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.
Bill Taft: “The matter is therefore submitted to the Congress in accordance with the recommendation of the Acting Secretary of…”
On the recordAugust 20, 1911
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Message to the Congress Regarding Salvage of Wrecks of Spanish Battleships in Cuban Waters
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