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THESE INCREASE HAVE TO FE SEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONTINUING

DECLINE IN THE RATE OF ENTRY FRON THE COMMONWEALTH AS A WHOLE.

THE FIGURES FOR COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS (MAINLY DEPENDANTS) ADMITTED

SETTLEMENT DURING THE FIRST 3 FONTHS OF THIS YEAP SHOW A DECLINE

OF 11 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 197% AND ARE

EQUIVALENT TO A REDUCTION OF OVER 3,800 IN THE ANNUAL RATE OF

ADMISSION, IF THE TREND WERE FROJECTED TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE PLANNED CUTS IN THE EMPLOYMENT VOUCHER SCHEME SHOULD

ACCENTUATE THIS DOWNWARD TREND.

TIGHTENING OF CRITERIA FOR EMPLOYMENT VOUCHERS.

8. IN ADDITION TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT VOUCHERS

AVAILABLE THE GOVERNMENT ARE ALSO MAKING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE

ISSUE OF CATEGORY ''A'' VOUCHERS MORE RESTRICTIVE. THE INTENTION

IS TO REDUCE THE INTAKE OF UNSKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED WORKERS

AND TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF LONG WAITING-LISTS FOR VOUCHERS.

AS IS GENERALLY THE CASE AT PRESENT, SUCH VOUCHERS WILL NOT BE

ISSUED WHERE SUITABLE LOCAL LABOUR IS AVAILABLE.

DOUGLAS-HOME

BY TELEGRAPH:

DAR ES SALAAM

KAMPALA

NAIROBI

VALLETTA

[ALL IMEDIATE ]

BONI

BELGRADE

ISLAMABAD

BRUSSELS

COPENHAGEN

THE HAGUE

LUXEMBOURG

PARIS

ROME

VIENNA

COLOMBO

GABORONE MASERU

CAIRO

CTTAWA

CANBERRA

KUALA LUMPUR

KAURITIUS

ACCRA

MBABANE

LAGOS

NICOSIA

WELLINGTON

LUSAKA

NEW DELHI

ZOMBA

[ALL PRIORITY]

AND SAVING TO CERTAIN OTHER POSTS.

FCC/MI DISTRIBUTION

G.I.P.D.

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION GUIDANCE

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