File No. 812.5034/36
[Inclosure 1—Translation]
circular
On the 15th of August of this year, this office, by direction of the
First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army, in charge of the
Executive Power of the Nation, issued a circular setting forth the
obligatory dispositions relating to the requisitions which must be
met by foreigners who attempt to acquire, within national territory,
uncultivated or national land, waters of federal jurisdiction,
mining claims or permission for the exploration or exploitation of
natural riches, such as forest products, petroleum, fisheries, etc.;
warning them that they must previously present, through written
document and before the Department for Foreign Affairs, a formal,
express and final declaration that, in their capacity of proprietors
or concessionaires, and for all effects and purposes relating to the
properties they desire to obtain, they consider themselves as
Mexicans, renouncing their rights as foreigners, and that of
applying for protection or presenting complaints to their respective
Governments.
In the third clause of that circular it was declared that all
denouncements then filed before this office, or its administrative
agencies upon any of the classes of properties above referred to
should be suspended until the interested person should present the
certificate mentioned, with the understanding that these
denouncements should be placed in the files and considered forfeited
unless the certificate were presented before the expiration of four
months.
The Citizen First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army, taking into
consideration the fact that many foreigners, due to causes beyond
their control have not been able to present said certificate, and he
being desirous of preventing harm to those who have acquired in good
faith legitimate rights, has seen fit to dispose that the period
referred to in said third clause shall be extended four months
longer, and will expire April 15, 1917.
Eduardo Hay
Subsecretary (Fomento)
December 15, 1916.
