Namba v. Dulles

EDWARD P. MURPHY, District Judge.

This is a suit under Section 503 of the United States Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 903.1 Plaintiff prays for a decree adjudging that he is a citizen of the United States and entitled to the rights and privileges accompanying that status. The facts are undisputed and appear in the record as follows:

Plaintiff was born in the United States of Japanese citizen parents, thus acquiring a dual citizenship and nationality under then existing laws of Japan and the United States. In 1935, plaintiff went to Japan for purposes of study. In 1936, he registered with the…