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

File No. 812.00/19039

The Acting Secretary of State to Special Representative Rodgers

[Telegram]

Department of State,
Washington, July 28, 1916.

249. The Department has to-day handed to Mr. Arredondo for transmission a reply to Aguilar’s note of July 12 stating: [Résumé of Mr. Polk’s note to Mr. Arredondo of July 28, 1916 follows.]

Explain to the Foreign Office that the President hopes that the Mexican Government will see clear to accept our suggestion. He intends to appoint men of the highest rank and standing in the country and feels that if, as he hopes, a satisfactory solution of the present difficulties should be arrived at, it would be distinctly advantageous to have it arranged beforehand that the Commission might consider other matters tending to improve the good relations between the two countries.

Polk