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Show JENKINS HELD LEGALLY SAYS MEXICAN WIRE WASHINGTON, Dec t The Mexican mbassy raada pnMic last night a dispatch dis-patch from Hllnrio .Medina, aub-secrota.-y of regulation affairs, reiterating that American Consular .Knt Jenkins under arrest nt Pueblfl Was not exempt from jurisdiction of Mexican courts beeaiue of his official position. The message from Medina follows: "For your Information and publication, I fiiote the statement issued to the press- " 1 deem it convenient to make public that .Mr .Ienkin.. consular agent of the United States In the elt of I'tfebls, Mexico. IS not exempt from the jurisdiction jurisdic-tion of the Mexican courts, as the fajt Ot hoing a consular agent does not confer Immunity upon him As a general lvile, the eonauls do not enjoy any more in-.iKinltk'S in-.iKinltk'S than those prr ided in mc treaties or those granted them ly the laws of the country In which they per- form their duties The treat of amit;." and commerce concluded with the Vni'.el ' States on February 2. 1S4S. contains no : provision In Ihls regvird. but declares i lo forcj the provisions of the treat of j amity and eomineree concluded with that I power In April. 1S31. whjch, not has ing been denounced by either oi the parties, must be regarded ai b ing still In force. This latter treaty In Its articles 27. 28 nnd 2! whlcn provide the establishment of consular agents do not stipulate n.' Immunity in their favor. In article 31. '. It is agree that us toon hero-after hero-after as circumstances will permit, to form a consular convention, which shall declare specially the powers of Imnnin-j Imnnin-j flies of the consuls and vice consuls of the respective putties.' " This consular convention has not been carried out, ami therefore, there is no sp- i a I agreement by which the consular agents -f the t'nlted States may enjoy j immunity in Mexico." |