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PRISO NERS OF WAR AN D
MISSING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
January 24, 1996
The Honorable Joseph Moakley
235 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Joe:
I was startled by the news reports regarding your trip to Cuba.
I hope it is not true that you brought businessmen along with you. It was my understanding that
your trip was to focus on the human rights situation in Cuba, and I don' t see the point in taking
businesspeople along to discuss human rights.
The law states that travel to Cuba is only authoriz.ed for certain groups of people, such as
journalists and people engaged in humanitarian activities. Business people are not among them.
Further, as you know~ we just recently passed HR 927, which will clamp down on business
activity in Cuba even harder.
Joe, I know that you would not willingly flout the law or even a forthcoming law. But I hope
that you have not been sucked in by business interests or left-wing efforts to let up the pressure
on Castro.
I would appreciate a chance to discuss this matter with in the near future.
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'AEM BE R OF CO NGRESS
220 DISTRICT, EW YORK
~OOM 2206 RAYBU RN BUILDING
N ASHI NGTON , DC 2051 5-3222
202) 22S-5614
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HOUSE TAS K FO RCE ON AMERICAN
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\1 EM BEA
HOUSE TASK FORCE ON
':HILD CARE , DRUGS,
EDUCATION A ND THE ELDERLY
Jtousc of 'Rcprcscnmrtocs
~ashingron, iB<i 20515- ;222
PRISO NERS OF WAR AN D
MISSING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
January 24, 1996
The Honorable Joseph Moakley
235 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Joe:
I was startled by the news reports regarding your trip to Cuba.
I hope it is not true that you brought businessmen along with you. It was my understanding that
your trip was to focus on the human rights situation in Cuba, and I don' t see the point in taking
businesspeople along to discuss human rights.
The law states that travel to Cuba is only authoriz.ed for certain groups of people, such as
journalists and people engaged in humanitarian activities. Business people are not among them.
Further, as you know~ we just recently passed HR 927, which will clamp down on business
activity in Cuba even harder.
Joe, I know that you would not willingly flout the law or even a forthcoming law. But I hope
that you have not been sucked in by business interests or left-wing efforts to let up the pressure
on Castro.
I would appreciate a chance to discuss this matter with in the near future.
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GASLIGHT SOUARE
SARATOGA SPRINGS. NY 12866
518-587-9800
REN SSELAER COUNTY
5 18--477-2703
DISTRICT OFF ICES -
P.O. Box 71
NY 12572
RHIN EBECK,
914---876--2200
-
- -- - - -- --
337 FAIRYIEW AVENUE
HUDSON, NY 1253 4
511Hl2B--0 181
- - - -- - -- - --
2 1 BAY STRE ET
GLENS FA LLS, NY 1280 1
5 18--792-3031