United States v. Thomas Bazan

Thomas Bazan, a citizen of Spain, was admitted to the United States for permanent residence in 1941. About a year later, he declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States.' In November 1942, he filed an application (Selective Service Form DSS 301) claiming exemption, as a neutral alien, from the draft for military service. ' He sought to withdraw this application in September 1943, but the Selective Service System ruled that such application could not be withdrawn. When he petitioned for naturalization in 1948, the Naturalization Examiner recommended, after a preliminary…