I am glad the Senator asked about that. because I have no doubt we have all received a similar quantity of mail on the subject. There are about 10.000 persons. mostly Russian and Polish Hebrews. in various ports along the Atlantic coast of Europe. They bear Russian or Polish passports with American consular visas on them. and the representation has heen made to us repeatedly that those consular vis(s are certificates given them by Government officials of the United States which we ought now to honor by admitting thoe persons. I ask Senators to remember that those were not in any sense certificates. The practice has been. and the law has been. that any person from a friendly country entering a consuls office might stick out his passport and it was the consuls duty to stamp upon it a rubber stamp that said "vis6." meaning just exactly what it said. "seen " by that particular consul.