Revedin v. Acheson, U.S. Sec. Of State

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Margaret Trimble Revedin was born in New York City of native-born parents. In 1935 she became engaged to one Count Giovanni Revedin, an Italian and a career member of the Italian Diplomatic Corps. At the time, Italian law prohibited the marriage of Diplomatic Corps personnel to anyone but Italian citizens; and plaintiff and her fiance had, according to her testimony, some “four years of discussions” about this impediment. In 1938, however, Revedin informed her that he 'had unearthed a method whereby she might satisfy the requirement of her Italian citizenship…