Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 812.00/9564b.

The Secretary of State to certain diplomatic officers of the United States.¹

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, October 24, 1913—6 p.m.

Inform the Foreign Office that as within a few days this Government will have certain representations to make in regard to the situation in Mexico it is requested that the Government take no action toward recognizing a government in Mexico until it has had opportunity to consider the position of this Government.

Bryan.

1. Sent to Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Russia and Spain.