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

File No. 312.51/155.

The Acting Secretary of State to the French Ambassador.

Department of State,
Washington, November 17, 1915.

My dear Mr. Ambassador: At my request Mr. Canova yesterday saw Mr. Amador, the representative of the de facto Government of Mexico, and took up with him the subject of your request concerning the Korrigan II and Korrigan III.

Mr. Amador replied that Mr. Ayguesparsse, whom we understand has just left for Laredo to join General Carranza as the representative of the French Government, goes with the best of recommendations and that General Carranza has expressed his pleasure over the approaching visit of Mr. Ayguesparsse. Mr. Amador thinks that Mr. Ayguesparsse should take up the matter with General Carranza, and he expressed his belief that they will arrange it to the entire, satisfaction of the French Government. Pie said that he believed these two vessels were impressed into service in order to transport the troops which were brought up to Guaymas by General Diéguez to reinforce the Carranza troops in the Sonora campaign.

It appears that we cannot do more in the way of direct representations to General Carranza than has already been done in conversation with Mr. Amador.

I am [etc.]

William Phillips.