Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 4, 1917

File No. 837.00/1376

Minister Gonzales to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

American Legation,
Habana, June 3, 1917, 10 p.m.

Your June 2, 4 p.m. Having expressed himself as reported in my May 16, 11 p.m. replying to Department’s offer May 15, 3 p.m. President said nothing to announcement in Department’s May 18, 4 p.m. that troops would be sent to Guantanamo station except to repeat there would be no occasion call upon their services. He expected to relieve with regular troops all marines then guarding property. Conditions have improved daily since inauguration of the President and nothing to indicate Government needs assistance.

Gonzales