Notes on Conversation with John Lind

[Transcription made under the direction of RS Baker.]

1 [Lind - WW. meeting Jan 2/1914] Mexico

Notes from conversation with Lind:

1. Urge that operations be pressed forward with as much energy as possible, pointing out the possibilities on the agricultural condition of the country which might ensue unless something is certain before March or April. Also natural ambition of European nations and drsprtion disposition (?) of the cientificos to bring on intervention, etc.

2. Warn them against isolating Mexico City by cutting railroad between that city and the coast. The pressure that would certainly ensue to defend the embassies and intervene to prevent desperate (cases (courses in Mexico City. What the revolutionists must understand if the United States should find it necessary to send marines to Mexico City is t f or v small contingencies from the various nations.

3. Suggestions in Linds dispatch under date of June ? 8th. See latter part of message especially.
Method of taking gunboat at Tampico and method of planning it. Suggest that they buy gunboat from the Cubans fsmb. With gunboat they could take Vera Cruz.

4. Employ German or Scandinavian artillerists? to wr the field guns, etc.