Читать книгу Enemigos íntimos. España y los Estados Unidos antes de la Guerra de Cuba (1865-1898) онлайн
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Aunque parece que el propósito de la iniciativa multilateral nunca fue provocar una guerra —algo que no entraba de ninguna manera en los planes estadounidenses—, sigue sin estar claro qué se proponían realmente los Estados Unidos:
In the instruction Nº 266 sent to you, and communicated to other Powers, the President had gravely and deliberately considered the course which he believed tended to the best interests of the country, and in the exercise of his constitutional powers he declared it solemnly and earnestly. Had he contemplated or apprehended a hostile movement toward Spain he would not have left it to vague speculation, and you would have been advised of any, however ultimate or remote, intention in that direction.
It is a sort of gratification to learn from the concluding part of the despatch now acknowledged, that the instruction of November 5, is appreciated in the sense which it was intended and that it meets your approval, as I am confident it will receive your cooperation121.