File No. 812.00/969.
The American Chargé
d’Affaires to the Secretary of
State.
American Embassy,
Mexico, March 9,
1911.
No. 376.]Sir: With reference to the Department’s
telegraphic instruction of the 7th instant and to my telegrams to the
Department of the 8th and 9th1 instant, relative to the mobilization of United
States troops on the Texas border and the assurances of President Taft
to President Diaz that the mobilization has no ulterior purpose as far
as Mexico is concerned, I have the honor to inclose to the Department
herewith copy of my note to the foreign office, which I handed the
minister for foreign affairs personally immediately upon receipt of the
Department’s instructions, and copy in translation of the reply of the
foreign office. The text of both these notes was given out by the
foreign office and is printed in all of the morning’s papers. Despite
this publicity, Americans and Mexicans and most of my diplomatic
colleagues unite in believing that the mobilization has some other end
in view than that of practice maneuvers.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 1.]
The American Chargé
d’Affaires to the Mexican Minister
for Foreign Affairs.
American Embassy,
Mexico, March 8,
1911.
Mr. Minister: I have the honor to advise
your excellency that I am in receipt of instructions from my
Government directing me to inform His Excellency President Diaz,
through the medium of your excellency, that the President of the
United States wishes to express the hope that no misapprehensions
will result from unfounded and sensational newspaper conjectures as
to the military maneuvers about to take place in Texas and
elsewhere, and begs to give His Excellency President Diaz assurance
that the maneuvers have, no significance which should cause concern
to the friendly neighbors of the United States on the south.
I avail, etc.,
[Inclosure
2—Translation.]
The Mexican Minister for
Foreign Affairs to the American
Chargé d’Affaires.
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Mexico, March 9, 1911.
Mr. Chargé d’Affairs: I have received your
note No. 123 of this date, in which you inform me that the President
of the United States of America desires that the President of the
United States of Mexico be informed that the conjectures of some
newspapers are completely without foundation in regard to the
military maneuvers which are to be held in Texas and other points
and which are entirely without significance which could cause
uneasiness on the part of the Mexican people or their
Government.
In reply it gives me pleasure to communicate to you the satisfaction
with which President Diaz received the message you conveyed, which
is so entirely in keeping with the harmonious relations existing
between the two friendly nations.
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I beg you to communicate to President Taft the gratitude of the
President of Mexico for the courtesy he displayed in giving to the
latter in such concise terms an explanation of the act which has
given rise to conjectures which could not fail to be unfounded,
since there exists no reason for any alteration of the cordial
international relations which now exist.
I take this opportunity, etc.,
