leased from Yugoslav nationality. It is understood that persons in this category who have not made and do not intend to make such declaration of renunciation of Yugoslav nationality will, nevertheless, under the provisions of article 45 of the Yugoslav law of September 6, 1929, as amended by article 28 of the law of October 28, 1931, be permitted to visit that country every 3 years for a period not exceeding 6 months without being compelled to perform military service in Yugoslavia if they have passed the age of 25 years and if before reaching that age they have regularized their status as provided in article 45; but before leaving the United States they should be careful to present their cases to a Yugoslav diplomatic or consular officer in this country and to obtain from him a statement in writing as to their status under article 45 of the Yugoslav law and whether they may reside in Yugoslavia for 6 months without danger of molestation. Persons of the categories indicated above are advised to begin the regularization of their status under article 45 or to take steps toward renunciation of Yugoslav nationality under article 31 well in advance of their departure for Yugoslavia, so that the competent Yugoslav diplomatic or consular officials in the United States may communicate, if the circumstances so require, with the authorities in Yugoslavia. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, May 1, 1938. JX SPECIAL NOTICE A naturalized citizen should read carefully section II and those parts of sections III or IV which relate to the country of which he was originally a national. Persons born in the United States of alien parents should also read those sections with care. They also should read paragraphs 29, 30, and 31. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1939 |