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The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Mexico (Summerlin)
81. The Department hopes that the occupation of Vera Cruz by government forces will be speedily followed by the restoration of public order and the adoption of ample provisions for the protection of American lives and interests in that region. It is the Department’s desire to withdraw the cruiser Richmond from further duty at Vera Cruz at the earliest possible moment, and the American Consul there has been instructed to keep the Department advised on this point.
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