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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (36146)	7/31/2009 3:40:08 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

I found this. What is known for sure is that there was a travel advisory for pakistan in 1981 State Department Travel Advisory Pakistan 1981 “Before traveling to Pakistan, American Citizens should be aware of the following updated visa requirements: 30 day visas are available at Pakistani airports for tourists only. As these visas are rarely extended beyond the 30 day time per visa. Tourists planning to stay longer should secure visas before coming to Pakistan. Any traveler coming into Pakistan overland from India must repeat must have a valid visa, as 30 day visas are not repeat not issued at the overland border crossing point at Wagha.” US State Department Travel Advisory for Pakistan in 1981, No. 81-33A advisory.PNG Pakistan was under martial law in 1981 and certain undesirables… Christians, Jews, and Americans… were prohibited from entering the country. Non Muslims were not welcome unless they had a diplomatic reason and embassy behing their visit. Pakistan was on the U.S. State Department’s “no travel” or "Travel Advisory" list, it is still being argued about which. Of the 30 day Visas, one source has said that the reality was something else. "I attempted to travel to Pakistan in 1981 twice. The 30 day visas were not available to just everyone. They were only issued the press and those with and inside connection with lots of bribe money. No way some american college student got in with a US passport if a medical specialist couldn’t. ..... Pakistani authorities at the airport gave those “30 day visa’s” out at their discretion. At that time they only gave them to press, diplomats and their “guests”, and direct relatives only. They were very leary of any American so very few got visa’s.... " In 1981 Pakistan, there was Martial law, Civil Unrest, USA Embassy attacked, Americans killed.