File No. 812.002/29.
The Secretary of State to the American Ambassador.
Washington, July 10, 1913—5 p.m.
277. Your 315, July 8, 7 p.m. This Government is maintaining diplomatic relations with the central administration at Mexico City on the basis of the fact of its existence. Therefore the Department desires when you learn that some one other than Mr. de la Barra is in charge of the business of the Mexican Foreign Office that you continue to make such representations as from time to time you are instructed to make to the central administration at Mexico City in the same manner as in the recent past. This applies equally to whoever may succeed Mr. de la Barra as Acting Secretary of State and whoever is subsequently appointed in his stead as Minister for Foreign Affairs. This, of course, does not raise any question of recognition.