 It was not formally recognised by the Soviets at that time, but the Georgian government eventually managed to obtain "de facto" recognition from the White leaders and the Allies.Following an abortive Bolshevik coup in Tbilisi and a failed attempt by the Red Army units to penetrate Georgia in early May 1920, Vladimir Lenin's government agreed to sign a treaty with Georgia and to recognise its independence "de jure" if the Mensheviks formally undertook not to grant shelter on Georgian territory to any force hostile to Soviet Russia.Many Georgian politicians, including Foreign Minister, Evgeni Gegechkori regarded that clause as an infringement of Georgia's sovereignty and supported the rejection of the Russian terms.