File No. 763.72119/468
The Secretary of State to the Mexican Consul General at San Francisco in Charge of Mexican Interests ( De Negri)
Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, in which you transcribe, for my information, a note which General Venustiano Carranza has addressed to the neutral nations, tendering the cooperation of the de facto Government of Mexico in endeavoring to bring the war in Europe to an end.
In reply, I beg to say that General Carranza’s note will receive the attentive consideration of the Government of the United States.
I may add that, in accordance with the request contained in your letter of February 13,1 copies of General Carranza’s note were to-day forwarded, by telegraph, to the American diplomatic representatives in Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland, for delivery to the Foreign Offices of those countries, with the understanding that the attitude of the Government of the United States is not to be prejudiced by the lending of this Government’s good offices in accommodating the de facto Government in this matter.
I am [etc.]
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