File No. 136/85
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page)
5676. Your 7451, 17th.1 Act of October 5, 1917, provides for repatriation of Americans who, since August 1, 1914, took oath of allegiance to a foreign state engaged in war with a country with which United States is at war, and who have actually enlisted, and have been or may be honorably discharged from such foreign armed forces. Such persons, if abroad, present evidence to consular officer that they come within terms of act, and take oath of allegiance to United States and abjuring allegiance to the foreign state under which they served. Certificates of repatriation to be made in triplicate under regulations now being prepared. Inform Consul General and repeat to Paris, Rome, Petrograd.
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