I would like to take this opportunity to discuss with the floor manager of the State Department authorization bill a situation which has been brought to my attention with respect to individuals seeking visas from the U.S. Embassies consulates in Poland for termporary visits to the United States. It is my understanding from my constituents that greater difficulties are being encountered now than has been previously the case with respect to their relatives and friends who are seeking permission to leave Poland temporarily and visit the United States. Polish citizens who seek to visit this country with the goal of being temporarily reunited with their families and friends should not be made the innocent victims of the conditions in Poland. and American officials in Poland should not add to these hardships by arbitrarily restricting visas for temporary visits to the United States. These people are. thus. being penalized twice: first. by the imposition of martial law and its aftermath. and second. by American officials apparently using those conditions as a rationale for restricting the issuance of visas. Some of these Polish citizens have visited this country in past years and have returned to Poland without incident or delay. I am sure that the Senator from Illinois is sensitive to the humanitarian value of these visits. and the incredulity of Americans of Polish descent who are informed that their :-elatives and friends in Poland are being denied temporary entry into this country as a result of the actions of American officials in Poland. Some have told me that they would not be surprised at such behavior on the part of the Polish Government. but that they find it hard to believe that they are receiving such treatment at the hands of American officials in Poland. I would ask the Senator from Illinois whether he. in his capacity as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. would contact the State Department and would inquire as the whether it is now the policy of the U.S. Government to reduce the number of visas issued by our consul in Poland and as to whether it is our Governments policy to interpret more restrictively the criteria under which the visas are issued?