Naturalized American citizens in Palestine have been relieved of the fear that their citizenship would be forfeited, as a result of the bill signed yesterday by President Roosevelt, which suspends the clause in the Neutrality Act of 1940 requiring American citizens living abroad to return here every two years to retain their citizenship. The bill was passed because war conditions make it impossible for naturalized citizens outside the United States to conditions make it impossible for naturalized citizens outside the United States to comply with the Neutrality Act clause.
Last June the American Citizens Association in Tel Aviv, which represents the 3,000 naturalized American Jews living in Palestine, appealed to the United States State Department for extension of the time allowed them to stay in Palestine without losing their citizenship. The appeal pointed out that American citizens in the Holy Land were unable to secure transportation home.
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