837.00/4550a: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Personal Representative of the President (Caffery)
148. Marquez Sterling requested that he be received as a private citizen of Cuba by President Roosevelt in order to present his respects to the President before returning to Cuba to assume the office of Secretary of State. The President received him informally yesterday afternoon and chatted with him for a few moments on topics in general unrelated to Cuba. The President did say it was a pity that large numbers of American tourists who would like to visit Cuba this winter feel impelled not to do so because of their fear of disorders.
No publicity is being given to this visit.