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SUBJECT: POSSIBLE HAUGHEY VISIT TO U.S.
BYCOB NARA DATE 7/7/18
1. -ENTIRE TEXT.
2. DURING A FEBRUARY 15 MEETING WITH U.S. SENATOR
CHRISTOPHER DODD (D-CONN), IRISH PRIME MINISTER HAUGHEY
TOLD AMBASSADOR SHANNON THAT HE PROBABLY WILL NOT GO
AHEAD WITH TENTATIVE PLANS HE HAD TO PAY A PRIVATE VISIT
TO WASHINGTON IN MARCH. HAUGHEY COMMENTED THAT, ON
REFLECTION, HE THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT BE A PARTICULARLY
GOOD TIME TO GO SINCE THERE WOULD BE A LONG LINE OF
GOVERNMENT HEADS WAITING TO SEE PRESIDENT REAGAN. AS
A RESULT, THERE WOULD NOT LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR
GOOD SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRESIDENT AND
OTHER U.S. LEADERS.
3. TALKING SHORTLY AFTERWARD WITH AMBASSADOR SHANNON,
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT DERMOT NALLY SAID NO FINAL
DECISION HAD BEEN TAKEN BUT ADDED THAT IT'S ABOUT 80
PERCENT CERTAIN' THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD NOT TRAVEL
TO THE U.S. IN MARCH.
4. HOWEVER, AT FOREIGN MINISTER LENIHAN'S FEBRUARY 15
IUNCHEON FOR SENATOR DODD, LENIHAN TOLD AMBASSADOR
SHANNON THAT HE HAS BEEN URGING THE PRIME MINISTER TO
UND RTAKE THE TRIP AND STILL HOPES HE WILL DO so.
5. COMMENT. THE PRIME MINISTER'S STATED REASONS FOR
RELUCTANCE TO VISIT WASHINGTON IN MARCH MAY NOT BE THE
ONLY ONES. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT HE WANTS TO STICK
CLOSE TO HOME IN THE RUN-UP TO AN IRISH GENERAL ELECTION
*WHSR COMMENT
RA NAN COI VP
FOB: WEUR
PSN:006917 PAGE 01
TOR: :049/13:112
DTG: 1812532 FEB 81
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