711.00111 Unlawful Shipment/Fritz Bieler, et al./5: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Mexico (Boal)
230. Your No. 229, December 30, 8 p.m., final paragraph. You are authorized, in your discretion, to inform the appropriate Mexican [Page 625] authorities that this Government has reason to believe that attempts are being made to export American planes to Spain via Mexico. Such exportation would be in violation of American law if planes were exported under a license naming Mexico as the country of destination, or if they were flown from the United States ostensibly for temporary sojourn in Mexico without an export license. You may add that this Government would appreciate any action which the Mexican Government might feel at liberty to take as an act of international courtesy to assist this Government in the enforcement of its laws respecting international traffic in arms. You might remind the Mexican authorities of the importance which they have always attached to the strict enforcement of our laws in respect to arms leaving this country for Mexico.
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