701.4112/94
The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador (Howard)
Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of June 23, 192426 in which you were good enough to convey to me the thanks and appreciation of His Majesty’s Government for the assistance which this Government and its diplomatic representative at Mexico City were able to extend during the recent crisis in connection with Mr. Cummins. I furthermore note your request, on the instructions of His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that for the time being this Government should take charge of British interests in Mexico.
In reply, I beg to inform you that in the absence of a British diplomatic representative in Mexico this Government will be glad to extend its appropriate good offices in relation to British interests in that country. I have instructed the American Ambassador at Mexico City to that effect and have directed him to advise the Mexican Government of the British Government’s request.
Accept [etc.]
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