§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the arrangements for granting visas to persons wishing to visit this country from the German Democratic Republic; and how many visa applications he has refused in the last five years.
§ Sir F. SoskiceApplications from East Germans for United Kingdom visas are made to the British Visa Officer in West Berlin, the visas being endorsed on temporary travel documents issued by the Allied Travel Office in West Berlin. I am considering means of expediting the grant of visas under this procedure to East Germans coming here onbona fide business visits.
Sixty-four visa applications made to the Visa Officer in Berlin by East Germans have been refused during the last five years.