Hello All,
I hope someone can help me with this. My great-grandfather came to the
U.S. in 1902. He applied for citizenship in 1907 and was denied due to
"wrong allegiance". On his first declaration of intention he renounced
forever all allegiance to Nicolas II Emperor of Russia. On the second
declaration, which was accepted, he renounced forever all allegiance to
The Republic of France. Since this petition was not denied am I correct
in assuming that he came to the U.S. with a French passport of some
sort? and if so, does this mean that he became a French citizen
sometime during the 10-12 years he lived in France?

I have read the info files about France and it appears that citizenship
records do exist, however, I am still unclear whether my grandfather
ever became a French citizen.
Thank you.
Fran Stark
West Bloomfield, MI 48322

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STARIKOFF, MONTHRUIAE, OSNOVETSKY Kishinev, PAPOUCHE Odessa
STARIKOFF, PAPOUCHE Paris, France.