Kasson to His excellency, Baron Haymerle, January 15, 1881

No. 23. Mr. Kasson to Mr. Evarts.

Sir: Pursuant to your instruction No. 206 (referring to legation dispatch No. 367), I have to say, that in response to my application to the ministry for foreign affairs for the information desired, that office transmitted to me the certified protocol of the act of renunciation of American citizenship by Marcus Cohn, together with other information requested by me.

I have the honor to transmit herewith, copies and translations of the correspondence on the subject with the ministry for foreign affairs, as stated below.

I am, &c.,

Protocol of Marcus Cohn, taken July 16, 1880, at Bischof-teinitz

[50 Kreu’r stamp.]

Taken at the K. K. district captaincy, at Bischof-teinitz, on the 16th of July, 1880.

subject.

The Hon. K. K. Statthalterei, in Prague, has, under edict of July 5, 1880, (Z. 40985) based on the present application of Marcus Cohn for re-reception into relations with the Austrian state, ordered, that a document shall be required and produced from him wherein he expressly renounces the citizenship of the United States of America, acquired by him through naturalization.

Marcus Cohn to-day appeared here and begs, in pursuance of the edict of the before-mentioned Hon. Statthalterei, that protocol of the following declaration, be taken:

“I hereby expressly declare, that I renounce the citizenship of the United States of America, acquired by me through naturalization.

“MARCUS COHN.”

Joseph Mayer, witness.

Wilhelm Wurscher, witness.

Concluded and executed.