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provisions of section 2 of the citizenship 
act of March 2, 1907, or of the acquisi¬ 
tion of a residence of a permanent nature 
in any foreign country within five years 
after naturalization in the United States. 
The statutory provisions referred to read 
as follows: 
When any naturalized citizen shall have re¬ 
sided for two years in the foreign state from 
which he came, or for five years in any other 
foreign state it shall be presumed that he has 
ceased to be an American citizen, and the place 
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of his general abode shall be deemed his place 
of residence during said years: Provided, how¬ 
ever, That such presumption may be overcome 
on the presentation of satisfactory evidence to 
a diplomatic or consular officer of the United 
States, under such rules and regulations as the 
Department of State may prescribe: And pro¬ 
vided also, That no American citizen shall be 
allowed to expatriate himself when this country 
is at war. (Sec. 2, act of Mar. 2, 1907 ; 34 Stat. 
1228.) 
If any alien who shall have secured a certifi¬ 
cate of citizenship under the provisions of this 
Act shall, within five years after the issuance 
of such certificate, return to the country of his 
nativity, or go to any pther foreign country, 
and take permanent residence therein, it shall * 
be considered prinva facie evidence of a lack of 
intention on the part of such alien to become 
a permanent citizen of the United States at the 
time of filing his application for citizenship, 
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and, in the absence of countervailing evidence, 
it shall be sufficient in the proper proceeding to 
authorize the cancellation of his certificate of 
citizenship as fraudulent, and the diplomatic 
and consular officers of the United States in 
foreign countries shall from time to time, 
through the Department of State, furnish the 
Department of Justice with the names of those 
within their respective jurisdictions who have 
such certificates of citizenship and who have 
taken permanent residence in the country of 
their nativity, or in any other foreign country, 
and such statements, duly certified, shall be 
admissible in evidence in all courts in proceed¬ 
ings to cancel certificates of citizenship. (Sec¬ 
ond paragraph, sec. 15, act of June 29, 1906 ; 34 
Stat. 601.) 
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