In France,: In France

Can a country prohibit an unwelcome immigrant from landing on its shores? Can a country order an unwelcome musician to leave its shores? Both questions have been answered in the affirmative—the first by the U. S. to the disadvantage of the Japanese, the second by France to the discomfiture of Americans.

The Ministry of Labor, acting on the protests of French musicians, ordered 20 or 30 American jazz producers to quit France within five days and confiscated their papers, excepting passports. French musicians claimed that they were out of employment...

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