ETATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE, BULGARIE

Traité concernant la naturalisation des citoyens respectifs; signé à Sofia, le 23 novembre 1923.*)**)

Treaty Séries (Washington), No. 684.

Naturalization Treaty between the United States and Bulgaria. The Président of the United States of America and His Majesty Boris III, KiDg of the Bulgarians, being desirous of reaching an agreement concerniug the status of former nationals of either country who hâve acquired, or may acquire, t)je nationality of the other by reasonable processes of naturalization within any territory under its sovereignty, hâve resolved to conclude a treaty on this subject and for that purpose hâve appointed their plenipotentiaries, that is to say:

The Président of the United States of America:

Charles S. TVilson, Envoy Extraordinary & Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Bulgaria; and His Mnjesty, the King of the Bulgarians:

Christo Kalfoff, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Bulgaria, Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, found to be in good and due form, hâve agreed upon the following Articles:

A-ticle I.

Nationals of the United States who hâve been or shall be naturalized in Bulgarian territory, shall be held by the United States to hâve lost their former nationality and to be nationals of Bulgaria.

Reciprocally, nationals of Bulgaria who hâve been or shall be naturalized in territory of the United States shall be held by Bulgaria to hâve lost their original nationality and to be nationals of the United States.

The foregoing provisions of this Article are subject to any law of either country providing that its nationals do not lose their nationality by becoming naturalized in another country in time of war.

The word „nationalu. as used in this convention, means a person owing permanent allegiance to, or having the nationality of, the United States or Bulgaria, respectively, under the laws thereof.

The word rnaturalizedtt, refers only to the naturalization of persons of full âge. upon their own applications, and to the naturalization of minors through the naturalization of their parents. It does not apply to the acquisition of nationality by a woman through marriage.

*) Les ratifications ont été échangées à Sofia, le 5 avril 1924. **) Ed laDgues anglaise et bulgare. Nous ne reproduisons que le texte anglais.

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Article II.

Nationals of either country who hâve or shall become naturalized in the territoy of the other, as contemplated in Article I, shall not, upon returniog to the xmntry of former nationality, be punishable for the original act of émigration, or for failure, prior to naturalization, to respond to calls for military service not accruing until after bona fide résidence was acquired in the territory of the country whose nationality was obtained by naturalization.

Article III.

lt a national of either country, who cornes within the purview of Article I, shall renew his résidence in his country of origin without the intent to return to that in which he was naturalized, he shall be held to hâve renounced his naturalization.

The intent not to return may be held to exist when a person naturalized in one country shall hâve resided more than two years in the other.

Article IV.

The présent Treaty shall go into effect immediately upon the exchange of ratifications, and shall continue in force for ten years. If neither party shall hâve given to the other six. months' previous notice of its intention then to terminate the Treaty, it shall further remain in force until the end of twelve months after either of the contracting parties shall hâve given notice to the other of such intention.

In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries hâve signed this Treaty and hâve hereunto afâxed their seals.

Done in duplicate at Sofia this 23rd day of November 1923.

[seal.] Charles S. Wïlson.

[seal.] Chr. Kalfoff.