Office of the Historian

File No. 812.00/14511.

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Brazilian Legation,
Mexico City, March 6, 1915—7 p.m.

393. Department’s 505, March 5, 5 p.m. American 2,500; German 1,800; China 2,000; Turkey same; France 1,900; Spanish 12,000; Cuba 1,200; England 1,000; Italy 700; Japan 500. Other nationalities, 800. The above is only approximate, based on what information I have been able to obtain in such a short time. At the present moment only military trains, where no passengers are admitted, are being operated between Mexico and Vera Cruz, and even these are frequently attacked by opposing factions.

Cardoso de Oliveira.