The offer referenced in this document was officially rejected by (*) Venustiano Caranza, sometime after it had been intercepted and deciphered by British cryptographers and forwarded to President Wilson.
One event that allegedly led to the creation of this document was the failure of John Pershing to capture Pancho Villa, and the blocking of shipping lanes meant that the offer of (+) financial assistance set forth in this document would be useless to its intended recipient. The offer referenced in this document was officially rejected by (*) Venustiano Caranza, sometime after it had been intercepted and deciphered by British cryptographers and forwarded to President Wilson. For 10 points, name this 1917 message from a German diplomat to the Mexican government suggesting Mexican complicity in a German provocation of the U.S.
One event that allegedly led to the creation of this document was the failure of John Pershing to capture Pancho Villa, and the blocking of shipping lanes meant that the offer of (+) financial assistance set forth in this document would be useless to its intended recipient.
{Zimmermann} Telegram