6994 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE June 22 Col. Daniel Stone Campbell 615A. NATURALIZATION OF PERSONS States shall be made the basis of a petition Col. Charles HaJ;din Anderson 623A. for naturalization under this act if the ap­ SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES plicant has previously been naturalized on Col. Romu lus Wright Puryear 637A. OF THE ~TED STATES AFTER Col. Edward Joseph Tracy 19037A. the basis of the same period of service. JUNE 24, 1950 · "SEc. 2. Any person entitled to naturaliza­ Col. Richard Lee Scott 864A. tion under section 1 of this act may be Col. John Mel Schweizer, Jr., 920A. Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I ask naturalized while serving outside the juris­ Col. John David Howe 909A. unanimous consent to take from the diction of any naturalization court, upon . Col. Stanley Joseph Donovan 1089A. Speaker's desk the bill <H. R. 4233) to compliance with applicable provisions of Col. John Markward Reynolds 1299A. provide for the naturalization of per­ that section, without appearing before any Col. Wayne Otho Kester 18976A. sons serving in the Armed Forces of the such court. T-he petition for naturalization Col. Bernard Adolf Schriever 1519A. · United States after June 24, 1950, with of any such person shall be made and sworn Col. David Wade 1582A. a Senate amendment ther eto, and con­ to before, and .filed with a representative of Col. Charles Duncan Jones 1589A. the Immigrat ion and Naturalization Service cur in the Senate amendment. designat ed by the Attorney General, which PROMOTION IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE The Clerk read the title of the bill. representative is hereby authorized to receive Donald Bliss Jones to be first lieutenant. The Clerk read the Senate amend­ such petition, to conduct hearings thereon, APPOINTMENT IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE ment, as follows: to take testimony concerning any matter touching or in any way affecting the ad­ Burden Brentnall, graduate of the United Strike out all after the enacting clause and States Military Academy, class of 1953, to be missibility of such person for naturalization, insert: "That, notwithstanding the provisions to call witnesses, to administer oaths, includ­ second lieutenant. of sections 310 (d) and 318 of the Immigra­ ing the oath of the petitioner and his wit­ IN THE NAVY tion and Nationality Act, any person, not a nesses to the petition and the oath pre­ cit izen, who, after June 24, 1950, and not scribed by section 337 of the Immigration The following-named women officers of the later than ,July 1, 1955, has actively served or Navy for permanent promotion to the grade and Nationality Act and to grant naturaliza­ actively serves, honorably, in the Armed tion and to issue certificates of naturaliza­ of lieutenant commander, subject to quali­ Forces of the United States for a period or fication therefor as provided by law: t ion: Provi d ed , That the record of any pro­ periods totaling not less than 90 days and ceedings hereunder shall be forwarded to and To be lieutenant commanders who (1) having been lawfully admit ted to filed by the clerk of a naturalization court Lillian A. Arslanian Barbara A. Conard the United States for permanent residen~e. in the district designated by the petitioner or (2) having b~en lawfully admi~ted to the Sara E. Brown Ellen M. Uren and made a part of the record of such court. United States, and having .been physically "SEc. 3. Any person otherwise qualified for present within the United States for a single naturalization pursuant to section 1 or 2 of •• ..... • • . period of at least 1 year at the· time of enter­ this act who is or has been discharged under ing the Armed Forces, may be naturalized on other than honorable conditions from the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES petition filed not later than December 31, Armed Forces of the United States, or is dis­ 1955, upon compliance with all the require­ charged therefrom pursuant to an applica­ ments of the Immigration and Nationality MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1953 tion for discharge made by him on the · Act, except that-- ground that he is an alien, or who is a con­ The H ouse met a t 12 o'clock noon• and. · age·"(a) he may be naturalized regardless of scientious objector who performs or per­ formed no military duty whatever or re­ was called to order by the Speaker pro_ .. ·(b) no period of residence or specified fused to wear the uniform, shall not be en­ tempore, Mr. HALLECK. period of physical presence within the United titled to the benefits of such section 1 or · The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- States or any State after entering the Armed 2 of this act: Provided, That. citizenship fore the House the following communi-· Forces shall be required: Provided, That granted pursuant to section 1 or 2 of this . there shall be included in the petition the act may be revoked in accordance with sec­ catiOn from the Speaker· affidavits of at least two credible witnesses, tion 340 of the Immigration and Nationality THE SPEAKER'S ROOMS, citizens of t~e United States, stating that Act if at any time subsequent to naturaliza­ HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES, each such witness personally knows the peti- tion the pe:r.son is separated from -the Armed Washington, D. C., June 22, 1953. tioner to be a person of good moral char- Forces of the United States under other than I hereby designate the Honorable CHARLES acter, attached to the principles of the Con­ honorable conditions, and such ground for A. HALLECK to act as Speaker pro tempore stitution of the United States, and well dis- revocation shall be in addition to any other today. posed to the good order and happiness of provided by law: Provided further, That for JosEPH W. MARTIN, Jr., the United. States; the purposes of section 340 (f) of the Im­ Speaker of the House of Representatives. "(c) the petition for naturalization may migration and Nationality Act, revocation on be filed in any court having naturalization such ground shall be classified with revoca­ The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, jurisdiction regardless of the residence of the tory action based on section 329 (c) of that D. D., offered the following prayer: petitioner; . act. The fact that the naturalized person "(d) notwithstanding section 336 (c) of the was separated from the service under other Almighty God, we are entering upon Immigration and Nationality Act, the peti­ than honorable conditions shall be proved a new week challenged by duties we can~ tioner may be naturalized immediately if by a duly authenticated certification from not discharge and obligations we can­ prior to the .filing of the petition, the peti­ the executive or military department under not meet and master unless we have the tioner and the witnesses shall have appeared which the person was servirig at the time of before and.been examined by a representative assurance of divine grace and guidance. separation. of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv­ "SEc. 4. When used in this ·act, the term Grant that we may be emancipated ice; and 'United StateS' means the continental United from all feelings of fear and failure as " (e) no fee, except that which may be re­ States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, we strive for the blessings of justice and quired by State law, shall be charged or col­ and the Virgin Islands of the United States." peac.e which Thou hast ordained fm; lected for . making, filing, or docketing the petition. for naturalization, or for the final The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there mankind everywhere. hearing thereon, or for the certificate of objection to the request of the gentle .. May we never withhold anything of naturalization, if issued. man from Pennsylvania? insight and interpretation, of counsel Service in the Armed Forces of the United Mr. WALTER. Reserving the right to and strength, which we may possess, that States may be proved by a duly authenti­ object, Mr. Speaker, and·! shall not ob­ will contribute toward the right and cated copy of the record of the executive or ject, is this the bill that was passed by speedy solution of our many national and military department having custody of the the House unanimously on several occa .. record of the petitioner's service, showing international problems. that the petitioner is or was during the sions? Give· us a patriotism which is broad­ period or periods hereinbefore described a Mr. GRAHAM. It is. minded and big enough to discover and member serving actively and honorably in This is the bill that passed the House recognize that the unities which underlie such forces and, if separated from such serv­ on April 1, 1953. It provides for the our diversities and- differences are the ice, that he was not separated under other expeditious .naturalization of certain than honorable conditions; or may be proved aliens who have served, are serving, or important and real things to safeguard by affidavits, forming part of the petition, of and cultivate. · at least two citizens of the United States, who shall serve in the United States Hear us in the name of the Captain members of the Armed Forces of the United Armed Forces after June 25, 1950, and of our Salvation. Amen. States, of the noncommissioned or warrant not later than July 1, 1955. None of the officer grade or higher .(who may also be the basic requirements of the Immigration The Journal of the proceedings of Fri.. witnesses described in subsection (b) of this and Nationality Act are waived. The day,· June 19, 1953, was read and ap­ section): Provided, however, That no period aliens eligible for naturalization under proved.