> And as an American, I'd just like to say that this is an embarrassment to > me. Free trade, but not free travel. How can you have one without the > other? Actually, there was a period in the 80's during which US tourists had to obtain a visa before visiting France. This followed terrorist bombings in Paris. The French authorities wanted to restrict movements of potential terrorists. The terrorist movements involved nationals of former French colonies, and given various treaties it was only possible to require visas for nationals of these countries if they were also required from nationals of every country outside the European Union -- including the US. Do you see the parallel with the current US legislation? -- Christian Huitema _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf