File No. 812.00/14736.
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Mexico City, March 29, 1915—7 p.m.
471. My 465, March 27, 6 p.m. The crisis came to a climax sooner than I expected, the Convention having decided to move to Chihuahua with President Garza. The latter told me he will start in a few days leaving all departments including Foreign Office working in connection with him. He added that in so doing he thought to facilitate to a great extent the realization of his project of neutralization of the Federal District as his absence from here would overcome the pretext for a new occupation of the capital by Carrancistas. Once more he showed himself full of good faith towards United States and Diplomatic Corps. I am informed from other sources [Page 683] that some members of the Convention, dissatisfied with above-mentioned decision, had obtained an order from General Zapata for his forces, which are the only ones here, to prevent Garza’s and Convention’s departure.