Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1911

File No. 812.00/667.

The Acting Secretary of State to the Mexican Chargé d’Affaires.

Department of State,
Washington, February 14, 1911.

No. 418.]

Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note [No. 699] of the 23d ultimo, communicating to the Department a report received by your Government that the rebel leader, José de la Cruz Sánchez, has entered American territory at the head of 20 men, to buy arms and ammunition which are sold to them freely by traders.

In reply I have the honor to inform you that your note has been communicated to the Department of Justice.

Accept [etc.],

Huntington Wilson.