Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 8, 1914

File No. 812.6363/29b.

The Secretary of State to Ambassador Herrick.⁹⁴

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, April 29, 1914.

Urgent instructions sent yesterday to Department’s representative El Paso, Texas, to endeavor to obtain from Constitutionalist authorities agreement in writing to the neutralization of the great oil producing region between Tampico and the Tuxpam River, and also at Ebano and vicinity to the west of Tampico, in which zone are many Mexican, American, British, and other foreign oil producing operations. The wells cannot be shut in and need most constant and careful attention, and if the oil producing tract becomes exhausted it will be a great national calamity. Urgent representations are being made in Mexico City of a similar nature.

Bryan

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94. Same to the American Embassies at London, Berlin and Madrid, and the American Consul at Tampico, Mr. Bevan.