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GOVERNMENT REFORM DISTRICT OFFICE: CHA>l'IMAN: SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA VICE Ct-lAIR: SUBCOMMITTEE ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE Qtongress of tbt 11nitcb ~tates Jt,ouse ot 3L\tprt~rntattbes 5757 BLur. i.AGOO" 0AIVE 0 (NW llT• $TAEET) Suor, l40 MIAMI, FL 33126 1305) 262-1600 !LEANA ROS-LEHTINEN ,a·rH OtSTRICT, FLORIDA October 26, 1995 The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 :~:.:.:, Dear Mr. President: I urge you to deny a visa to travel to Cuba to a member of Congress who has repwtedly accepted an invitation by Cuban tyrant Fidel Castro to travel to the island and who statetf-that he intends to take US businessmen along with him on rhe trip. This trip does not fall undeijhe guidelines which rule travel to Cuba and issuance of visas would contradict your own rv:, Administration's public pronouncements to enforce the embargo against Castro. lt is important to make clear that the United States will penalize anyone who willingly violates the embargo toward Castro. Furthermore. the possible presence of businessmen on this trip clearly shows that it is an attempt to lobby the United States government to lift the embargo so their businesses can take advantage of Castro's new slave economy. This case is a clear cut opportunity for your Administration to signal that your support for the embargo are backed by actions not only words. Once again, I urge you to deny visas to this member of Congress and his travel associates to Cuba. Your urgent attention to this matter will be great I reciated. Member of Congress cc: The Honorable Warren Christopher Mr. Richard Newcombe � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100) Description An account of the resource The Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers document Joe Moakley’s early life, his World War II service, his terms served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and his service in the United States Congress. The majority of the collection covers Moakley’s congressional career from 1973 until 2001. Use the <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/researchguides/1/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">finding aid</a> for a summary of the entire collection, including non-digitized materials. Digital files can be found at this site: <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/moakley/">https://dc.suffolk.edu/moakley/</a> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DI-1307 Title A name given to the resource Letter from Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to President Bill Clinton urging him to deny travel visas for the congressional trip to Cuba Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 26 October 1995 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana Description An account of the resource This is part of a series of documents related to the Helms-Burton Cuban Embargo legislation (H. R. 927) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100) Series 03.06 Legislative Assistants' Files: Stephen LaRose, Box 8 Folder 85 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource United States--Congress United States--Foreign Relations--Cuba Cuba Clinton, Bill, 1946- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use. Relation A related resource View the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/about/moakley-archive-and-institute/moakley-papers/ms100_pdftxt.pdf?la=en&hash=97CD508C4A7F337052ABBE22F85910A0E44681B1">finding aid to the John Joseph Moakley Papers</a> for more information (PDF). Cuba https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/3dbe067664828b990397a1f8bcc4b409.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=Pw4oSg0yBG7c-d0GeVLn5Ofb0VHB0ciZMGNhQV-%7Ej8ZzcXsNBML-2%7EpsAse%7EX0GE0663IkHWsdqWAW4iIwgOq-rxjztgclRRY1C40Idr1SuSPluluVX-38Xx9mrteLSptEnrLPwKnyyVEDhpOzmKHkQEQ3eaq7ohiq3aDHY8sOimUNNEZFdCwkiHds9PIyJMvSsmnkMop1t6ztsWCM8gvAvB8zzkCeHFTbO5tpz3hLojkVkJNkR%7ET7anhn07HIws3dhBykC6sj9wlQGggCoApj8mnEsWQTVRA1Mi%7EMxcFElX7HA42SjL0dJhvwj7T0gdqUwSgZW4XS4Q1G%7EcIx6NcA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e8df034a0b087aac25982267fd9c2908 PDF Text Text ~ongrrss of tbt 1tnittb ~tatts Da~bington. ]JBqt 20515 January 17, 1997 Dear Colleague: You recently received a letter from a colleague calling for the repeal of both the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (known as the "Torricelli Bill") and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (known as "Helms-Burton Law"). We are confident that you are familiar with these two pieces of legislation and, most importantly, with the issues affecting the Cuban people and U.S.-Cuba relations. Nevertheless, we feel compelled to clarify certain inaccurate statements made concerning the content, purpose, and effect of the sanctions against the Castro dictatorship. First and foremost, both initiatives conform to and further the objectives of U.S. foreign policy. They are real, tangible instruments used to help promote respect for human rights and basic civil liberties in Cuba; to support democratic political reform; and, most importantly, to demonstrate to the Cuban people that the U.S. will not contribute to their oppression by providing a lifeline to the Castro regime. It emphasizes that the U.S. is more concerned about the future of the Cuban people than it is with increasing its profits or its foreign investments that help to further entrench Castro; that it will not allow its citizens or its corporations to benefit from the continued subjugation of the Cuban people. Only one thing, one person, is responsible for the suffering of the people in Cuba -- Fidel Castro. Let us not be fooled into believing that the Cuban people are starving as a result of the U.S. trade embargo. The Castro regime has always had access to other markets, yet the people on the island are living at subpoverty levels. Today, non-U.S. investors provide a considerable influx of funds into Cuba, yet these never find their way to the Cuban citizenry. As if these facts were not enough in and of themselves, it should be emphasized that the embargo legislation includes provisions exempting humanitarian assistance from its prohibitions. Helms-Burton specifies that economic sanctions may be lifted by the President upon the occurrence of fundamental conditions, of which the essential ones are: the legalization of political activity~ the liberation of all political prisoners; and the announcement by the transition government that free elections will be held in Cuba in no more than 18 months. As the history of democratic transitions from totalitarian rule has shown, these conditions will be essential to the democratic transition that the Cuban people deserve. Lastly, before any decisions are ever made concerning reconciliation and dialogue with the Castro regime, the views and opinions of the Cuban people should be considered -- not those of individuals offered by the regime and coached to speak in sound bites and official rhetoric, but those who are persecuted or punished for their political ideals and beliefs. The vast majority of the Cuban people supports and respects the U.S. for taking a stand against the Cuban dictator and for supporting the reestablishment of freedom, liberty, and justice for the people of Cuba. The U.S. has, in fact, assumed its leadership role guided by a moral and just foreign policy in the form of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996. We thank you once again for your support of the right of the Cuban people to be free. ' Robert Menen ez Member of Congre s Chairman, Committee on International Relations Chairman,Subcommitteeon International Operations and rnc~-.:~..IJI;•;==-Chairman, Committee on Government Reform and � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100) Description An account of the resource The Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers document Joe Moakley’s early life, his World War II service, his terms served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and his service in the United States Congress. The majority of the collection covers Moakley’s congressional career from 1973 until 2001. Use the <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/researchguides/1/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">finding aid</a> for a summary of the entire collection, including non-digitized materials. Digital files can be found at this site: <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/moakley/">https://dc.suffolk.edu/moakley/</a> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DI-1317 Title A name given to the resource Dear Colleague letter from Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and others in support of the Helms-Burton Cuban Embargo bill (H.R. 927) and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 January 1997 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana Description An account of the resource This is part of a series of documents related to the Helms-Burton Cuban Embargo legislation (H. R. 927) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100) Series 03.06 Legislative Assistants' Files: Stephen LaRose, Box 8 Folder 85 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource United States--Congress United States--Foreign Relations--Cuba Cuba Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use. Relation A related resource View the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/about/moakley-archive-and-institute/moakley-papers/ms100_pdftxt.pdf?la=en&hash=97CD508C4A7F337052ABBE22F85910A0E44681B1">finding aid to the John Joseph Moakley Papers</a> for more information (PDF). Cuba