Certainly. that statement is correct. Statements are issued monthly. showing for each country the number of visas granted as preferential. I have ote here dated February 24. and I find. for example. only 75 from the one of the northern countries as prefential out of a possible 800. from France 63. and so on. But when we get down to the southern countries. we find by this table that Italy has 1.281. right up to the whole number they are allowed to take care of as preferences to that date. Russia has 702. all that they are allowed. and the line of these preference relatives standing in these congested southeastern European countries who are trying to get to the United States is enormous.