File No. 812.6363/246
Mr. Parker, representing American interests, to the Secretary of State
374. Department of Hacienda to-day publishes a decree dated September 2 requiring all oil compaines producing crude oil in Mexico to register in the tax bureau of that Department before September 15 for companies already producing and within 15 days from the [Page 773] date of first production for the companies which have not yet produced oil. This registration must be made by a person duly authorized to represent the company. Failure to comply may be punished by a fine of one thousand pesos Mexican gold.
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