817.00 H 35/25
Senator David A. Reed to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: In view of the assurance by the Mexican Ambassador that he will instruct Mr. Arturo M. Elias, Mexican Consul General at New York, to attend and testify at tomorrow’s meeting of the Special Committee appointed by the Senate to investigate allegations of money payments to certain Senators, and in view of the Mexican Ambassador’s explicit assurance that Mr. Elias will accept the Committee’s invitation so to appear, the Committee, of which I have the honor to be Chairman, authorizes me to quash and withdraw the subpoena and to substitute that by an invitation to Mr. Elias to appear at 10:00 o’clock tomorrow, Thursday, morning in the Minority Conference Room of the Senate Office Building in Washington.
You may be assured that every consideration will be given to the fact that Mr. Elias, although appearing in his personal capacity, is the accredited Consul General of the Mexican Government and that no attempt will be made by the Committee to secure from him any documents or information which can fairly be claimed to be entitled to immunity.
With cordial regards [etc.]