File No. 812.00/17956
Consul Letcher to the Secretary of State
Referring to removal Colonel Brown to Adela to facilitate the receipt of supplies, I submit that heretofore I have been very successful in employing my good offices with local authorities in securing shipment supplies to our troops at San Antonio, but in view of the circumstances which have lately arisen and the evident purpose of the superior Mexican authorities to force withdrawal of American troops by creating difficulties as much as possible, I do not feel quite sure that further shipments may be made over railroad for military use. I have reason to believe, also, that prohibition of use of telegraph and landing in towns or even passing over by aeroplanes is under consideration. Circumstances seem to indicate that Carranza troops are concentrated around the command of Colonel Brown pending settlement of demands for withdrawal of troops.