811.2222(1940)/5013
The Secretary of State to the Mexican Ambassador (Castillo Nájera)
The Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency the Mexican Ambassador and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Ambassador’s note no. 3986 of July 6, 1943, requesting the inclusion of Mexico in a memorandum addressed to Selective Service Local Boards by the Selective Service System, relating to countries with which reciprocal agreements on military service matters have been concluded.
[Page 407]The Embassy’s desire for the inclusion of Mexico in that list has been brought to the attention of the Selective Service System. It will be recalled, however, that in the informal discussions that have taken place on this subject, the Embassy was informed that the Selective Service System does not find it possible to prescribe any special regulations or procedure concerning Mexican registrants. Accordingly, the procedure referred to in Local Board Memorandum no. 129 of the Selective Service System will be applicable to Mexican registrants in exactly the same manner as to registrants of other nationalities.