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Remainder of Commonwealth

Category A

700

Not more than 15% (105) to go to any one country.

Category .B

1,000

2,700

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This apportionment is based on the following arguments:-

(i) that Ministers have agreed that the permanent scheme should

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include a special quota of about 1000 for Malta and the

Dependent Territories. (Although there has been some confusion

as between vouchers issued and vouchers used, it is assumed that

the special quota relates to vouchers issued)

(ii) that the interim scheme should provide the same quota for Malta

and the Dependent Territories as the permanent scheme.

(iii) that we have agreed at official level with the FCO that the

division between Malta and the Dependent Territories should be

600 and 400 respectively.

(iv) that the Secretary of State has agreed with the Home Secretary

and the Foreign Secretary that under the interim scheme we should

stop issuing vouchers to unskilled or semi-skilled category "A"

Commonwealth Citizens from the rest of the Commonwealth and that

this should result in a reduction in entry of about 1,000, which

also implies a reduction in the number of vouchers issued by about

1000, as usage in this category is high. As the maximum number

of vouchers than can now be issued is 1,700 this means a reduction

to 700.

(v) that the balance (2700-1000-700 = 1000) of 1000 should be issued

to Category "B" applicants.

CATEGORY A

12. For the independent countries of the Commonwealth, other than Malta,

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