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IN RE BURKE

No. 447606.

335 F.Supp. 563 (1971)

In re Petition for Naturalization of Mathilde Lea Helene BURKE.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

October 12, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold W. Calhoun, Chicago, Ill., Naturalization Examiner for Immigration and Naturalization Service.

F. Raymond Marks, Jr., and Melvyn E. Stein, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DECKER, District Judge.

The narrow question presented in this case is whether an alien's refusal to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee ("HUAC") disqualifies her from naturalized citizenship.

Petitioner Mathilde Burke is a native and citizen of the Netherlands. Since 1946, she has resided in this country. On June 8, 1966, she petitioned for naturalized United States citizenship. 8 U. S.C. § 1427(a). A...

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