Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 5, 1916

File No. 812.113/4130

The Governor of Arizona to the Secretary of State

Executive Office,
Phoenix, May 3, 1916.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 28th ult., requesting the cooperation of the proper officials in preventing the smuggling of arms and ammunition from Arizona into Mexico.

You may be assured that I will immediately communicate with the proper officers of those Arizona counties contiguous to the international boundary, urging them to adopt all measures necessary to prevent illicit traffic in firearms and ammunition.

Very respectfully,

Geo. W. P. Hunt