611.3731/974: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Cuba (Caffery)
169. Enclosure your despatch 1163, August 18. The arrangement for a single decree law embodying the changes mentioned in the enclosure as modified by your telegram 426, August 21, 2:00 p.m., is satisfactory, as to form, time of promulgation and effective date. The text of the proposed decree law should be delivered to the Embassy in sufficient time for careful checking. Please inform the Department before Friday whether the proposed decree law is entirely satisfactory.
The necessary minor changes in the General Provisions necessitated by this procedure have been discussed with and approved by Dr. Márquez Sterling.70
Department will endeavour to inform you tomorrow as to date and character of publicity.
- Cuban Ambassador at Washington.↩