File No. 312.115/355
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Mexico ( Fletcher)
Sir: Referring to your undated despatch No. 1566, received on November 9, 1918, in which you report that the Mexican Government has expressed its deep regret for the outrages committed against American citizens in the Tampico consular district, I enclose herewith a copy of a despatch from the Consul at Tampico, to whom a copy of your despatch was sent, in which he comments on the promised endeavors of the Mexican Government to punish perpetrators of outrages on American citizens.
You will bring to the attention of the Mexican Foreign Office the reported lack of improvement in conditions in the Tampico district, and you will renew the requests previously made by you for adequate protection of American lives and property.
I am [etc.]