He said in a letter dated February 23. 1968: Regarding your question concerning the employment of Vietnam veterans who are not yet citizens. regulations outlined in Part 711.53 of the Postal Manual state that "... Only persons who are citizens of. or owe allegiance to the United States shall be given appointments in the Postal Service. Natives of American Samoa are the only noncitizens who. as a group. owe permanent allegiance to the United States." I must be guided by these regulations when making appointments. The words of President Johnson in his recent message on veterans are pertinent. He said that it was the Nations responsibility to see to it that "the veteran may return to his community as a free. upstanding and selfreliant citizen." The President used the word "citizen." I would hope that all aliens on active duty. whether the roulette wheel of the Pentagon has sent them to Vietnam or not. would be included in this legislation.
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