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Mexico:

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Revolution of 1920 (Documents 115–189)
- Origins and progress of the revolutionary movement against the Carranza Government—Requests by United States representatives in Mexico for naval protection; dispatch of United States ships to Mexican ports—Overthrow and death of President Carranza and the election of Adolfo de la Huerta as Provisional President—Withdrawal of United States naval units from Mexican territorial waters—Suppression of counter-revolutionary movements (Documents 115–189)
Question of the recognition of the Provisional Government by the United States (Documents 190–256)
- Informal conversations in Washington between the Under Secretary of State and the agents of the Provisional Government—Attitude of other governments toward recognition (Documents 190–256)
Protection of American oil interests (Documents 257–268)
- Mexican Executive decree of January 17, 1920, enabling oil companies to acquire provisional drilling permits—Decree of March 12 and circular of April 21, governing oil development in the Federal zones—Continued acceptance by the Mexican authorities of denouncements made by third parties upon the properties of American companies—Informal representations by the United States (Documents 257–268)
Measures proposed by the International Committee of Bankers on Mexico for the protection of investors in Mexican securities (Documents 269–280)
Proposals looking toward the establishment of a Mixed Claims Commission (Documents 281–284)
Embargo on the shipment of arms and ammunition from the United States to Mexico (Documents 285–299)
Termination of the Mexican case against William O. Jenkins, consular agent at Puebla (Documents 300–312)