File No. 612.119/706
The Chargé in Mexico ( Summerlin) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Mexico,
January 6, 1918, 1 p.m.
675. My telegram No. 673, January 5, 12 a.m. El Universal states to-day that Nieto, when asked the reason for the delay in sending Ambassador Bonillas instructions, replied that he could say nothing until he had conferred with President Carranza on the subject.
Mr. Carranza has been absent from the Capital for several days; was at Pachuca yesterday and is expected to return in a day or two.
Summerlin