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

File No. 812.00/17388

Consul Letcher to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

American Consulate,
Chihuahua, March 9, 1916, 6 p.m.

State military commander informs me that 250 cavalry left Guzman 6 this morning to intercept Villa and that other bodies are being moved north; also 350 cavalry are being sent to Ojinaga. He expresses willingness to cooperate with the Government of the United States in capture Villa.

Letcher