Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 5, 1916

File No. 365.117/249

Ambassador Page to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

American Embassy,
Rome, January 19, 1916.

539 Department’s 415, December 16,⁴ Military authorities have refused exonerate Ajello from military service, holding that while he may have lost Italian citizenship during minority by reason of father’s naturalization in 1889 nevertheless Ajello must be considered as still obliged to perform military service by virtue of Article 12, civil code, which was in force at time his class called to colors.

American Embassy

4. Id., p. 583.