611.3731/1036: Telegram
The President of Cuba (Mendieta) to President Roosevelt
[Received August 25.]
On the signature today of the new treaty of reciprocity between our two countries, the Government of Cuba expresses to the Government [Page 179] of the United States its affectionate gratitude and expresses its wishes for the happiness of your great people and the personal felicity of its illustrious President. May the great friend of Cuba accept the thanks of her people who intend to open an era of rehabilitation and peace consonant with the benefits obtained. May he also accept the assurance of my high personal consideration.