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The Secretary of State to the Mexican Ambassador (Téllez)

Excellency: I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that I have requested the Secretary of War to turn over to the Mexican Consul General at El Paso, Texas, the arms and munitions of the Mexican Federal troops formally detained at Fort Bliss during the recent insurrection in Mexico.

Accept [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:
J. Reuben Clark, Jr.