It is unfortunate that objection should be made whenever this bill is called on the calendar. It would enable persons who lost their United States citizenship by reason of voting in political elections held in Italy on June 2. 1946. or on April 18. 1948. to regain their United States citizenship. Immediately following the cessation of hostilities in World War II a great many United States citizens. both nativeborn and naturalized. of Italian ancestry. returned to Italy on visits and business. A number of United States citizens had been in Italy throughout the war years. With the first free elections in Italy in almost 25 years an intensive campaign to get out the vote was started.
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