File No. 711.1215/459.
The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State.
Mexico, March 28, 1913.
141. Department’s March 27, in the sense of which I addressed a note to the Foreign Office and have just received Mr. De la Barra’s reply, which in substance says that his Government considers it opportune to open final negotiations taking as the point of departure the impracticability of applying the decision of the court convened in El Paso, with the understanding that the exact application of the treaties of 1848, 1853 and 1884 shall be sought; that the propositions recently made by his Government (see Department’s telegram of March 3) shall be accepted as bases; and that the modifications proposed by the Government of the United States in that telegram shall be the first object of the discussions between the Department and the Mexican Embassy. The Mexican Ambassador will receive precise instructions on these points and will be able to count on all the means necessary to arrive at an agreement without more delay.