In re for Naturalization of Mata

OLIVER J. CARTER, District Judge.

Petitioner is a native and citizen of the Republic of the Philippines. He was admitted into the United States at Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 8, 1959, as a temporary visitor in accordance with the provisions of 8 U.S.C.A. § 1101(a) (15) (B). He has never been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. However, petitioner has honorably served the United States in the United States Navy in excess of twenty years.

The records of the United States Navy establish that petitioner originally enlisted in said service in the Philippine Islands on August 4,…