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Eugene

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Thu Jun 15, 2017, 05:43 PM Jun 2017

Trump to limit Cuba travel, restrict business deals with military: draft memo

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS | Thu Jun 15, 2017 | 4:49pm EDT

Trump to limit Cuba travel, restrict business deals with military: draft memo

By Matt Spetalnick and Lesley Wroughton | WASHINGTON

President Donald Trump on Friday will tighten rules on Americans traveling to Cuba and significantly restrict U.S. companies from doing business with Cuban enterprises controlled by the military, according to U.S. officials who have seen a draft presidential memorandum.

Trump will lay out his new Cuba policy in a speech in Miami that will roll back parts of former President Barack Obama's opening to the communist-ruled island after a 2014 diplomatic breakthrough between the two former Cold War foes.

Taking a tougher approach against Cuba after promising to do so during the presidential campaign, Trump will make clear that a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba remains in effect and his administration will beef up enforcement of travel rules under authorized categories, the officials said.

The new limits on U.S. business deals will target the Armed Forces Business Enterprises Group (GAESA), a conglomerate involved in all sectors of the economy, including hotels, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

It was unclear, however, whether the new rules would bar American visitors from spending money in state-run hotels and restaurants. Details will depend on regulations to be written in coming months by the U.S. Commerce and Treasury Departments, which will be tasked with turning the presidential memorandum into policy.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-idUSKBN1962Q3
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Trump to limit Cuba travel, restrict business deals with military: draft memo (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2017 OP
Trump is a business man. No, really... he keeps saying that so it must be true. nt procon Jun 2017 #1
what's the matter? He doesn't want Americans to know he just endangered us by letting Putin move in luvMIdog Jun 2017 #2

luvMIdog

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2. what's the matter? He doesn't want Americans to know he just endangered us by letting Putin move in
Thu Jun 15, 2017, 07:45 PM
Jun 2017

there ? And then he can have close cuddles with Puto any time he wants it's so romantic

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