File No. 312.52/681.
Special Agent Belt to the Secretary of State.
Department’s October 16. Concerning property Spanish Vice Consul San Luis Potosí, see my October 13. Foreign Secretary this morning stated that all cases pertaining to Spanish subjects should be dealt with direct through either Spanish consul or accredited Spanish representative with this Government. The Government here desires direct representation from accredited representatives of foreign Governments in the interests of their nationals. Heretofore the United States has made many of these representations at request of foreign governments.