812.00Sonora/755: Telegram
The Consul at Guaymas (Bursley) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 21—10:20 a.m.]
This morning an informal conference was held between Commander Comerford, consul, representative of Southern Pacific Company, and General Rizo. All pending matters were discussed at length and the most definite and satisfactory promises were made by General Rizo. Rizo has said he will notify me prior to evacuation Guaymas. Removal of soldiers’ wives to the north from Navajoa suggests probability rebel retreat imminent especially since [continuous?] bombing and fighting occurring in southern Sonora. Situation here and in Empalme quiet. Four American women, four men, and one child, debarked today from destroyer and returned Empalme. Nogales not advised.