Telephone records show discussion of the situation by Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, members of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet, who tried to persuade Cuba to accept the refugees.
Telephone records show the situation was discussed between Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, members of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet. They also consulted with the American Jewish Distribution Committee, which tried to persuade Cuba to accept the refugees.