File No. No. 763.72112/5776
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Cuba ( Gonzales)
Your December 6, 12 noon.1 Department has given careful consideration to question of Upmann’s bank and feels that it can do no [Page 358] better than to recommend to Government of Cuba course of action prescribed by the recent war legislation of the United States.
As Department understands no legislation has been passed by Cuba providing for trading with the enemy, custodian of alien property, etc., it would seem advisable to recommend that this be done in near future, following United States law, a copy of which is being forwarded to you by mail.
This legislation, if put into effect in Cuba, might cover case of Upmann’s bank.
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