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 fully the circumstances set forth the de facto government cannot be blind to the necessity which compelled this government to act, and yet it has seen fit to recite groundless sentiments Of hostility toward the expedition and to impute to this government ulterior motives for the continued presence of American troops on Mexican soil. It is charged that these troops crossed the frontier without first obtaining the consent or permission of the de facto government Obviously, as immediate action alone could avail, there was no opportunity to reach an agreement (other than that of March 1oth-1 9th, repudiated by General Carranza) prior to the entrance of such an op- eration into Mexico if the expedition was to be effective. Subsequent events and correspondence have demonstrat- ed to the satisfaction of this govern ment that General Carranza would not have entered into any agreement pro- viding for an effective plan for the capture and destruction of the Villa bandits.
 It may be mentioned here that, not wiUhstanding the statement in your note that tfthe American government gave no answer to the note of the 12th of April ,'' this note was replied to on
  structed MT. Rodgers by telegraph to deliver this governments answer to General Carranza. ShaEtly after this reply, the conferences between Gen. erals Scott, Funston and Obregon, be- gan at El Paso, during which they signed on May ? @ project of a men- orandum Tad referenduIn'' regarding the withdrawal of American troops. As an indication of the alleged bad faith of the American government you state that though General Scott de- clared in this memorandum that the destruction and dispersion of the Villa band 'fhad been accomphshed.P yet American forces are not withdrawn from Mexico, 1t is only necessary to read the memorandum which is in the English language, to ascertain that this is clearly a nlisstatement for the memorandum states that "the Amer1- can punitive expeditionary forces have destroyed or dispersed many of the lawless elements and bandits *. or have driven further into the inte- r1or of the republic of Mexico,'' and further that the United States forces were then "carrying on a vigorous pursuit of such small bands of ban dits or lawless elements as may have escaped.'' The context of your note gives the impression that the object of the expedition being admittedly &C., compIished, the United States had agreed in the memorandum to begin the withdrawal of its troops.
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 The memorandum says, however that it was not alone on account of partial dispersion of the bandits that it was decided to begin the withdrawal of American forces but equally on ac- count of the assurances of the Mexi- can government that their forces were 'at the present time being augm ent- ed and strengthened to such an extent that they will be able to prevent any disorder occurring in1 Mexico that would in any way endanger American territory." and that they would "con- tinue to diligently pursue, capture or destroy any lawless bands of ban dits that may still exist or hereafter exist in the northern part of Mexi- CO., and that it would make a prop er distribution of such of it's forces as may be necessary to prevent tho possibility of invasion of American terrftory from Mexico It was be- cause of these assurances and because of General Scott's confidence that they would be carried out that he stated in the menforandum that the forces would be gradually withdrawn It is to be noted that, while the Ameri- can government was willing to ratify this agreement, General Carranza re- fused to do so General Obregon