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I refer to the United Press International report of March 26 which states thatDespite President Carters claim that all incoming Iranians undergo close scrutiny. UPI discovered a silent but official policy of avoiding any incident that might anger Iran and endanger the 50 American hostages. The article went on to state that the Immigration and Naturalization Service "has not been able to stop at the borders students carrying booklets on how to make bombs." An incident is described which occurred on Sunday. March 23 at J.F.K. Airport in New York in which a young man with a student visa allegedly issued at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was going through what the administration describes as a "thorough secondary inspection." The following. according to UPI is what occurred: In going through his luggage. the inspector found a militarylike field manual that told how to make bombs and mines. fieldstrip. the powerful Israeli Uzi machinegun. and use a wide range of other weapons. Commonsense would dictate that such a suspicious individual would be detained and then returned to Iran on the first available plane.