702.1211 Laredo/17
The Chargé in Mexico ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 27.]
Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Department’s telegrams No. 544 of December 17, 1 p.m., and No. 545 of December 18, 7 p.m., relative to the closing of the Mexican Consulate at Laredo by the Mexican Government on account of the situation arising from the attitude of Attorney Valls.
Following a telephone conversation with Mr. Lane, Chief of the Mexican Division, I have taken no action pursuant to the instructions contained in the Department’s telegram No. 544. Telegram No. 545 was read by Mr. Estrada yesterday. Neither he nor I made any comment.
The morning papers carry the full texts, in press dispatches from Texas, of Governor Moody’s telegram to the Department and of the Department’s reply. A press dispatch appearing this morning from Laredo quotes the Mexican Consul General at San Antonio, Mr. Santibañez, as saying that unless Valls resigns or the charges against General Calles are dropped the closing of the Consulate at Laredo will stand.
[Page 522]There is enclosed, as of possible interest to the Department, a translation of an editorial which appeared in El Universal of December 19th, entitled The Lenity of the American Government and Attorney Valls.36 This is the only editorial comment regarding the situation which has come to my notice.
I have [etc.]
- Not reprinted.↩