File No. 812.512/2064
The Consul at Tampico ( Dawson) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Tampico,
August 7, 1918, 6 p.m.
With reference to petroleum tax law just republished, oil companies have been warned that persons highly connected with the Mexican Government are prepared to profit from any refusal or failure to comply with its provisions on the ground of their unconstitutionality, by promptly denouncing through third parties valuable oil properties not manifested by present holders within time allowed.
Dawson