Felice Bruni v. John Foster Dulles, Angelantonio Sbrocca v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State

These consolidated appeals are from orders 1 of the District Court holding that Bruni and Sbrocca had expatriated themselves. Both were born in Italy of fathers who were naturalized citizens of the United States. Thus, appellants were nationals of the United States and of Italy.

The cases were tried and decided in the District Court prior to the decision of the Supreme Court in Gonzales v. Landon, 350 U.S. 920, 76 S.Ct. 210, and prior to our decision in Soccodato v. Dulles, 96 U.S.App.D.C. 337, 226 F.2d 243. In . Gonzales the Supreme Court held that in expatriation cases arising under .section…