File No. 837.77/84.
The British Ambassador to the Secretary of State.
Washington, November 27, 1912.
Dear Mr. Secretary: I have the pleasure to enclose to you herewith a copy of a letter1 which I have received from Sir William Lawrence Young, the Chairman of the Cuban Central Railway Company, whom I introduced to you yesterday. The letter sets forth the grounds of complaint which his Company have against the action recently taken in Cuba by the Government there which they conceive to be very injurious to the interests of this important British company, whose undertaking is of high standing and the operations of whose railroads are rendering great service to Cuba.
It will be very good of you if you will take the matter into consideration and cause enquiries to be made into the statements which are, set forth in the letter on behalf of the company and if, when you are satisfied of the strength of the case which the company makes, you will take such steps in the matter with a view to the interests of justice and right dealing and for the safeguarding of the legitimate interests of the company as you may think fit.
I am [etc.]
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