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

No. 753

Sir: I have the honor to report that I have brought the Department’s telegram of February the 11th to the attention of President Menocal, who assures me that no effort will be made to pass the [Page 698] new budget requiring about $104,000,000 to run the Cuban Government, but that it will function for the coming fiscal year under the 1918–1919 budget.

More detailed information regarding the proposed new budget is to be furnished me in the near future.

I have [etc.]

Boaz W. Long