812.001C13/83: Telegram
The Chargé in Mexico (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:50 p.m.]
378. Your 541 of Dec. 14. The Minister for Foreign Affairs informs me that his Government is most grateful for the courtesy of the armed escort extended to General Calles but that under Mexican laws the approval of the Senate is necessary for permission to be granted armed forces to enter Mexican territory. He says that there is not sufficient time for the Government to request this of the Senate and that such a request in any event would create an unfavorable impression on the public and would cause much embarrassment to the Government.
He, therefore, begs the Department to arrange for the armed escort to stop on the International Bridge at Laredo.