Evening star., 1944-05-07
Sanctions Follow
IreIund's Refusal
To Gust Nuzis
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States last night
blacklisted 38 Irish firms ano
businessmen accused of aiding
the enemy.
The action was the first taken by
this Government to express through
economic measures its disapproval
of Prime Minister Eamon de Va
lera's decision in February not to
eject Axis officials accused OF
espionage by the Allies.
Never before has any Irish firm
been black listed, although concerns
in many other neutral countries in
both this hemisphere and the
European area had been put on
the record, which now totals ap-
proximately $4,000 names.
Have Adequate Evidence.
Listing means that Government
officials consider they have ade-
quate evidence that the concerns
are cooperating with the enemy in
such manner as to contribute to
the support of his war machine.
The sanctions applied range from
denial of all facilities to such firms
in this country to the threat of
postwar penalties which will place
those firms at a competitive disad-
vantage in the. early months of
economic reconstruction.
The State Department declined
to say why any individual firm was
black-listed or to describe the ac-
tivities of any firm. Some of the
SO have Irish names while others
were German language names, ap-
parently branches of German firms.
Implements New Policy.
The disclosure that Ireland was
being listed apparently was the first
step to implement the new policy an
nounced Thursday by Francis Rus
sell. chief of the State Department S
Division of World Trade Intelligence
and chairman of the interdepart-
mental committee which controls the
black list.
Mr.. Russell announced that it
would not be possible to lift black
list sanctions as soon as the war
ends.
In the case of Ireland, there has
been no complaint of trading with
the enemy and the British and
United States governments have
concentrated on trying, first to erad-
icate and second to control the ac-
tivities of Axis diplomats, whom they
accused of spying on Allied prepara-
tions for the invasion of Europe.
The United States asked Ireland
February 81 to eject Axis authori-
ties from the country, but it turned
down the request Shortly after
ward, Britain cut off all shipping to
Ireland and imposed other restric-
tions designed to prevent the flow
of information from military areas
of the United Kingdom into Fire.
The breakdown on Irish firms
is considered here to foreshadow a
vigorous application of the black
list policy from now on to con-
Germs in all neutral European
countries which do not align them
selves with Allied interests.
Following is list of the black
listed firms, as announced by the
State Department:
A. E. G. Electric Co. Ltd, Dublin
and all branches in Fire.
Ackermans & S. A. Van Haaren
Galway.
Allianz und Stuttgarter Verein In
surance Co, Ltd, Dublin.
Alberto Arcari, East Wall, Dublin
Associated Contractors Greland)
Ltd, New Docks, Galway.
Atlanta Products, Ltd, Ballsbridge
Dublin.
DR.. Heinrich Becker, Rathmines
Dublin.
Emil Franz Wilhelm Cesar, Beck.
mann, Dublin.
Beckmann & Holiday, Ltd, Dub
lin
Bartolomeo (Bertino) Berni, Dub
lin.
Berni's Cafe & Restaurant, Dublin
Mrs. Cathal Brugha, Dublin.
Noinin Brugha, Dublin.
Rory Brugha, Dublin.
Albert Garry, Dublin.
Dublin Electrical Engineering Co.
Ltd, Dublin, and all branches ir
Fire.
Dwarf Products, Rathmines, Dub
lin.
Georg Franz Frederick Fasenfeld
Monaincha, County Tipperary.
German Academy, Dublin.
News Agency Listed.
German News Agency, Dublin.
Hans Hautz, Bray, County Wick.
low.
Hayward Co. Ltd, Dublin.
Alfred Heine, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Michael Held & Son, Id, Dublin
Irish A. E. c. Electric Co.. Ltd.
Dublin, and all branches in Fire.
1rish-German Academic Bureau
Dublin.
KlngStons, Ltd, Dublin.
helHZ Langneld, Bray, County
Wicklow.
OHuadhaigh & Proud, Little Dub
lin.
Metro Radio, Dublin.
OHagan Ltd, Bray, County Wick
low and Dublin.
Josef Paffrath, Dublin.
Radio Telefunken Ltd. Dublin.
Paul Schuette-Ronayne, Rath
mines. Dublin.
Siemens-S -Schuckert Ireland Ltd
Dublin and all branches in Fire.
Siemens-S -Schuckert Manufactur
ing Co. II. F. s. Ltd, Dublin anC
all branches in Fire.
Oscar Paul, Traenkner, Dublin.
Franz Winckelmann, Ranelach
Dublin.
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