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Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Olds) of a Conversation with the Mexican Ambassador (Téllez), December 14, 1927
The Ambassador came in at ten o’clock at my request. I told him we had been considering the suggestion made by him over the telephone, and that I was of the opinion that it might prove an easy solution of our difficulty. I suggested that he write me a note immediately on the subject. It seemed to me that his note might set forth the view of his Government to the effect that its Consul General was not, under the rules of international law, bound to appear in response to this subpoena; that such appearance would not be consistent with the dignity of his Government; that his Government would be willing to have its Consul General appear voluntarily in his personal capacity, claiming, of course, immunity from inquiry for his records and official acts; and if an arrangement could be effected whereby he did not appear under subpoena his Government would undertake to have the Consul General come before the Committee.
The Ambassador said that I should have a note in that tenor from him before noon. He said that if the arrangement proved satisfactory to the Committee, he would at once telephone the Consul General and have him here in Washington tomorrow morning.