83D CONGRESS 2d Session } SENATE REPORT No. 1425 AUGUSTE IDA ANGELI MAY 24 (legislative day, MAY 13), 1954.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 2965] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 2965) for the relief of Auguste Ida Angeli, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature. of a substitute, and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. AMENDMENT Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: That, notwithstanding the provision of section 212 (a) (9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Auguste Ida Angeli may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence if otherwise admissible under the provisions of that Act: Provided, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice has knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act: And provided further, That her marriage to her United States citizen fiance, Sergeant Richard D. Colegrove, shall occur not later than six months following the date of the enactment of this Act. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the bill, as amended, is to waive the excluding provision of existing law relating to the commission of a crime involving moral turpitude in behalf of the fiance of a United States citizen serviceman. The bill also provides that the marriage occur within 6 months following enactment of this act. The bill has been amended inasmuch as the soldier fiance is still in Germany. 58003*-55 S. Repts., 83-2, vol. 8-40 STATEMENT OF FACTS The beneficiary of the bill is a 24-year-old native and citizen of Austria who is presently engaged to Sgt. Richard D. Colegrove, who is on duty with our Armed Forces in Europe, and with the waiver provided for in the bill, he will be able to marry the beneficiary of the bill and she can return with him to the United States as his wife. Senator Herbert H. Lehman, the author of the bill, has submitted a number of letters and documents in support of the bill, among which are the following: Hon. ARTHUR V. WATKINS, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D. C., March 10, 1954. DEAR SENATOR WATKINS: I am enclosing for the information of your committee correspondence to support the private bill, S. 2965, which I introduced February 17, 1954, for the relief of Miss Auguste Ida Angeli. Miss Angeli is the fiance of an American citizen and career soldier, Sgt. Richard D. Colegrove. The minor nature of the offense for which Miss Angeli is held inadmissible as well as the sergeant's long and meritorious Army service record persuade me that this is deserving legislation. It is my sincere hope that your committee will find this bill, under the circumstances, worthy of early and favorable consideration. Yours very sincerely, HERBERT H. LEHMAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Hon. HERBERT LEHMAN, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE LIAISON, United States Senate. DEAR SENATOR LEHMAN: This letter is in reply to your expression of interest on behalf of Richard D. Colegrove, SN12118449. You will recall that inquiry was made concerning this soldier's military record. I have reviewed the records available in the Department of the Army and I find that during his period of military service, he has attended two service schools; has lost no time under section 6 (a) appendix 2b, MCM 1951; and has been issued the Army of Occupation Metal (Germany). In general his military service has been characterized as excellent in efficiency. It is indicated that his character is excellent. I trust the information furnished will be adequate for your purpose. Sincerely yours, TENCH TILGHMAN, Lieutenant Colonel, Artillery, Liaison Division. MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 7TH AAA AW BN (MBL); Hon. H. H. LEHMAN, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. LEHMAN: I have submitted an application for marriage to Miss Auguste Ida Angeli, an Austrian national, born on March 22, 1929, at Burs Bludenz, Austria, which has been disapproved by the commanding officer, Headquarters, 7th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile, APO 46, United States Army, due to report received from the American consul at Frankfurt, Germany, for conviction of an offense involving moral turpitude. The facts in the offense are these: That in the year 1948 Miss Auguste Ida Angeli was employed by members of the French occupation forces at Bregenz, Austria. Miss Auguste Ida Angeli had borrowed a ring from the landlady with whom she was living to wear to a dance. Miss Auguste Ida Angeli did not return to her lodging after the dance, but went to visit her relation at Bludenz, Austria. She stayed for about a week and then returned to her lodging at Bregenz, Austria, and was at that time informed by her landlady, from whom she borrowed the ring, that she had reported to the police that the ring had been taken, because she did not expect Miss Auguste Ida Angeli to return. The landlady wanted to get back the ring only for sentimental reasons. Miss Auguste Ida Angeli and the landlady then went to the police station as the landlady wanted to withdraw the charge, but the police stated that so much work and time had been involved that the charge could not be withdrawn. Miss Auguste Ida Angeli had to report for trial on the 12th of November 1948, and was sentenced to 10 days confinement the sentence to be served at any time within the following of the next 3 months, convenient to Miss Auguste Ida Angeli. I have made every attempt possible to have corrected the erroneous conviction of Miss Auguste Ida Angeli, including an annulment of the case. I have also attempted to contact the landlady from whom Miss Auguste Ida Angeli borrowed the ring in order to get the true facts of the case as she recalls it. However she was unable to be located. I first became associated with Miss Auguste Ida Angeli in the year 1949 while serving with the United States Army in Austria and can vouch for her honesty and personal integrity. I am positive that she would make a valuable and patriotic citizen of the United States of America. She has proven her faith and devotion to me and my ideals, time and again by her reactions and conversationss. As a final resort, in assisting me in my problem, I am appealing to you to pass a private bill granting Miss Auguste Ida Angeli a nonquota visa to enter the United States of America. This would also constitute an approval for me to marry Miss Auguste Ida Angeli. Enclosed is a copy of the annulment proceedings of the conviction which I obtained from the provincial court of justice at Feldkirch, Austria. This was accomplished because the law of Austria does not permit a retrial after a period of years. I have served 5 years in the United States Army and I recently reenlisted for a period of 6 years. In view of the fact that it is my intention of making the Army my career, I feel that if this bill is passed and I may be permitted to marry Miss Auguste Ida Angeli, I feel that my service to my country and to the United States Army, will greatly be enhanced, because of freedom from worries and anxiety in my personal life. Sincerely yours, Subject: Marriage interview. To: Commanding officer, 7th AAA AW Bn (Mbl), APO 46, United States Army. This is to state that I have interviewed Sfc Richard D. Colegrove, RA12118449, Med Det 7th AAA AW Bn (Mbl), and Miss Augustina Ida Angeli, Weinheim, Germany, in reference to their contemplated marriage. As a result of the interview it is my considered opinion that in the event permission is granted them to marry their marriage has every hope of success. I recommend that the application submitted by Sergeant, First Class Colegrove, requesting permission to marry Miss Angeli be approved. AVERY C. HALBERG, Captain, Medical Corps, Commanding. Hon. H. H. LEHMAN, MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 7TH AAA AW BN (MBL), APO 46, UNITED STATES ARMY, December 18, 1953. United States Senate, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR LEHMAN: I have known the writer of the attached letter, Sfc. Richard D. Colegrove, for a period of 1 year during which he has served as the first sergeant of the Medical Detachment of the 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, Mobile. Sergeant Colegrove requested the assignment in order to return to Europe to marry an Austrian girl he had met in a previous overseas tour. Sergeant Colegrove is a hard working and intelligent member of the Armed Forces, and a credit both to his country, and the service he is a member of. I am sure that Miss Auguste Ida Angeli is a fine person, and not an opportunist who is using an American soldier to gain entry into the United States. Sergeant Colegrove's long acquaintance with her is proof enough of this fact. I believe that to admit Miss Auguste Ida Angeli, would be to admit a person who would become a valuable citizen, and one who would be intensely loyal to our ideals and traditions. Respectfully yours, JOSEPH T. MAGUIRE, Captain, Artillery, Commanding Officer. The committee, after consideration of all the facts in the case, is of the opinion that the bill (S. 2965), as amended, should be enacted. 83D CONGRESS 2d Session SENATE ISHI WASHBURN REPORT {No. 1426 MAY 24 (legislative day, MAY 13), 1954.—Ordered to be printed Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 986] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 986) for the relief of Ishi Washburn and Terry Wendell Washburn, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. AMENDMENTS 1. Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mrs. Ishi Washburn shall be held and considered to be eligible for nonquota immigrant status if she is found admissible to the United States under the provisions of that Act. 2. Amend the title to read: A bill for the relief of Mrs. Ishi Washburn. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the bill, as amended, is to preserve for the widow of a United States citizen serviceman the status of a nonquota immigrant, to which she would be entitled except for the death of her husband. The bill has been amended in accordance with established precedents. The name of the child has been deleted because it appears that he is a United States citizen. |