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Messages and Papers of the Presidents, William H. Taft
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SPECIAL MESSAGE.
August 21, 1911
Regarding salvage of wrecks of Spanish battleships in Cuban waters.
THE WHITE HOUSE, August 21, 1911.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a report by the Acting Secretary of State concerning the ownership of the wrecks of the Spanish vessels which were destroyed by the American fleet off Santiago de Cuba.
It appears that a Norwegian company has applied to the Cuban Government for permission to raise these wrecks and that before considering the proposition the Cuban Government desires to receive the views of the United States in regard thereto.
The Navy Department has no objection to the proposed salvage operations, but the Department of State holds the view that these wrecks are public property of the United States, which may be alienated only by an act of Congress or by a convention having the force of law.
The matter is therefore submitted to the Congress in accordance
with the recommendation of the Acting Secretary of State, with a
view to its considering whether the President shall be authorized to
relinquish to Cuba all right and claim of right of the United States
to these wrecks.
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Chicago:
William H. Taft, "SPECIAL MESSAGE. August 21, 1911 Regarding salvage of wrecks of Spanish battleships in Cuban waters.," Messages and Papers of the Presidents, William H. Taft, ed. and trans. James P. Richardson in Messages and Papers of the Presidents, William H. Taft Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJIC111HDCT8GLZ.
MLA:
Taft, William H. "SPECIAL MESSAGE. August 21, 1911 Regarding salvage of wrecks of Spanish battleships in Cuban waters." Messages and Papers of the Presidents, William H. Taft, edited and translated by James P. Richardson, in Messages and Papers of the Presidents, William H. Taft, Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJIC111HDCT8GLZ.
Harvard:
Taft, WH, 'SPECIAL MESSAGE. August 21, 1911 Regarding salvage of wrecks of Spanish battleships in Cuban waters.' in Messages and Papers of the Presidents, William H. Taft, ed. and trans. . cited in , Messages and Papers of the Presidents, William H. Taft. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJIC111HDCT8GLZ.
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