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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. to satisfy the Immigration Authorities that they comply with these laws and regulations are liable to be refused leave to enter or land. 3. If the New Zealand Government are prepared to accept the fore- going provisions the present note and your reply in similar terms should be regarded as placing on record the agreement between the two Governments which will take effect on April 1, 1949. Please accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest considera- tion. R. M. SCOTTEN WELLINGTON, March 14, 19t9. The Right Honorable PEER FRASER, Prime Ministerof the Dominion of New Zealand, Wellington. The Netw Zealand Minister of External Affairs to the American Ambassador MINISTRY OF EXTEmNAL AFtAIRE WEtLINGTON, N. Z. 14 March 1949. SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 14 March, 1949, in which, with a view to facilitating non-immigrant travel between our two countries, you suggest that an Agreement be concluded in the following terms: (1) New Zealand citizens in possession of valid passports issued by the Government of New Zealand and endorsed "New Zealand Citizen" travelling to the United States and its possessions who are bona fide nom-immigrants within the meaning of the immigration laws of the United States and who are eligible to receive visas will be granted non-immigrant passport visas at a reduced fee of two dollars or the equivalent in foreign currency; no fee is to be collected for execution of applications therefor. Diplomatic visas and official visas, as well as visas issued under the provisions of Section 3 (7) of the Immigration 9stat.C 62. Act of 1924, as amended, will, however, continue to be granted without fee to qualified applicants who are travelling to the United States and its possessions. (2) United States citizens in possession of valid passports issued by the Government of the United States of America proceeding to New Zealand, New Zealand Island Territories and the Trust Territory of Western Samoa, will be granted passport visas (other than single-entry transit visas) at a fee of two dollars or the equivalent in foreign currency. Diplomatic visas and official visas, as well as visas issued to officers and employees of organizations declared by the Governor-General to be organi-

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