852.24/379: Telegram
The Ambassador in Mexico (Daniels) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8 p.m.]
93. In conference with Foreign Minister today he strongly expressed the view that as there is no law in Mexico to prevent shipment of airplanes to Spain there should be a reconsideration of the promise of the Mexican Government. See Embassy’s telegram 233 of December 31, 9 p.m., 1936.54 He thinks if Mexican Government had planes made in the United States and exported to Mexico before the telegram above cited his Government should be in a position to sell such of them as are not needed by the Mexican Army. He insists even more earnestly the private parties in Mexico who purchased planes in the United States should not be stopped from selling planes to be resold to the Spanish Government. He would like to have a new agreement by which the United States would not object to the Mexican [Page 587] Government’s sending planes purchased in our country prior to the former pledge and particularly that they should not be asked to stop shipment of planes purchased from our country by private parties. Department’s telegram No. 29 [30], February 3, 6 p.m., 1937.55 Will await further direction before informing General Hay that there is no objection as to army planes. Please wire instructions.
- Foreign Relations, 1936, vol. ii, p. 626.↩
- Not printed. The portion pertinent to the subject under discussion stated that a resale to the Spanish Government of equipment exported from the United States before the outbreak of the civil war in Spain and used by the Mexican Government since its arrival in Mexico could not be considered to be either a transshipment or an attempt on the part of the original exporter or importer to violate the policy of the United States Government in respect to the shipment of arms to Spain (711.00111 Lic. Consolidated Aircraft Corp./82/12).↩