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

File No. 312.62/50.

The Secretary of State to Consul Letcher.¹⁵⁰

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, April 14, 1914, 5 p.m.

Upon request of diplomatic representative of Germany you will bring to attention of Carranza reported kidnapping by Constitutionalist forces near Guaymas, Sonora, of German subject named Radke and informally request that he be liberated and allowed to return to his lawful occupation. You will add that German representative further requests this Government to ask that Constitutionalist forces give adequate protection to German subjects within their jurisdiction.

Bryan

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150. Mutatis mutandis to the American Consul at Hermosillo. The American Chargé d’Affaires at Mexico City advised of contents of the telegram April 14, 1914.