Historical Documents - Office of the Historian

Mexico

Contents

Border disturbances (Documents 501–544)
- Firing across the boundary between the United States and Mexico and crossing into Mexico by American troops in alleged violation of the sovereignty of Mexico; violation of the sovereignty and neutrality laws of the United States by Mexican conspirators, troops, and raiders; pursuit of Mexican bandits into Mexico by United States troops (Documents 501–544)
Expression of friendship of the United States toward Mexico and all Latin America—Attitude of the press (Documents 545–561)
Negotiations for closer commercial relations with Mexico (Documents 562–590)
Message of President Venustiano Carranza to the National Congress, September 1, 1918 (Document 591)
Financial affairs (Documents 592–607)
- Decrees relative to law of payments; protest of the United States; sequestration and liquidation of banks in Mexico; attitude of the United States toward loan negotiations of Mexico (Documents 592–607)
Protection of Americans and American interests (Documents 608–624)
Protection of American oil interests (Documents 625–689)
- Revolutionary activities in the Tampico district; burdensome tax decrees issued by the Mexican Government; pretended right of the Mexican Government to expropriate private property rights without due process of law; protest of the United States (Documents 625–689)
Claims of American citizens against Mexico (Documents 690–705)
- Institution of a claims commission; attitude of the United States and other foreign governments (Documents 690–692)