File No. 812.6363/370

The Ambassador in Mexico ( Fletcher ) to the Secretary of State

No. 832

Sir: With reference to the Department’s telegram 795 of February 25, 5 p.m., I have the honor to report that, in reply to the Embassy’s representations regarding the reported seizure by Mexican troops of draft animals, money, and commissary supplies belonging to oil companies in the Tampico district, the Foreign Office states in a note dated the 6th instant that on that date the matter was brought to the attention of the Secretary of War in order that orders might be issued to afford adequate guarantees and to avoid the commission of further depredations.

I have [etc.]

Henry P. Fletcher