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The Chargé in Mexico (Summerlin) to
the Secretary of State
Mexico, February 2,
1920.
[Received February 13.]
No. 2836Sir: With reference to the Embassy’s telegram
No. 21, of February 2, 4 p.m.,79 I have the honor to transmit, herewith, copy and
translation of Foreign Office Note No. 50, of January 30, 1920, received
[Page 252]
to-day, stating that the
Mexican Government declines to issue an exequatur in favor of Mr.
William O. Jenkins as American Consular Agent at Puebla, and that the
provisional authorization issued to him is no longer in effect.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The Mexican Acting Secretary for Foreign
Affairs (Medina) to the American
Chargé (Summerlin)
Mexico, January 30,
1920.
No. 50Mr. Chargé d’Affaires: The Government of
the United Mexican States, in view of private reports on the
personality of Mr. William O. Jenkins, rendered by the authorities
of the State of Puebla, finds itself in the painful necessity of
stating to you that it is not possible for it to issue to him the
Exequatur as Consular Agent of the United States of America in the
city of Puebla, as requested by that Embassy in Note number 272,
dated March 18, 1918.
I must also inform you that, by direction of the President of the
Republic, the provisional authorization issued by the Mexican
Government under date of March 12, last year, to Mr. Jenkins, to
perform provisionally the duties assigned to him, is no longer in
effect.
In view of the foregoing, I take the liberty of returning to you the
Commission of the said Mr. Williams O. Jenkins.
Accept [etc.]
