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I-iARXIST SCHOLAR DENIED CANADIAN ENTRY VISA

DOWNSVIEW (CUP)-- An internationally known professor hired to teach York under- graduate and graduate political theory courses has been’ refused entry to Canada for "security reasons", Excalibur learned last week.

The case of Istevan Meszaros, Marxist theorist, literary critic, political scientist, philosophy teacher, teacher of philoso— phy and esthetics, is under review by a special committee, said York dean of arts John Saywell earlier this week.

Meszaros, a British subject since 1965, comes from Hungary. He was a member of the 1956 provisional govern— ment and fled to Italy when the Russian Stalinists regained power in Hungary.. He has been teaching in the social science de- partment at the University of Sussex for the past six years.

York hired MeSzaros last spring as the hub of a new graduate program — social and political thought. He's already scheduled to teach two under- graduate courses, said Mel Hill, head of York's social science department.

In June, accord— ing to York offiCials, the Canadian embassy in London refused to give Meszaros a visa, saying that Meszaros' entry was not "in the best interests ‘of the country."

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According to Ed Fanning, the district admissions supervisor of the immigration branch office in Toronto, immigrants can be refused entry visas for having a criminal record, med- ical reasons, and' security reasons. said the latter category is subject to interpretation by immigration officials and may include per- sons suspected of, "treason, espionage and deserting a ship."

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Saywell has been negotiating with government officials since June, but would not comment on the talks.

York president David Salter said Wednesday "the matter is being actively worked on. we're not engaging in public debate over the matter because we have found in the past that beyond a certain point, this does more harm than good."

Neither knew when the review decision might be released.

Meanwhile, accord-

ing to Hill, Meszaros is waiting in London with his family for

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OTTAWA (CUP)——Earxist scholar Dr. Istvan Meszaros' application for landed immigrant status will be pro- cessed within three to four weeks, Zavie Levine, executive assistant to manpower and immigration

minister Bryce Mackasey 'said today (Oct. 2). Dr. Meszaros yester-

day refused to accept the minister's offer of a special permit would have allowed him to legally start teaching at York University, but was conditional his withdrawing application for immigrant visa. permit would have given Meszaros no permanent status in Canada and could have been withdrawn at any time by the minister. For the reasons, Meszaros decided to continue to press for landed immigrant status.

Meszaros also wants to clear his name of charges that he is a security risk. The special permit, while

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,allowing him to work,

does not concede that he is not such a risk. Canadian officials in London told Hesseros his visa had been refused for security reasons. Heszcros is a British citizen and has previously re— ceived security clearance from British and Italian authorities. When‘ Canada refused his first visa applica— tion, he entered the country on a visitor's visa last week and applied for landed status at Sarnia, Ontario. Canada is the only country whose laws allow visitors to apply for landed immigrant status

while actually in

.the country.

Immigration

officials will be interviewing Dr. Meszaros in the near future to discuss his application, but no action on the case is foreseeable until after the election.

the final word. He hadn't thought there would be any difficul —ty and resigned his position at the University of Sussex and sold his house; hold goods.

Fifty York faculty members have circulated a petition urging Slater to take action and the Canadien Assoc. of University Teachers have expressed their

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