Ltd.. of Northem Ireland because of Shorts continued discrimination against the Catholic minority in hiring and recruiting. The Air Force did advise me in an October 16 letter that they have agreed not to "exercise" an option to purchase additional aircraft from Shorts. The ad hoc committee continues to be deeply concerned about the visa policy of our Department of State relative to political figures from Northern Ireland. This policy has resulted in the absolute exclusion of certain segments of political thought such as Sinn Fein while allowing others such as those of the Reverend Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party to have carte blanche access to the United States. This is a policy of indirect censorship directed against the IrishAmerican community which must be terminated.