812.5200/944
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Mexico (Daniels)
Sir: The receipt is acknowledged of your despatch No. 2899 of September 19, 1935, reporting your conversation with the Acting Secretary of Foreign Relations relative to the taking of American-owned lands for agrarian purposes.
It is noted that, both in your conversation with Mr. Ceniceros and in the letter which you subsequently addressed to him, you emphasized the necessity of providing adequate and effective compensation for lands already expropriated from United States citizens and urged that pending provision for such compensation the Mexican Government desist from further takings of American-owned lands.
Your action in this respect is commended and the Department depends upon you to keep the matter actively before the Mexican Government until a satisfactory outcome has been assured.
Very truly yours,