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04DUBLIN1728
2004-11-30 10:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dublin
Cable title:  

IRELAND: NO CHANGE FOR TITLE III/LIBERTAD

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C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001728 

SIPDIS

WHA/CCA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014
TAGS: ETTC PREL
SUBJECT: IRELAND: NO CHANGE FOR TITLE III/LIBERTAD

REF: STATE 248337

Classified By: POL/ECON CHIEF MARY DALY, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001728

SIPDIS

WHA/CCA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014
TAGS: ETTC PREL
SUBJECT: IRELAND: NO CHANGE FOR TITLE III/LIBERTAD

REF: STATE 248337

Classified By: POL/ECON CHIEF MARY DALY, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D)


1. (C) On November 24, Emboff discussed reftel with Margaret
Stanley, Desk Officer on the Americas Desk at the DFA.
According to Stanley, the GOI has taken no specific actions
to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms
in Cuba in the last six months. Ireland is credited to Cuba
via its mission in Mexico City and has no diplomats in Cuba.
Therefore, Ireland has few bilateral dealings with the Cuban
Government and tends to follow EU concensus on Cuba. The GOI
supported previously, and is likely to support again, the
suspension of the right to bring actions, under Title III of
the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act,
per reftel.


2. (C) Ireland is not a significant trading partner with
Cuba. In terms of trade, in 2003, Ireland only exported
goods worth euro 521,000 to Cuba, consisting mainly of cork
and wood products, beverages, cereal and cereal preparations.
Ireland imported goods worth just euro 1,265,000, mainly
vegetables, fruit, tobacco and tobacco products. There are
no known major Irish investments in Cuba.


3. (C) Note: On November 24, an Irish Parliamentarian asked
about the Government's attitude regarding the U.S. trade
blockade with Cuba. The Government responded by saying, "The
Government, in common with our partners in the European
Union, believes that the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba
seriously hampers the economic development of Cuba and
negatively affects all of its people. We reject unilateral
measures against Cuba which are contrary to commonly accepted
rules of international trade. On 28 October 2004 in the
United Nations General Assembly, Ireland and our EU partners
again voted in favour of the annual Cuban-tabled resolution
entitled the 'Necessity of ending the economic, commercial
and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America
against Cuba.'" End Note.
KENNY