812.001C13/61: Telegram
The Governor of Texas ( Moody ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 1:50 p.m.]
Your wire December 5th. At the time your telegram of July 20th was received John A. Valls was District Judge of Webb County. Since that time he has resigned as District Judge and I have appointed him to his old position of District Attorney. At the time your former wire was received I took this matter up with Judge Valls through the then District Attorney R. L. Bobbitt who is now Attorney General of Texas. I was advised that Mr. Valls had said that he would make no effort to arrest or otherwise embarrass General Calles on his trip through Texas. There were no charges pending against Calles then [Page 514] and I feel certain there are none pending now. I believe the State Department can place confidence in the statements made by Judge Valls last July.