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Teller Amendment
Wars and Battles, Spanish-American War
In order to reassure anti-imperialist elements on the eve of declaring war on Spain, Congress adopted a measure pledging that the United States had no designs on remaining in Cuba following conclusion of the conflict.
Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado drafted an amendment to the resolution of war, which stated that the United States "hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.”
The United States did not, as pledged, annex Cuba. Occupation continued until 1902 when the Platt Amendment was inserted into the Cuban constitution in return for the withdrawal of American forces.
In 1903, the U.S. also secured rights to maintain a naval base at Guantánamo Bay, one of the world's great harbors, located at the southeastern tip of Cuba. American rights were reconfirmed in a formal treaty in 1934, an agreement that cannot be rescinded without mutual consent.
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The Teller Amendment - History of Cuba The fourth is the one referred to as The Teller Amendment, and is named after its author, Henry M. Teller, Senator of Colorado. Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so Teller Amendment, and is named after its author, Henry M. Teller, Senator of Colorado. Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so near our own ... http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/teller.htm
Teller and Platt Amendments The Teller Amendment was succeeded by the Platt Amendment introduced by Senator Orville Platt (R-Connecticut) in February 1901. It allowed the United States "the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the mainTeller Amendment was succeeded by the Platt Amendment introduced by Senator Orville Platt (R-Connecticut) in February 1901. It allowed the United States "the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a ... http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/teller.html
Edward Teller citizens in 1941. In 1934, under the auspices of the Jewish Rescue Committee, Teller served as a lecturer at the University of London. He spent two years as a research associate at the University of Goettingen, followed by a year as a Rockefeller ... http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/bios/teller.html
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