611.41D31/56
The Minister in Ireland (Cudahy) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 14.]
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 193010 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,