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Image: Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German Ambassador to Mexico - NARA - 302025

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Description: Scope and content: This telegram was sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the President of Mexico proposing a military alliance against the United States. In return for Mexican support in the war, Germany would help Mexico regain New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona from the United States. The British intercepted the secret message, deciphered it, and turned it over to the U.S. Government.
Title: Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German Ambassador to Mexico
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Unknown or not provided
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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