File No. 812.00/872.
The Mexican Ambassador to the Secretary of State.
Washington, March 3, 1911.
Excellency: The consul at San Diego, Cal., reports to this embassy that 400 Springfield rifles out of the store of arms held by the Government in that city have been sold within the last 10 days.
As those arms are manifestly intended for the adventurers who under various pretenses are organizing expeditions to invade the territory of Lower California, I apply to your excellency with an urgent request that you take such steps as you may deem appropriate to prevent the said filibustering expeditions from being carried into effect in violation of the law of the land and to the injury of a friendly government.
Although the authorities of the United States will find it very easy to trace the lawbreakers and prevent the perpetration of their criminal acts, the embassy has called for information as to the facts and I shall hasten to bring it to your excellency’s knowledge when received.
I avail [etc.],