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Mexico Refuses Release Jenkins in Puebla Custody
The note details Jenkins' two stage detention under Mexican law preventive imprisonment and formal imprisonment for alleged falsifying statements in a kidnapping case. He may post bail of one thousand pesos but refuses. The U S State Department demands his immediate release, warns Carranza, and weighs whether this is a fair civil prosecution or harassment of a consular agent amid fraught U S Mexico relations.
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Jenkins
United States
Mexico
State Department
Carranza
Lansing
Mexican Republic
Mr. Jenkins
Puebla
Department of State
EL Paso
Tex
William O. Jenkins
Andres G. Garcia
Mexico City
Hilario Medina
United States of America
George L. Summerling