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YOUR TELNO 44: VISA RESTRICTIONS.
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1. THE OTHER CATEGORIES'' WE HAD IN MIND ARE EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND EDUCATION. WE ARE SORRY WE FAILED TO MENTION THEM IN
MY TELNO 50.
2. STRICT RETALIATION WOULD INVOLVE REFUSING THEM ENTRY, BUT THIS WOULD INVOLVE A PROBLEM HERE, PARTICULARLY WITH FILIPINA SERVANTS,
WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY A SMALL, BUT VOCAL AND INFLUENTIAL SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. WE THEREFORE FEEL THAT THIS CATEGORY AT LEAST WOULD HAVE TO CINTINUE RECEIVING VISAS AS AT PRESENT.
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