DOS Cable on Liberian Clearance Procedures

UNCLAS STATE 205420

VISAS

E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: CVIS, CMGT

SUBJECT: SPECIAL CLEARANCE PROCEDURES: LIBERIA

REF: STATE 109673

1. THE SPECIAL CLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR LIBERIA HAVE BEEN

AMENDED IN LIGHT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION DIRECTED

AT PERSONS IMPEDING THE PEACE PROCESS IN SIERRA LEONE.

PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING TEXT TO THE SECTION OF REFTEL

PERTAINING TO LIBERIAN NATIONALS.

2. PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON SIERRA LEONE AFFECTING

THE VISA ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LIBERIANS

UNDER SECTION 212(F) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY

ACT, THE PRESIDENT SIGNED A PROCLAMATION OCTOBER 10, 2000

RESTRICTING THE ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES AS IMMIGRANTS

AND NONIMMIGRANTS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO PLAN,

ENGAGE IN, OR BENEFIT FROM ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE

REVOLUTIONARY UNITED FRONT OR THAT OTHERWISE IMPEDE THE

PEACE PROCESS IN SIERRA LEONE, AND THE SPOUSES, CHILDREN

OF ANY AGE, AND PARENTS OF SUCH PERSONS.

A. VISAS DONKEY SECURITY ADVISORY OPINION REQUESTS

IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A THOROUGH REVIEW OF CASES AFFECTED

BY THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION, POST SHOULD SUBMIT A

"VISAS DONKEY" ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST ON ANY VISA

APPLICANTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATAGORIES, REGARDLESS OF

CLASS NAMECHECKS:

ANY BEARER OF A LIBERIAN DIPLOMATIC, OFFICIAL, OR SERVICE

PASSPORT;

MINISTERS, DEPUTY MINISTERS, AND TOP OFFICIALS OF THE

LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT;

MILITARY OFFICERS OF FIELD OR HIGHTER GRADE AND OFFICERS

OF EQUIVALENT RANKS IN THE ANTI-TERRORIST BRIGADE (ATB),

SPECIAL SECURITY SERVICES (SSS), LIBERIAN NATIONAL POLICE

(LNP), SPECIAL OPERATIONS BRANCH/DIVISION (SOD), AND OTHER

SECURITY SERVICES;

SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA, AND

DIRECTORS GENERAL AND THEIR DEPUTIES OF PARASTATAL

COMPANIES AND COMPANIES WITH SIGNIFICANT GOVERNMENT

PARTICIPATION;

OTHER MATERIAL SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OR

LIBERIAN SECURITY SERVICES;

SPOUSES, CHILDREN OF ANY AGE, AND PARENTS OF INDIVIDUALS

IN THE ABOVE CATEGORIES.

WHEN A "VISAS DONKEY" SECURITY ADVISORY OPINION HAS BEEN

REQUESTED, THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO

VISA ISSUANCE.

B. VISAS BEAR SECURITY ADVISORY OPINION REQUESTS SAME AS

PREVIOUSLY TRANSMITTED TO POSTS VISA REFTEL. MINIMIZE

CONSIDERED.

TALBOTT

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End Cable Text

11/08/2000