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.
Message to the Congress Regarding Salvage of Wrecks of Spanish Battleships in Cuban Waters
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