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[69 Stat. 128]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 128]

A128

8 USC 1182.

PRIVATE LAW 373-AUG. 9, 1955

CHAPTER 711 AN ACT For the relief of Manhay Wong.

August 9, 1955 [S. 181]

Quota deduction.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Manhay Wong shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the required visa fee. l^pon the granting of permanent residence to such alien as provided for in this x4ct, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the appropriate quota for the first year that such quota is available. Approved August 9, 1955. CHAPTER 712

Private Law 374 August 9, 1955 [S. 191]

66 Stat. 182. 8 USC 1182.

STAT,

Kiirella, the fiance of Sergeant James D. Ritz, a citizen of the United States, shall be eligible for a visa as a nonimmigrant temporary visitor for a period of three months: Provided, That the administrative authorities find that the said Gerda Irmgard Kurella is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to the said Sergeant James D. Ritz and that she is found otherwise admissible under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act other than the provision of section 212(a)(9) of that Act: Provided further, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice has knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act. I n the event that the marriage between the above-named persons does not occur within three months after the entry of the said Gerda Irmgard Kurella, she shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In the event that the marriage between the above-named persons shall occur within three months after the entry of the said Gerda Irmgard Kurella, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of the said Gerda Irmgard Kurella as of the date of the payment by her of the required visa fee. Approved August 9, 1955.

Private Law 373

Manhay Wong. 66 Stat. 163. 8 USC 1101 note.

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AN ACT For the relief of Liselotte Warmbrand.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Liselotte Warmbrand may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence if she is found to be otherwise admissible under the provisions of such Act: Provided, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice has knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved August 9, 1955.