D. C. MY DEAR CONGRESSMAN CLASON: I have your letter of May 3. 1939. asking my attitude with respect to proposed legislation providing that the foreignborn children who have resided in this country for many years could fie a final petition for naturalization upon reaching the age of 21. without the necessity of filing a declaration of intention. This Department would have no objection to legislation of this character. There is already legislative precedent for It in a closely analogous field. since the Citizenship Act of 1934 permits the spouses of American citizens to apply for naturalization after a certain period of residence without the necessity of filing a declaration of intention (first papers). Sincerely yours.
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