Memorandum on U.S.-Mexican Water Treaty.
Date
1944-08-16
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
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Summarizes conversation between Attorney General R.W. Kenney of Calif. and G.S. Messersmith; Kenney said treaty not fair to California, and if certain changes were made California would no longer oppose it; Messersmith replied that treaty was sound and was negotiated in the interests of the whole country and not on the basis of local, state or individual interests; California interests given ample opportunity to present their views before treaty was drafted; question of making changes in it should not be raised; treaty of primary importance in Mexican-American relationships.
Keywords
Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.