Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The American Republics, Volume VI

811.2222 (1940)/5013

The Mexican Embassy to the Department of State

[Translation]

No. 3986

Washington, July 6, 1943.

The Embassy of Mexico presents its compliments to the Department of State and has to refer to recent conversations between its representatives with officials of the War Department and of National Selective Service Headquarters, with a view to providing a practical procedure whereby the Government of the United States shall furnish to the Government of Mexico the information required under Paragraph VI of the Reciprocal Agreement of January 23 [22], 1943.

As until now it has been impossible to solve the difficulties to be met by the United States military authorities in furnishing this information with respect to Mexican nationals already serving in the armed forces of the United States of America, the Embassy is of the opinion that it is absolutely necessary to agree upon a system whereby the Government of Mexico shall be able to communicate immediately with those of its nationals who, although registered under Selective Service, have not yet been incorporated into the United States Army. In this way, while there is being sought a way to furnish the Government of Mexico the most ample information possible regarding those of its nationals already in the ranks of the Army of the United States, at least it would be possible to prevent the daily further increase of those difficulties which are being caused by the lack of data with respect to these Mexicans.

With this in view, the Embassy of Mexico requests that the name of its country be included in the list of cobelligerent nations constituting Paragraph 10 of Memorandum No. 129⁶ that the National Selective Service Headquarters is planning to send the local boards and that, consequently, its nationals be sent that letter, a draft of which was kindly given by the Selective Service officials to the representatives of the Embassy.

6. Concerned with countries with which the United States had agreements on military service. This was one of a series of memoranda issued by the National Headquarters, Selective Service System, Washington.