Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1896, and the Annual Report of the Secretary of State

Mr. Olney to Mr. Taylor.

Department of State,
Washington , October 6, 1896 .

No. 583.]

Sir: Referring to the Department’s No. 576 of the 24th ultimo and No. 581 of the 2d instant, relating to the refusal of the Governor-General of Cuba to allow the exportation of tobacco belonging to certain American houses, contracts for the purchase of which had been made prior to the date of his prohibitory decree, I now inclose copy of a letter¹ from Messrs. Sutter Brothers, of Chicago, whose contract with their Habana agents, Messrs. Bauriedel & Co., was dated March 26 last. This may be presented with the other cases.

I am, sir, etc.,

Richard Olney.

1. Not printed.