611.41D31/56

The Minister in Ireland ( Cudahy ) to the Secretary of State

No. 64

Sir: With reference to the Legation’s despatch No. 59 of February 15, 1938,9 I have the honor to report that the following list of commodities was enclosed in a memorandum under date of February 26, 1938, from Mr. Sean Murphy, Assistant Permanent Secretary of the Department of External Affairs of Ireland, addressed to this Legation and received under date of February 28, 1938, for which it was stated in the memorandum the Government of Ireland would be interested “to secure a tariff reduction in any trade agreement come to between the two countries”: [Page 189]

Commodity U. S. Tariff Act 1930 10 Paragraph
Stout in casks for bottling in U. S. A. 805.
Whiskey 802.
Prune Wine 804; 806 (a).
Peat Moss Litter 1548.
Marble 232.
Handwoven and hand knitted roods 1114 (b) (c) (d); 1119; 1120; 1529 (a).
Biscuits 738.
Linen, cotton and union piece goods 904 (a) (b) (c) (d);1009 (a) (b); 1010; 1011; 1023.
Household linen and articles of apparel made of linen and cotton 918; 919; 1017; 910; 911 (b); 923; 1013; 1014; 1016; 1023; 1529 (a).
Scarves 115 (a); 1209.
Woolen and worsted niece fronds 1108; 1109 (a); 1111.
Travelling rugs 1111.
Poplin 1109 (a); 1122; 1205.
Horses 714.
Pickled Mackerel and Herring 719 (4).
Bacon 703.
Cheese 710.
Carragheen or Irish Mass 1540; 1722.
Oatmeal, rolled oats, oat grits and similar oat products 726.

On February 24, 1938, I submitted the following list of articles and commodities to the Department of External Affairs of Ireland as those of which the United States was a large supplier to Ireland. This information was based upon information contained in the enclosures sent the Legation with the Department’s instruction No. 16 of January 29, 1938.

Commodity
Unmanufactured tobacco, unstemmed Resin
Unmanufactured tobacco, stemmed Oleo oil
Raisins Refrigerating and cold storage apparatus, etc.
Fruit Tool handles
Barley Wireless telegraphy apparatus, etc.
Staves Lard
Typewriters and parts Hops
Turpentine Machines and machinery
Fruit, preserved, no sugar Cottonseed cake and meal.
Raw Plums, prunes, etc.

Respectfully yours,

John Cudahy
  1. Not printed.
  2. 46 Stat. 590.