837.51/418a

The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Cuba (Long)

My Dear Mr. Minister: I am giving this letter to you to Mr. Albert Rathbone, who has been retained, as you know, by the Cuban Government as Adviser in connection with the negotiations for the proposed loan to be floated in this country. Mr. Rathbone has been asked by President Menocal to come to Havana to discuss with him the financial situation in Cuba, and I shall be glad if you will facilitate Mr. Rathbone’s dealings with the members of the Cuban Government in every way possible. Mr. Rathbone may desire, during his stay in Havana, to communicate with the Department. If so, his messages may be sent by cable in the Departmental cipher, or in the official pouch as the urgency of the case may require.

Believe me [etc.]

Norman H. Davis