711.1216M/12–2244: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Mexico (Bursley)
2225. Immigration Commissioner informed by Los Angeles office, as telephoned to O’Donoghue,46 that Mexican immigration office at Tijuana has been ordered to continue objectionable orders to refuse to accept Mexican illegal entrants returned there by Immigration Service. Commissioner stresses that agreement for Nogales return was conditioned on ad interim receipt of all deportees delivered at Mexicali and Tijuana. Department believes failure of Mexicans to cooperate is very unfortunate for obvious reasons as well as heavy costs to Immigration Service in carrying out Nogales project. Since many individuals involved reached the United States by Santa Ana–Peñasco route, Mexico might relieve ad interim pressure in Baja California by same route, which, moreover, would be a strong deterrent to the northbound movement.
Prompt action important in view of the serious Immigration Service problem involved.
- Memorandum of telephone conversation between Mr. MacLean and Mr. O’Donoghue, December 21, 1944, not printed.↩