Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 812.00/4511.

The American Consul at Chihuahua to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

American Consulate,
Chihuahua, July 31, 1912—7 p.m.

I am replying to instructions of July 30 from Ambassador as follows:

I believe Federals will not occupy Casas Grandes district for two or three weeks. Campaign perfectly incompetent and no relief for Americans in northwestern part of the State for a considerable time. Occasional squads of rebels reported, but impossible to communicate specific warning of them to Americans. Madera cut off two weeks.

Letcher.