Lei's family went to the US Consulate in Shanghai on Monday to apply
for visas. Her parents had no problem but a female consul denied her
brother a visa. I called Dr. King today and asked that the University
make further efforts to contact the US Consulate again. Dr. King is
also making calls to Senator Richard Shelby's office to see if they
can help. Unfortunately this is a holiday period and the Senator's
office may be operating with a skeleton staff. We hope that such a
fax can be sent
