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- <text id=93CT1669>
- <link 90TT2027>
- <title>
- Cuba--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Caribbean
- Cuba
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Naturalized US citizens of Cuban origin are generally
- considered under Cuban law to be Cuban citizens only. The US
- government insists on its right and duty to represent the
- interests of all its citizens, but the Cuban government
- generally refuses such representation on behalf of persons it
- considers to have Cuban nationality. US officials are generally
- denied access to US citizens of Cuban origin who have been
- detained by Cuban authorities.
- </p>
- <p> US Treasury regulations: The Department of the Treasury
- regulates all transactions between persons subject to US
- jurisdiction and Cuba or its nationals, including travel-related
- transactions. The current Cuban assets control regulations
- prohibit the following transactions: financial transactions of
- any kind related to tourism, business, or recreational purposes,
- whether travellers go directly or through third countries;
- importing into the United States goods or services of Cuban
- origin either directly or through third countries; exporting US
- products, technology, or services to Cuba either directly or
- through third countries, except for informational materials;
- engaging in transactions anywhere in the world with Cuban
- nationals or other individuals or organizations acting on Cuba's
- behalf; and sending remittances to Cuba, except for $500 every
- quarter to the household of a close relative.
- </p>
- <p> Penalties for violating these regulations range up to 10
- years in prison and $50,000 in fines. For further information,
- contact the Chief of Licensing, Office of Foreign Assets
- Control, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: There are no scheduled commercial
- transportation services between the United States and Cuba.
- Currently, two private services operate charter flights several
- times a week between Havana and Miami. Persons authorized to
- travel to Cuba by the Department of the Treasury may use those
- flights.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- October 1990.
- </p>
-
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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