Memorandum from Ms. Bacon to Mr. Allison with Related Correspondence
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OCR Page 1 of 6STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Ma David bloyd Room 227
Office Memorandum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
0.5.
TO
:
FE - Mr. Allison
DATE: June 20, 1952
FROM
: FE - Miss Bacon
SUBJECT:
Consequences for Far East of Presidential Veto of
Immigration Bill.
The exclusion provisions of our immigration laws
have long been recognized by our Missions abroad as among
the greatest obstacles which this Government has had to
face in attempting to convince Far Eastern peoples of our
understanding and friendship. Present immigration laws
are identified throughout the Far East with the policy of
racial exclusion. Under these laws all Far Easterners,
except Chinese, Filipinos and Indians, are denied admission
to the United States on a quota basis and are ineligible
for naturalization. This situation is deeply resented
throughout the Far East. The Department and the Congress
have been working over a period of years on an immigration
bill which would lift these exclusion provisions. Far
Eastern peoples have closely followed the progress of this
bill.
Far Easterners would receive a Presidential veto of
the bill not merely as a disappointment to hopes but as an
indication that our professed sympathy and understanding
with Eastern peoples is superficial. They would question
why we were fighting in Korea when we are unwilling to
admit even one Koreaninto the United States on a quota
basis. The effect would be to undermine our efforts to
obtain their cooperation with us in policies which we
believe to be essential to the free world. In view of
the recent entrance into force of the Peace Treaty with
Japan the effects would be particularly serious.
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