The Minister of Justice, M. Harmangiu, has unexpectedly introduced a Bill in the Chamber modifying the existing regulations in respect to the acquisition of Roumanian citizenship. The bill, which consists of only one clause, provides that all persons who were outside the country at the time of the promulgation of the Nationality Law of 1924, and were for that reason unable to be included in the register of citizens, although they were in possession of the necessary legal requirements, will now have the right to acquire citizenship by lodging applications up to December 31st., 1932.
The Government bill is not considered in Jewish quarters to be satisfactory. The Jewish Deputies complain that it does not put right the injustices committed by the Nationality Law of 1924, and at best provides only a partial solution of the Staatenlose problem, which will modify the position of the Staatenlose of Roumanian nationality living in the New provinces, but will not help the great mass of Jewish Staatenlose in the country.
The Deputies of the Jewish Parliamentary Club intend to visit the Minister of Justice in order to explain to him their stand towards the new bill.
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