Acheson, Secretary of State of United States v. Mariko Kuniyuki

MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, Mariko Kuniyuki, was born in the United States on July 2, 1916, was taken to Japan in 1918, remained in Japan until November, 1940, then returned to the United States, remained in the United States until August, 1941, then returned to Japan, remained in Japan until August, 1950, and then returned to the United States. In 1946 and 1947 she voted in six Japanese elections. Thereafter, prior to May 25, 1950, she applied to a United States consul in Japan for registration as a national of the United States. The application was denied on the ground that, in view of…