File No. 812.00/12967.
Vice Consul Silliman to the Secretary of State.
[Telegrams.]
Mexico City,
August 23, 1914, 9 p.m.
This morning an opportunity was presented to ask the President regarding the relations with Zapata. He replied that nothing has been arranged. I understood that in the attempts so far there has been a lack of confidence on each side. The President intimated that possibly the good offices of the United States might be effective in arranging a conference with Zapata and himself. It is a delicate matter but should not be very difficult if handled with proper intelligence, discretion and tact.
Silliman
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