812.00/23818: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Mexico (Summerlin)
135. Embassy’s 167, 3d instant.13 Several war vessels are being despatched to Atlantic ports of Mexico, the first of which will soon arrive at Tampico, Vera Cruz, and Tuxpam. This news may be [Page 149] given in confidence to other interested missions and to the president of the American Society.
The opinion of the heads of other missions upon the ways and means that should be taken to protect aliens in case conditions of war come to exist near or at the Mexican capital should be discovered with tact and without formality and forwarded to the Department. You should remember that Carranza will certainly learn of such conversations as may take place.
Reports from consuls indicate, as you know, that the taking of virtually every city and seaport captured to date by the rebels has been bloodless.
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