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