نبذة مختصرة : Engr. Luis L. León sends a letter to Gen. Plutarco Elías Calles giving news of his daily life, the sale of his house to settle the debts and the serious economic situation of the country. He analyzes the agricultural situation and states that productivity has decreased. He claims that farmers and “ejidatarios” need stability and guarantees from the government. He states it is necessary to enforce the law, respect small properties, stablish the legal bases to give and restitute “ejidos”and respect the property of harvests, buildings and tools. He claims that the government is moving to the extreme left, which is provoking chaos in agriculture. Memorandum signed by Juárez on March 31, 1938 in which he analyzes the economic situation since 1932. He states that commerce increased until 1937 and then it started to decrease. He also claims that agriculture is in crisis due to corruption and a disorganized structure. Regarding financial policies, he states there has been serious mistakes in the administration of public funds. The author analyzes the agricultural situation as well as the situation of the workers and worker unions. He states group interests are favored, which causes distrust, unproductiveness and discouragement. On the other hand, he states that the government is using funds of institutions such as Bank of Mexico and National Railroads for government programs, which in addition to the oil expropriation is creating a disturbing scenario. The author analyzes the situation of the Bank of Mexico, the monetary system, the National Railroads, industry, mining, and silver and oil production. Juárez obtained the information from the Bulletin of the National Bank Commission from November to December 1937. In October 1939, Gen. Plutarco Elías Calles sends a letter to Luis L. León discussing the report by Juárez. However, he refers to an analysis of the European conflict, which is not mentioned in the previous report. Therefore, he is probably refering to a different report presented by Juárez. Gen. Plutarco Elías ...
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