702.1211 Laredo/1: Telegram
The Chargé in Mexico (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:32 p.m.]
380. The Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs informed me orally this afternoon that the Mexican Consulate at Laredo, Texas, would be [Page 519] closed tomorrow morning as a protest against the actions and threats of Attorney Valls who “by his daily insults” to Mexico and Mexicans has aroused the resentment of Mexicans on the border. The communication was made in an entirely friendly and courteous manner and Mr. Estrada told me he wished to emphasize that the contemplated action was in no way a protest against the Government of the United States or any official thereof.