A Letter from Trinidad W. Flores to Roque Estrada about Rolland

This is from a collection of documents revolving around spying during the presidential campaign and rebellion of Alvaro Obregon, 1919-1920. The book, Contraespionage politico y succession presidencial: Correspondencia de Trinidad W. Flores sobre la primera campana electoral de Alvaro Obregon, 1919-1920 is very interesting reading materal. Flores, paints Rolland as a respectable and practical man. Although Rolland was an ardent Carrancista, other letters in this collection portray him as playing both sides. Rolland definately did not like Mario Mendez, Carranza's Director of Federal Telelgraphs who led Carranza's espionage capaign against Obregon. Mendez was largely responsible for Rolland's early resignation as oficial mayor de comunicaciones in 1915. Flores, who worked in counterespionage for Obregon, tends to look on Rolland favorably, though not an ally.

The document that follows, which is partly exhibited, is another interesting document. It dicusseses the German influence on radio development in Mexico during World War I.

                                                                      Saludos,
                                                                      J. Justin Castro