Wong Ken Foon as Guardian Ad Litem for Wong Hing Goon v. Herbert Brownell, Jr., Attorney General of the United States

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

A young man, a Chinese born in China, seeks through § 503 of the National Security Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C. § 903 * , to be declared a citizen of the United States claiming to be the son of Wong Ken Foon, a United States citizen, who brought the action as guardian ad litem. The District Court denied the relief sought and this appeal followed.

It appears that the young man arrived at the American shores for admission to the United States, January 18, 1952 and was held by the Immigration and Naturalization Service pending determination of his status. A hearing was had on…