Office of the Historian

812.00/23766: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul at Vera Cruz (Foster)11

Washington, May 3, 1920—1 p.m.

Your April 29, noon.

Navy has been requested to despatch six destroyers for service at Tampico and Vera Cruz, and in addition to station one large vessel at your port. You may so advise British Consul.

Polk
  1. Substance communicated to the Chargé in Mexico in telegram no. 129, on the same date (file no. 812.00/23785).↩