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Immigration and Naturalization: Visas, 1963

 File — Box: 93, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: Folder 1-2

Scope and Contents

A large collections of letters, telegrams, notes, official records & other items. These are filed in reversed order from Dec. to Jan. 1963. Selected examples are: letters (Nov.-Dec. 1963) from Hong, Ki Chong (EM2, Republic of Korea Navy), Congressman Wilson, LCDR A.J. Klein (Congressional Liaison Div., Office of the Secretary of the Navy), LCDR C. S. Snyder (Head, Enlisted Programs Branch, Recruiting Div., Bureau of Personnel, Dept. of the Navy) & Frederick Dutton (Asst. Secretary of State) re/ Mr. Hong’s desire to enlist in the United States Navy and Wilson’s attempts to help this young man; letters (Nov.-Dec. 1963) from constituent Gaetano T. Corrao, Wilson, Frederick Dutton (Asst. Secretary, Dept. of State) re/ a request from Mariano San Filippo for assistance in helping his wife in Italy obtain a nonquota immigrant visa; a stapled packet of letters, mail-o-gram & visa petition (12/59-11/63) re/ “the immigrant visa case of Salvedor Majam Espiritu, a Philippine national who has been serving in the United States Navy since 1954 and whose wife, Rosalie W. Espiritu, is an American citizen; a letter(10/21/63) from constituent James H. Frank and Wilson’s reply (11/7/63) re/ conservative concerns about communist influence in the State Dept. & alleged harassment of Miss Francis Knight & Mr. Otto Otepka; stapled packet of letters & photo (Apr.-Sept. 1963) re/ Coronado constituent Benjamin U. Poinente requests help from Wilson in having his brother, Elias Unsana Poniente, obtain a student visa to study in San Diego; letters (June-Sept. 1963) re/ requests to Wilson from several San Diegans asking for help in resolving immigration status for Mr. Britjmohan Mullick – “an industrious young man;” letters (12/19/63) from Rev. Frank E. Gigliotti (D.D.) re/ praise for SB 15-15 & citizenship potential for those serving in the Armed Services; stapled packet of letters (1/62-7/63) re/ Ronald E. Greenberg (Attorney at Law) appreciates Wilson’s assistance in the matter of bringing Miss Patricia Knights to the United States from Trinidad; a packet of letters (May-July 1963) re/ constituents Mr. & Mrs. Monel seek Wilson’s assistance in helping their nephew and niece, Cuban refugees & students in San Diego schools, bring their parents to the United States from Cuba; letters (Mar.-June 1963) re/ constituent Glen A. Jackson (San Diego Fertilizer Co.) asks Wilson for “whatever aid you might render to expedite the granting of Immigration Papers for my wife, Consuelo Alvarez Jackson, residing . . . [in] Tijuana, Baja California. She has all the necessary papers;” one copy of U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Visa Office, “Status of Quotas,” #11, June 10, 1963; letters (Apr.-June 1963) re/ constituent & small tuna boat owner Mr. Giovanni Cresci seeks permission to bring his nephew from Italy for employment; letters (Mar.-June 1963) re/ David S. Casey (Attorney at Law) requests Wilson’s assistance in helping Cuban refugee Frank Rodriquez to be naturalized. Mr. Rodriquez, a graduate of law school in Havana, knew Fidel Castro and “was godfather to Castro’s only child;” letters & news clipping (4/63) re/ Glockenspiel, Mrs. William Cary & visa for Miss Ourania Papaastasopulou; letters & telegram (Oct. 1962-Apr. 1963) re/ Wilson’s assistance to constituent Mrs. Vincenza Musso in the visa case of Mr. Angelo Guaglata (Palermo, Italy); letters (3/63) re/ ill veteran needs assistance from Wilson as to visas for his wife and children in Tijuana, Mexico; letters (Oct. 1962-Mar. 1963) re/ Wilson’s assistance to constituents Mr. & Mrs. Frank Quincy for visa waiver for Cuban Oscar Gomez Espinosa & political commentary from the Quincy’s; letters (1/63) re/ constituent Mario Sanfilippo seeks visa for his wife, Diana Bosfero Sanfilippo, & Wilson encourages him to apply for citizenship; stapled packet of letters, telegram & memorandum (June 1962-Jan. 1963) re/ constituent Edward K. Madruga (Attorney at Law) requests Wilson’s assistance in facilitating visas for Mr. Francisco Rodrigues Oliveira’s three children, orphaned in the Azores by his wife’s death: letters (Sept. 1962-Jan. 1963) re/ Jack T. Hamaguchi of Chula Vista is sponsoring the entry of Gaudencio Rendon Pena as part of the bracero program. Other correspondence and visa application information are: Clara Regnoni-Macera – (S.D. College for Women); Joao Dos Reis Goncalves (Brazil), Kenneth B. Wilson (U.S. Army) seeks visa for daughter in Germany; packet of letters & memos (8/62-9/63) re/ constituent Mrs. Avelina P. Rodriguez seeks Wilson’s assistance in obtaining an immigration waiver for her deported husband, Francisco Silva Rodriguez; Mrs. Udvary (Hungary); Maximina Garcia (Mexico); Mr. Pietro Gargano (Italy); Mrs. Erika Hull, nee Metzgar (Germany); Mr. Giuseppe Perretta (Italy); “the immigration problem of George Fisher’s wife and children” (Mexico); Miss Edeltraude Oesterlein (Germany); Mrs. Mauricio & children (Portugal); Natividad G. Alegarbes (Canada); Miss Mayling Kwon (Japan); Eugenia Famelys (Greece); Adelino Coito (Columbia); J. Guadalupe Miramontes Jauregui (Mexico); Dimitrios Kouris (Greece); Mrs. Antoniette Romano (Italy); Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Chin Loy (Jamaica); Miss Usene Patricia Knights; Jorge Humberto Garcia (Mexico).

Dates

  • created: 1963

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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