Speaker. I have been gratified by the favorable response to my remarks in the House on March 2 on the problems of attracting foreign visitors to the United States. Comments by both the press and private individuals indicate widespread support for legislation to establish a new Office of International Travel and to liberalize substantially our rigorous visa and entry requirements. I was also gratified that on March 5 the State Department announced it was making substantial revisions in the application processes for visas. The Department has had the option of asking foreign visitors to fill out shortform or longform application blanks. The longform blank has been too often used and it contains many unnecessary and sometimes offensive questions.
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