“23.08.88 Enactment of Omnibus Bill on Trade and Competitiveness of 19988 [1988], (Public Law No.100-418), whose section 1911 ‘Reinforcement of Restrictions on Cuban Imports’ was introduced by Representative Claude Pepper during congressional debates prior to the passage of the bill. It provided that ‘USTR [United States Trade Representatives] shall require all major agencies to prepare […]
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4/29/1987
“29.04.87 The House of Representatives passed an amendment to the Trade Act, introduced by Florida Representative Claude Pepper, urging a reinforcement of the blockade against Cuba. The amendment, according to this member of Congress, was meant to authorize the U.S. Trade Representative to request that all executive agencies involved in the Cuban issue submit to […]
12/10/1986
“10.12.86 The Treasury Department’s OFAC [Office of Foreign Assets Control] published a partial list of 167 Specially Designated persons and companies of Cuba, with whom U.S. nationals cannot engage in trade.” [Pro Embargo] “Ronald W. Reagan (R). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
8/22/1986
“22.08.86 Charles Redman, State Department official, said in a statement that the President [Ronald W. Reagan] had adopted a number of measures aimed at making the ‘embargo’ on Cuba more effective, arguing that such measures would make it more difficult for the Cuban government to get U.S. dollars and goods by illegal means. Among the […]
8/15/1986
“08.86…A Presidential Proclamation was issued to prevent the Cuban government from charging U.S. citizens or residents thousands of dollars to finance indirect trips of their Cuban relatives through third countries. One of the objectives pursued with this measure was to deny the Cuban regime the benefits derived from the migration accords of December 1984. The […]
12/23/1985
“23.12.85. The Food Security Act of 1985 was passed…which in its Title IX- Sugar, Section 902 (C) imposes net sugar-importing countries that they should guarantee annually through verification to the President of the United States [Ronald W. Reagan], that they have not imported Cuban sugar to re-export it to that country, under the threat of […]
10/4/1985
“October 4 [1985]. U.S. President [Ronald W.] Reagan bans travel to the U.S. by Cuban government or Communist Party officials or their representatives. It also bans most [Cuban] students, scholars, and artists.” [Pro Embargo] Jerry A. Sierra, “Economic Embargo Timeline,” HistoryofCuba.com […]
7/3/1985
“03.07.85 The Cuban Assets Control Regulations of the Treasury Department were amended, establishing that no license or authorization contained in or issued by virtue of any of the other parts of this chapter, allows any transaction prohibited by this part, and that no license or authorization contained in or issued by virtue of this part […]
5/15/1985
“…the United States and Cuba negotiated an agreement to resume normal immigration…Cuba suspended this agreement in May 1985 following the US initiation of Radio Marti broadcasts to the island…” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] [Con Embargo] “Mariel Boatlift,” GlobalSecurity.org […]
2/12/1985
“12.02.85 The Office for Foreign Assets Control Regulations and the Cuban Assets Control Regulations were amended to authorize any person to import only one copy of any publication from Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea or Campuchea.” [Pro Embargo] “Ronald W. Reagan (R). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]