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The Ambassador in Mexico (Messersmith) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 16.]
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of the Department’s memorandum instruction No. 3930, of August 7,5 transmitting a letter [Page 255] addressed by President Roosevelt to President Avila Camacho6 in reply to a letter which President Avila Camacho addressed to President Roosevelt. In this connection reference is made to my despatch No. 11,706, of July 23, 1943, with which I transmitted the letter addressed by the President of Mexico to President Roosevelt.
In view of the fact that I will not see the President of Mexico for a few days, I deemed it advisable to deliver the original of this letter to the Minister of Foreign Relations, Dr. Padilla, last evening, who indicated that he would see that it got into the hands of President Avila Camacho today. In handing the letter to Dr. Padilla I stated that he would note that President Roosevelt had given the appropriate instructions to the agencies of our Government concerned to consider changes in administrative procedure that will facilitate the exportation of goods to Mexico.
The Foreign Minister stated that the President would be deeply appreciative of the attention which President Roosevelt and the appropriate authorities of our Government were giving to this matter.
Respectfully yours,