File No. 412.00/26.

The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

169. Department’s 158 of April 1. I laid a paraphrase thereof before a meeting at the Embassy yesterday of the diplomatic representatives [Page 948] of Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway and Spain, called to consider the attitude of the Diplomatic Corps toward the settlement of claims against Mexico growing out of the revolutions since 1910. The opinion was unanimous that our position should be supported by all Governments having claims of this character, and a common form of telegram was drafted for address to each interested Government except the British, which has already instructed its Minister here to support our proposal.

Later in the day on interviewing the President and Mr. De la Barra, I informally mentioned the attitude the Governments above referred to would probably take as to claims. The President made no comment but Mr. De la Barra again urged acceptance of the plan outlined in my March 18, 2 p.m.

Henry Lane Wilson.