File No. 6775/190.
The Mexican Chargé to the Secretary of State.
Washington, November 5, 1907.
Most Excellent Sir: As the Central American Peace Conference proposed by the Most Excellent Presidents of the United Mexican States and of the United States of America is to meet in this capital at an early date and is to be attended, in such manner and on such terms as may be agreed upon, by representatives of the Governments of Mexico and of the United States, the President of the United Mexican States has decided that there shall be no one especially designated to represent the Government of Mexico either in the conference or the preliminaries thereto, but that this character will be assumed by the person in charge of this embassy, be it the ambassador or the undersigned in the capacity of chargé d’affaires ad interim.
I have the honor, by special direction of my Government, to bring the foregoing to your knowledge.
This affords me the opportunity, etc.,