. ▁citizens , ▁unless ▁author ized ▁ ▁by ▁Cub an ▁secret aries ▁of ▁state ▁subject ▁a ▁bond ▁of ▁US ▁$ 5 0 0 .- ". ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁knew ▁that ▁ ▁their ▁landing ▁perm its ▁were ▁invalid ated ▁retro act ively . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁har bor ▁for ▁five ▁days , ▁only ▁ 2 8 ▁passengers ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁dis emb ark ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁Tw enty - two ▁were ▁Jews ▁who ▁had ▁valid ▁United ▁States ▁vis as ; ▁four ▁were ▁Spanish ▁citizens ▁and ▁two ▁were ▁Cub an ▁national s , ▁all ▁with ▁valid ▁entry ▁documents . ▁The ▁last ▁admitted ▁was ▁the ▁medical ▁ev ac ue e , ▁a ▁des perate ▁passenger ▁who ▁attempted ▁a ▁ ▁suic ide , ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁hospital ization ▁in ▁Hav ana . ▁▁▁ ▁Records ▁show ▁American ▁officials ▁Cord ell ▁H ull , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Henry ▁M org enth au , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁had ▁made ▁efforts ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Cuba ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁refuge es , ▁quite ▁like ▁the ▁failed ▁attempts ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Jewish ▁" J oint " ▁Distribution ▁Committee , ▁which ▁ple aded ▁with ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁passengers ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁landing ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁Captain ▁Sch r öder ▁directed ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 9 0 7 ▁refuge es ▁towards ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁circ led ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Florida , ▁hoping ▁for ▁permission ▁from ▁authorities ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Cord ell ▁H ull