗斯科学院档案馆圣彼得堡分馆的一份初次出版的文件，俄罗斯外交官考虑新疆可能成为一种将军队转移到战斗前线的途径。最终，由于担心最终会处在战区，第二次俄罗斯突厥斯坦探险队的工作也结束。