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The Ostend Manifesto was a secret document written in 1854 by U.S. diplomats at Ostend, Belgium, describing a plan to acquire Cuba from Spain.

On orders from U.S. Secretary of State William L. Marcy, three U.S. diplomats—minister to Britain James Buchanan, minister to France John Y. Mason, and minister to Spain Pierre Soulé —devised a plan to purchase or, if necessary, seize Cuba for the United States. Publication of the aggressively worded document, and Soulé's advocacy of slavery, caused Marcy to denounce it.

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Ostend ManifestoThe Ostend Manifesto was a secret document written in 1854 by U. diplomats at Ostend, Belgium, describing a plan to acquire Cuba from Spain. On orders from U. Secretary of State William L. Marcy, three U. diplomats—minister to Britain James Buchanan, mini

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