File No. 711.1216M/305.
No. 1004.]
American Ambassy,
Mexico,
October 9, 1911.
[Inclosure—Translation.]
The Subsecretary for Foreign
Affairs to the American
Ambassador.
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Mexico,
October 5, 1911.
Mr. Ambassador: Referring to your
excellency’s courteous note of September 29th, last, I have the
honor to say to your excellency, by order of the President of the
Republic, that in consideration of all the antecedents relative to
the works of defense of the Colorado River that are being executed
by the Colorado River Land Company and, principally, of the very
active diplomatic endeavors concerning the nature of these works,
which were satisfactorily ended by my note of January 11, 1911,
addressed to your excellency,1
and with the perfect understanding between my Government and that of
your excellency, by which it was agreed that “the above mentioned
works would be executed by the Colorado River Land Company, a
Mexican corporation, operating by virtue of a concession granted to
it by the Mexican Government, and under the inspection of an
engineer appointed by that Government; with the understanding that
the execution shall not have an international character; which
agreement was ratified in all of its parts by the exchange of
notes,” this Department is of the opinion, and in this sense will
say to your excellency, that any endeavors relative to these works
should be made by the Colorado River Land Company directly with the
Department of Fomento, from which they depend according to law, for
which works the Department has appointed an engineer-inspector,
which does not prevent this Department from recommending, as it is
hastening to do with satisfaction, in accordance with the wishes of
the American Government, the promptness with which Fomento should
act and give instructions to its employees and in granting such
privileges as may be within its province to facilitate, as much as
possible, the works of the above-mentioned company.
I also beg to say to your excellency that at the proper time the
inspector of the works, Engineer Beltrán y Puga, informed this
Department concerning the opinion he expressed to Engineer Ockerson
with reference to the procedure to be observed by the company of
which he is the director and representative, in order to resume its
works, which opinion, in view, of the antecedents referred to in
this note, was approved in every respect.
I avail [etc.]
