837.00/4175: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Cuba (Welles)
118. From Caffery. I am glad you liked the statement we gave out yesterday morning at the press conference.
This morning Márquez Sterling came in to see me and I told him that I was annoyed by what Finlay had said at Habana about his conversation with me and I said (what I had repeatedly said before to him) that our position on recognition was that set out in the press conference yesterday morning. Márquez Sterling has upon several occasions said something about plans of Grau San Martín for changes in his government. A few days ago he said something about the possible inclusion of “three national figures” in the Cabinet but I, of course, gave him no assurances thereon. I shall show this telegram to Márquez Sterling.