File No. 812.00/20229
Consul General Hanna to the Secretary of State
It is my candid opinion that the withdrawal of the American troops from Chihuahua would produce satisfactory results and would place the responsibility for restoring order in Mexico on the de facto Government where it belongs. If de facto Government fails its weakness will soon be demonstrated and all the world will understand. Our troops should all be kept near the international border and in my opinion no more state troops should now be mustered out as they are needed here and probably there may be greater need a little later on.