Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The American Republics, Volume VI

837.51/2957

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Cuba (Braden)

No. 2586

Washington, November 25, 1943.

The Secretary of State refers to the Embassy’s 5025 of November 4, 1943¹⁸ referring to a credit of $300,000 made available to the Cuban National Development Commission by the Export-Import Bank for the rehabilitation of the telegraph and telephone system of the Cuban Government.

The credit under reference is included in the Attached list of projects approved by the Export-Import Bank, totaling $23,757,230.78.

[See the enclosure printed on facing page.]

[Enclosure]

Credit File #294

Republic of Cuba

Proj. No.	Description		Approvals		Final Approvals
1	Central Highway	Jan.	7, 1943	$6,080,254.26
		July	31, 1943	1,357,890.47	$7,438,144.73
2	Santiago	Jan.	6, 1943	3,247,797.76
		Nov.	10, 1943	219,066.12	3,466,863.88
3	Guantánamo	Jan.	7, 1943	2,964,004.59	2,964,004.59
4	Rio Buey	Feb.	10, 1943	319,067.01	319,067.01
5	Refrigerated Warehouses (see letter of Nov.12 to Molins Pi19)	Feb.	11, 1943	1,566,200.00
		Apr.	13, 1943	reduced to:
			Bldgs.	792,350.57
			Eqpmt.	682,000.00
			Land	4,800.00
				1,479,150.57	1,479,150.57
6	Agricultural Machinery	June	5, 1943	300,000.00	300,000.00
7	Tributary Roads	May	20, 1943	7,450,000.00	7,450,000.00
8	Country Roads	Aug.	21, 1943	40,000.00	40,000.00
9	Telegraph Equipment	Sep.	29, 1943	300,000.00	300,000.00
					$23,757,230.78

November 12, 1943.

18. Not printed.
19. Not found in Department files.