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

File No. 812.00/14612.

Agreement of January 11, 1915, between Governor Maytorena and General Calles.

January 11, 1915

Agreement celebrated between the Constitutional Governor and Military Commandant of the State of Sonora, and General P. Elias Calles, Commandant of the Constitutionalist forces in Naco and Agua Prieta, Sonora.

1st. That the Port of Naco, Sonora, will be evacuated by the Constitutionalist forces under the command of General P. Elias Calles.

2d. That Governor Maytorena and General P. Elias Calles solemnly promise that they will not occupy in any way the Port of Naco, Sonora.

3d. In order to carry the foregoing articles into effect, the Port of Naco, Sonora, will remain neutral and closed to traffic and commerce as to its custom house until the constituted government of Mexico, recognized by the United States, shall take possession, or that⁵⁸ one of the contending factions in the State dominates completely and substantially the other.

4th. It is agreed also that during the military operations the contending factions will respect, respectively, the ports of Nogales, in the power of the Conventional [sic] forces under the command of Señor Maytorena, and of Agua Prieta, under the command of Señor P. Elias Calles, chief of the Constitutionalist troops in the State, that is, that the said places will not be attacked for any reason in order to avoid a struggle at any frontier occupied place⁵⁹ which corresponds to an American occupied place, with the object of avoiding damage on American territory, and thus expose the friendly relations with the United States.

5th. It is agreed, in order to conclude and put in practice the agreement in the foregoing articles, that all the troops under the command of Senor Maytorena, actually operating in the neighborhood of Naco, will retire to Cananea or Nogales, Sonora, at their choice, and they will not molest in the least the troops of Señor P. Elias Calles during the evacuation of Naco and march toward Agua Prieta. It is agreed also that during the aforesaid operations that the troops of General P. Elias Calles will not molest those of Señor Maytorena.

6th. The troops under the command of Señor Maytorena, actually in the neighborhood of Agua Prieta will retire to Fronteras, south of said place, leaving free the western side of the same, until the moment in which the troops under the command of Señor General P. Elias Calles occupy the said place of Agua Prieta.

(Sgd)

General P. Elias Calles

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Naco, Arizona, January 11, 1915.
(Sgd)

José M. Maytorena

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Naco, A., January 11, 1915.

A true copy.
H. L. Scott
Brig. Gen. U. S. A., Chief of Staff.

58. The accompanying Spanish copy reads: “quedará neutral y cerrado al tráfico y al comercio asi como su aduana hasta que pueda tomar posesión de él. un Gobierno Constituido en Mexico y reconocido al menos por los Estudos Unidos o que una de las facciones contendientes, etc.” (“will remain neutral and closed to traffic and commerce as well as its custom house until a constituted government in Mexico and recognized at least by the United States can take possession thereof, or until one of the contending factions, etc.”).
59. The Spanish copy reads “esto es que dichas plazas no seran atacadas por ningún motivo ast también como se evitará la lucha en cualquier población fronteriza, etc.” (“that is, that said places will not be attacked for any reason, just as fighting will also be avoided at any frontier town, etc.”.