Flegenheimer Case (United States v. Italy)

14 R.I.A.A. 327, 337, 25 I.L.R. 91 (1958)

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Flegenheimer Case (United States v. Italy)

Italian–United States Conciliation Commission
14 R.I.A.A. 327, 337, 25 I.L.R. 91 (1958)

Facts

Albert Flegenheimer was born in Germany in 1890. His father, Samuel, was a naturalized United States (plaintiff) citizen prior to Albert’s birth. When the Nazis gained power in Germany in 1933, Albert inquired with the American consulate about citizenship and was denied. Albert fled to Italy (defendant), then Switzerland, and finally Canada. While in Canada, Albert formally submitted a claim for United States citizenship, which was denied. In 1940, Albert was divested of his German citizenship by Nazi decree. In 1941, Albert sold his stock in an Italian company at a nominal value because of his fear of persecution from the anti-Semitic Italian government. In 1942, while living in the United States on a visa, the United States government recognized Albert as a citizen by birth. However, in 1946, the United States initially denied Albert a passport before eventually approving the request. Albert then filed a petition with the commission to invalidate the 1941 sale of his stock.

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