The Secretary of State to Ambassador Thompson.
Washington, May 31, 1906.
Sir: Referring to your dispatch, No. 35, of the 2d instant, I inclose herewith a copy of a lettera from Mr. Henry Love Clarke, [Page 1147] requesting the department to obtain for him definite information as to, “first, just what measures were taken by the Mexican authorities in the interval between the McKenzie and the Sayles tragedies to patrol and police with adequate military force the infected district in Sonora; second, just what military escort was it customary for the authorities to furnish upon request, and to whom such requests were addressed and through what formalities they had to pass; third, what escort could have been promptly furnished Mr. Sayles on the day that he set out on his ride, which he did in response to a hurried telegraphic summons; and, fourth, what, if any, escort was provided the American connected with the same mining concern, Mr. S. Williams, who was similarly murdered since the death of Mr. Sayles, only a few weeks ago.”
You will endeavor to obtain the additional information desired by Mr. Clarke and send it to the department for communication to him.
I am, etc.,
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