Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1934, The American Republics, Volume V

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Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Western European Affairs (Moffat)

[Washington,] August 24, 1934.

With reference to the Swiss Chargé d’Affaires’s call of August 22, I ascertained that the position of this Government would be that our treaty relations with Cuba were on a special footing specifically recognized in all our unconditional most favored nation treaties. Accordingly, no third country would benefit by reductions granted to Cuba.

I also ascertained that the Department of Agriculture had not yet completed its regulations governing the admission of foodstuffs from abroad as a result of the drought and attendant speculation.

I informed Mr. Micheli on both these questions Thursday, August 23.

Pierrepont Moffat