824.01/543: Airgram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Bolivia (Woodward)
Washington, February
14, 1944—11:50 a.m.
A–47. Your 12, January 21, 1944, 5 p.m.
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- You are authorized to grant visas to qualified applicants holding travel documents issued by the Bolivian Junta which serve as identification documents only provided applicants are not currently involved [Page 451] in political activities in Bolivia and their entry into the United States is not considered prejudicial to the public safety. It is not necessary to refer to the Department cases exempted from the Interdepartmental Visa Review Procedure such as native citizens of Western Hemisphere countries, unless reference to the Department is considered by you desirable in individual cases.
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- Applicants should be in possession of travel documents or affidavits in lieu of passports and in addition visas on Forms 255,256 or 257.
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- There is no objection to the issuance of visas to qualified applicants holding valid passports from the previous Bolivian Government (bearing no stamps or marks by Junta officers) provided you are satisfied that the applicants are not currently involved in political activities in Bolivia and that their entry into the United States would not be prejudicial to the public safety.
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