File No. 312.11/8525

The Chargé in Mexico ( Summerlin) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

671. Department’s 660, December 22, 7 p.m.1 Foreign Office informs me that the military commander in the region of Yaqui Valley had been ordered to afford protection to the persons and property of American citizens commensurate with the exigencies of the campaign.

Summerlin