File No. 812.00/16755.
Special Agent Belt to the Secretary of State.
Foreign Secretary in conference this morning, when I brought up discussion of recent developments, border situation, stated this question [Page 820] would be entirely settled when the Chief Executive reached Matamoros; that already arrangements had been made whereby American forces could pursue bandits for a distance of fifteen leagues into Mexican territory; and that Mexican soldiers would have a like privilege when in pursuit of bandit bands causing trouble. He further assured me orders had been issued for the Mexican Secret Service to assist the military authorities to locate and punish offenders operating in vicinity of the international boundary.