Word: subsoiling
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...object of the commission is to reach a mutual understanding between the two countries. The center of the trouble pivots on Article 27 of the 1917 Constitution, in which was affirmed the title of the Mexican people to mineral and other subsoil deposits. A stipulation was also inserted whereby the development of mineral fuel was reserved exclusively to Mexicans and those foreigners who waived the right of redress through diplomatic channels to their respective governments. On May 27, 1921, Secretary Hughes, in his note to the Mexican Government, confirmed the right of Mexico to safeguard her interests, but asked that...
...trouble between the two countries centers in the Mexican Constitution of 1917, which asserts that the subsoil wealth of Mexico belongs to the state. This invalidates American property rights already existing in Mexico...