The Senator knows that a number of European countries still maintain the system of dual citizenship. Under this policy aliens who have come to the United States and have taken out their naturalization papers are still regarded as citizens and nationals of the countries from which they came. and when they visit such countries. not infrequently they have been arrested. During the war a number of naturalized citizens who were visiting the countries of their birth were arrested and forced into military service. We have in the United States a large number of people who came to this country from Turkey and who have obtained their naturalization papers. They were Turkish nationals. though they may belong to the Greek or the Armenian races. It has been claimed some naturalized American citizens who visited Turkey were arrested or subjected to harsh and cruel treatment. I desire to inquire into the question to determine as to whether or not persons who were born in Turkey of Greek or Armenian descent. or. for that matter. Turkish descent. and who came to the United States and obtained their naturalization papers. may. if they shall return to Turkey. be arrested. or their egress and ingress to and from that country impeded. by reason of the fact that it may be claimed they are still Turkish nationals. I desire to look into that phase of the question. and I ask the Senator from Nevada to let the matter go over until Monday.
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