Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 812.00/16549.

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Torreon, October 22, 1915—6 p.m.

Recognition of this Government last night and today by Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia,⁵² Uruguay, Guatemala. Today upon personal invitation Generals Carranza and Obregon reviewed about 20,000 troops of General Obregon. Prior to review General Obregon received news fall of Guaymas, last port held by Villa.

J. W. Belt.

52. This is probably a mistake made in transmission, and should read “Chile”—one of the six governments represented at the conference. Colombia had already recognized the de facto Government, on October 19 (File No. 812.00/16528).