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IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A AND BY BAG

F F C C 24144ZZ

CONFIDENTIAL.

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TO INEDITE CERTAIN FOSTS TELEGRAM NO.GUIDANCE 116 OF 24, MAY 71 IMIGRATION: UNITED KINGDOM PASSPORT HOLDERS FROM EAST AFRICA. 1.. THE GOVERNMENT HAVE NOW COMPLETED THE PEVIEW OF THE POSITION CF U.K. PASSPORT HOLDERS FORESHADOWED BY THE HOME SECRETARY ON 3 JULY (OFFICIAL REPORT: COL 213) AND FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVERNMENTS IN EAST AFRICA WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN THE GOVERN- MENT OF KENYA AGREEING TO COOPERATE TO SECURE A MOPE PAPID AND OPDEPLY MOVEMENT OF THE QUEUE FOR VOUCHERS, HAVE DECIDED TO DOUBLE THE ANNUAL PATE OF ENTRY OF U.K. PASSPORT HOLDERS INTO OITAIN BY THE ISSUE OF 3,7 SPECIAL VOUCHERS. THIS INCREASE WILL TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JUNE. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A ONCE- FOR-ALL ALLOCATION OF 1,590 VOLCHERS TO BE ISSUED OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT CF UGANDA MERE INTERRUPTED BY THE CHANGE OF GOVERNYENT BUT HAVE BEEN RESUMED. 2.. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE ALSO DECIDED AT THE SAME TIME TO RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS ENTERING THE COUNTRY TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT. THEY INTEND TO CUT FROM 4,222 TO ABOUT 2,000 THE ANNUAL RATE OF ADMISSION OF EMPLOYMENT VOUCHER HOLDERS. THIS WILL BE DONE BY THE IMMEDIATE INTRODUCTION OF AN INTERIM EMPLOYMENT VOUCHER SCHEME WHICH WILL OPERATE UNTIL THE WORK-PERMIT SCHEME UNDER THE IMMIGRATION BILL, DESCRIBED

IN PARA & OF MY TEL GUIDANCE NO 35, COMES INTO FORCE. THE PLANNED PATE OF INTAKE WILL BE 1,20S FROM THE INDEPENDENT COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES (EXCEPT MALTA), 600 FROM MALTA AND 460 FROM THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. DETAILS WILL BE CIRCULATED IN THE OFFICIAL

REPORT BUT IN BRIEF:

1. NO MORE CATEGORY 'A'' VOUCHERS WILL BE ISSUED TO INDEPENDENT COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES (OTHER THAN MALTA) FOR UNSKILLED CR

SEMI-SKILLED EMPLOYMENT:

11. SOME REDUCTION WILL BE MADE IN THE ISSUE OF CATEGORY ''B'

VOUCHERS.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.

3. THIS GUIDANCE MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT'S

INTENTIONS APE ANNOUNCED BY THE HOME SECRETARY IN THE COMMONS. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN OUR VERBATIK SERIES, THEN THIS GUIDANCE MAY BE USED ATTRIBUTABLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF

THE DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT WITH KENYA DESCRIBED IN PARA 4

WHICH ARE FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY.

BACKGROUND

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