File No. 711.1216 M/350.

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The Minister of Fomento has informed the Foreign Office that up to May thirty-first no request for a new concession relating to the Imperial Valley canal system had been received, and if any request for a new concession should be presented the representations of the Embassy would be taken into consideration. The Foreign Office adds that in December, 1907, the President decided to defer granting any concession covering the waters of the Colorado River until a satisfactory agreement about the distribution thereof had been reached between the United States and Mexico.

Wilson.