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US RESTRICTS PORK IMPORTS FROM HAITI FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM USDA TO AGATTACHE SANTO DOMINGO RE- PEATED FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Oct. 6, 1978, midnight
EAGR, EAID, PEPR, HA US RESTRICTS PORK IMPORTS FROM HAITI FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM USDA TO AGATTACHE SANTO DOMINGO REPEATED FOR YOUR INFORMATION: BEGIN QUOTE 1. THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 9, PART 94, HAS BEEN AMENDED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3, 1978 TO LIST HAITI AS A COUNTRY BELIEVED TO BE AFFECTED WITH AFRICAN SWINE FEVER. 2. THIS ACTION WILL PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION INTO THE US OF SWINE, PORK, AND PORK PRODUCTS, EXCEPT PORK PRODUCTS WHICH ARE COOKED IN A SEALED CONTAINER BY A COMMERCIAL METHOD SO THAT SUCH COOKING RESULTS IN A COMMERCIALLY STERILE PRODUCT WHICH IS SHELF STABLE WITHOUT REFRIGERATION. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 STATE 254681 3. THIS ACTION WILL NOT REPEAT NOT AFFECT TRADE IN MEAT FROM OTHER SPECIES OF ANIMALS. END QUOTE. VANCE CONFIDENTIAL Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 NNN Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P. Walter Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014