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63 STAT.] 81rT CONG., 1T SESS.- CHS. 121, 122, 125, 126-MAY 17, 1949 [CHAPTER 121] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Silvia Mapelli. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Mrs. Silvia Mapelli, a naturalized citizen of the United States, who lost citizen- ship by voting in an Italian plebiscite, may be naturalized by taking prior to one year from the enactment of this Act, before any diplo- matic or consular officer of the United States abroad, the oaths pre- scribed by section 335 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended. SEC. 2. From and after naturalization under this Act Mrs. Silvia Mapelli shall have the same citizenship status as that which existed immediately prior to its loss. Approved May 17, 1949. [CHAPTER 122] AN ACT For the relief of Bram B. Tellekamp. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in the admin- istration of the immigration and naturalization laws, Bram B. Telle- kamp, of Honolulu, Hawaii, shall be held and considered to have lawfully entered the United States for permanent residence on March 18, 1947, the date of his actual entry into the Territory of Hawaii, upon payment of the required visa fee and head tax. SEC. 2 . Upon enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the quota for the Netherlands for the first year that said quota is available. Approved May 17, 1949. [CHAPTER 125] AN ACT For the relief of Alex Bail. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General is authorized and directed to cancel forthwith any outstand- ing warrant of arrest, order of deportation, warrant of deportation, and bond in the case of Alex Bail, and is directed not to issue any further warrants or orders in the case of the alien based upon such alien's membership in the Communist Party prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved May 17, 1949. [CHAPTER 126] AN ACT For the relief of James I. Matthews. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James I. Matthews, New York, New York, the sum of $2,812.65. Such sum represents the amount (exclusive of the amount which would have been deducted 1097 May 17,1949 [H. B. 1460] [Private Law 59] Mrs. Silvia Mapell. 64 Stat. 1167. 8U..0. . 75; Supp. II, § 736. May 17, 1949 [H. R . 1591] [Private Law 60] Bram B. Telle- kamp. Quota deduction. May 17, 1949 [H. R. 868) [Private Law 611 Alex Bail. May 17, 1949 IH. R . 1489] [Private Law 62] James I. Matthews.