DR. GUTIERREE RECOMMENDS CANCELLATION OF GUANTANIMO LEASE
Havana, Cuba (JFK+50) On September 9, 1926, the Evening Star reports that Dr. Gustave Gutierree, consulting lawyer of the State Department and professor of international law at Havana University, has suggested "the cancellation of the lease of the United States naval station at Guantanimo Bay*" to President Gerardo Machado**.
Other suggestions by Dr. Gutierree include "broadening of communication between the U.S. and Cuba and closer co-operation by Cuba with...Latin America."
**Guantanimo Naval Station is the oldest overseas U.S. naval installation. Established in 1903, it is located on 45 sq. mi. of land & sea at the SE end of the island of Cuba.
***Gerardo Machado (1871-1939) was born in Camajuani, Cuba & was a general in the Cuban War for Independence. GM served as president of Cuba 1925-1933.
SOURCE
"Removal of Naval Base In Cuba Urged," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., September 9, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
