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ACTION
THE WHITE HOUSE
Last Day: January 4
WASHINGTON
December 31, 1974
Postal
To
archives
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE PRESIDENT
1/3
FROM:
KEN COLE
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 9654
Relief of Aldo Massara
Attached for your consideration is H.R. 9654, sponsored
by Representative Cronin, which would enable the beneficiary,
Aldo Massara to file a petition for naturalization.
Mr. Massara has fulfilled the requirement of five years of
U.S. residence and 30 months of physical presence, but
has not been able to fulfill the continuity requirement
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as a result of
employment abroad. The enrolled bill would permit Mr.
Massara to become a U.S. citizen by overcoming a technical
deficiency which his employment has created.
OMB recommends approval and provides additional background
information in its enrolled bill report (Tab A).
Max Friedersdorf (Loen) and Phil Areeda both recommend
approval.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign H.R. 9654
GERALD ? FORD
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
DEC 26 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 9654 - Relief of Mr. Aldo Massara
Sponsor - Rep. Cronin (R) Massachusetts
Last Day for Action
January 4, 1975
Purpose
Enables the beneficiary to file a petition for naturalization.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Approval
Department of State
No objection
Discussion
Mr. Aldo Massara, the beneficiary of H.R. 9654, is a 39-year-
old native of Egypt and citizen of Italy. He was admitted to
the U.S. for permanent residence in June 1967, and his wife
and two minor children are also lawful permanent residents of
the U.S. Since July 1969, Mr. Massara and his family have been
residing in Beirut, Lebanon, where he is employed as a foreign
sales representative by Raytheon Company at an annual salary of
$24,000.
On June 26, 1972, the beneficiary filed a petition for naturali-
zation and was found ineligible for U.S. citizenship under the
residence and physical presence requirements of the Immigration
and Nationality Act ("the Act").
BERALD 2. FORD LIBRARY
2
Under section 316 of the Act, petitioners for naturalization
are required to have had five years of permanent U.S. residence
plus two and one-half years of physical presence in this country.
The thirty months of physical presence must occur within a con-
tinuous five-year period.
Mr. Massara has both the five years of U.S. residence and the
30 months of physical presence, but he has not been able to
fulfill the continuity requirement of the Act because of his
employment in Beirut. The Immigration and Naturalization Ser-
vice's memorandum of information on H.R. 9654 states that it
has taken the beneficiary only "a little bit more than 5 years
to accumulate the required 30 months presence because of his
very important position as the Beirut manager of Raytheon
Company." According to Raytheon's Vice President for Interna-
tional Affairs, Mr. Massara missed the continuity requirement by
only 44 days as a result of a miscalculation on his part.
The beneficiary is considered by his employer to be an extremely
valuable representative of his firm who has benefitted U.S.
foreign trade and commerce. He wishes to become a U.S. citizen,
and H.R. 9654 would permit this by overcoming a technical deficiency
which his employment has created.
Helfoed H Ronemel
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
department OF STATE
Washington, D.C. 20520
DEC 24 1974
Honorable Roy L. Ash
Director, Office of Management
and Budget
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Mr. Ash:
Reference is made to Mr. Rommel's communication of
December 23, 1974, transmitting for comment enrolled
bill H.R. 9654 "For the relief of Mr. Aldo Massara".
Since the matter included in the above-cited bill lies
exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Attorney
General, the Department would defer to the views
expressed by the Attorney General regarding the enact-
ment of this bill.
Sincerely yours
Linwood Linwood Holton Holton
Assistant Secretary for
Congressional Relations
FORD & LIBRARY 07
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO
Washington 25, D.C.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
AND REFER no THIS FILE NO.
DEC 2 4 1974
A17 452 634
TO
: OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
SUBJECT: Enrolled Private Bill No. H. R. 9654
; Office of Management
and Budget request dated December 23, 1974
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries Mr. Aldo Massara
Pursuant to your request for the views of the Department of Justice on
the subject bill, a review has been made of the facsimile of the bill, the re-
lating Congressional Committee report or reports, and all pertinent information
in the files of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
On the basis of this review the Immigration and Naturalization Service,
on behalf of the Department of Justice:
X
Recommends approval of the bill.
Interposes no objection to approval of the bill
Sincerely,
2. FORD LIBRARY
Commissioner
CO Form 18
(REV. 1-17-72)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM FROM: WARREN MAX L. HENDRIKS FRIEDERSDORF
SUBJECT:
Action Memorandum - Log No. 873
Enrolled Bill H.R. 9654 - Relief of Mr. Aldo Massara
The Office of Legislative Affairs concurs in the attached proposal
and has no additional recommendations.
Attachment
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Drawn Jospm. 26-74
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
DEC 26 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 9654 - Relief of Mr. Aldo Massara
Sponsor - Rep. Cronin (R) Massachusetts
Last Day for Action
January 4, 1975
Purpose
Enables the beneficiary to file a petition for naturalization.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Approval
Department of State
No objection
Discussion
Mr. Aldo Massara, the beneficiary of H.R. 9654, is a 39-year-
old native of Egypt and citizen of Italy. He was admitted to
the U.S. for permanent residence in June 1967, and his wife
and two minor children are also lawful permanent residents of
the U.S. Since July 1969, Mr. Massara and his family have been
residing in Beirut, Lebanon, where he is employed as a foreign
sales representative by Raytheon Company at an annual salary of
$24,000.
On June 26, 1972, the beneficiary filed a petition for naturali-
zation and was found ineligible for U.S. citizenship under the
residence and physical presence requirements of the Immigration
and Nationality Act ("the Act").
1945 & LIBREST
2
Under section 316 of the Act, petitioners for naturalization
are required to have had five years of permanent U.S. residence
plus two and one-half years of physical presence in this country.
The thirty months of physical presence must occur within a con-
tinuous five-year period.
Mr. Massara has both the five years of U.S. residence and the
30 months of physical presence, but he has not been able to
fulfill the continuity requirement of the Act because of his
employment in Beirut. The Immigration and Naturalization Ser-
vice's memorandum of information on H.R. 9654 states that it
has taken the beneficiary only "a little bit more than 5 years
to accumulate the required 30 months presence because of his
very important position as the Beirut manager of Raytheon
Company." According to Raytheon's Vice President for Interna-
tional Affairs, Mr. Massara missed the continuity requirement by
only 44 days as a result of a miscalculation on his part.
The beneficiary is considered by his employer to be an extremely
valuable representative of his firm who has benefitted U.S.
foreign trade and commerce. He wishes to become a U.S. citizen,
and H.R. 9654 would permit this by overcoming a technical deficiency
which his employment has created.
Welfoed H Ronemel
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 873
Date: December 27 1974
Time: 8:00 p.m.
FOR ACTION:
Geoff Shepard oh
CC (for information):
Warren Hendriks
NEC/SAreeda n noobs 0 of
Jerry Jones
Max Friedersdorf oh
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: Monday, December 30
Time: 1:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 9654 - Relief of Mr. Aldo Massara
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
X
REMARKS:
Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required materialanlease
K.R. COLE, JR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 873
Date: December 27 1974
Time: 8:00 p.m.
FOR ACTION:
CC (for information):
Geoff Shepard
Warren Hendriks
Phil Areeda
Jerry Jones
Max Friedersdorf
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: Monday, December 30
Time:
1:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 9654 - Relief of Mr. Aldo Massara
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing
Approval
F.C.S.
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
Warren R. Hemaniss
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 873
Date: December 27 1974
Time: 8:00 p.m.
FOR ACTION:
CC (for information):
Geoff Shepard
Warren Hendriks
Phil Areeda,
Jerry Jones
Max Friedersdorf
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
Time:
Monday, December 30
1:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill H.R. 9654 - Relief of Mr. Aldo Massara
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing
No Objection PAUL
OK
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
Warren
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
Calendar No. 1314
93D CONGRESS
SENATE
REPORT
2d Session
No. 93-1395
MR. ALDO MASSARA
DECEMBER 17, 1974.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. EASTLAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 9654]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill
(H.R. 9654), for the relief of Mr. Aldo Massara, having considered
the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recom-
mends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of the bill is to enable the beneficiary to file a petition
for naturalization.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The beneficiary of the bill is a 39-year-old native of Egypt and
citizen of Italy. He was admitted to the United States for permanent
residence on June 27, 1967, and has accumulated more than the 30
months of physical presence required for naturalization. However,
the beneficiary's employment as a foreign sales representative with
Raytheon Company has required him to travel extensively abroad and
has prevented him from accumulating this presence in the proper
continuity. The beneficiary's wife and two minor children are also
lawful permanent residents of the United States.
A letter, with attached memorandum, dated December 12, 1973, to
the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturali-
zation with reference to the bill reads as follows:
38-007
2
U.S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, D.C., December 12, 1973.
Hon. PETER W. RODINO, Jr.,
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary. House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In response to your request for a report rela-
tive to the bill (H.R. 9654) for the relief of Mr. Aldo Massara, there
is attached memorandum of information concerning the beneficiary.
The bill would waive the residence and physical presence require-
ments of the Immigration and Nationality Act toward permitting the
beneficiary to petition for naturalization.
Sincerely.
Commissioner.
Enclosure.
MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION SERVICE FILES RE H.R. 9654
The beneficiary. Mr. Aldo Massara, a married male, native
of Egypt and citizen of Italy, was born on March 13, 1935, in
Cairo. He, as well as his spouse and two minor children, are
lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States cur-
rently residing in Beirut, Lebanon, in pursuit of his calling as
the Middle East and North African areas representative of a
large United States firm engaged in international trade and
commerce.
Subsequent to the beneficiary's acquisition of lawful per-
manent resident alien status on June 27, 1967, he filed an
application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Pur-
poses which was approved on June 30, 1969. With the ex-
ception of a brief visit to the United States in 1966, he had
no prior residence in the United States. With the exception
of several brief business trips abroad, he resided continuously
in the United States after acquiring permanent resident status
up until July 17, 1969, when he assumed his duties abroad as
the representative of his United States employer. Since July
of 1969 the beneficiary has made approximately fifteen busi-
ress trips to the United States of from several weeks to several
months duration. On June 26, 1972, he filed a petition for
naturalization on which occasion he was found not to be
eligible to qualify for United States citizenship because of
insufficient residence and physical presence requirements of
the Immigration and Nationality Act. On this occasion, it
was estimated that should no further absences occur, he would
have been eligible to file a petition for naturalization on
June 8, 1974. However, since that time he has departed from
the United States and this date would no longer apply.
The beneficiary is considered by his employer to be an ex-
tremely valuable employee and as such receives an annual
salary of $24,000, plus an additional overseas allowance of
$11,000. He has assets totalling $21,000 consisting of $15,000
in personal effects and $6,000 in cash. His indebtedness totals
3
$4,500. By waiving the referenced provisions of the Act
toward expediting the acquisition of United States citizen-
ship, the beneficiary, as well as his employer, believe it will
facilitate their overseas operations and inure to the benefit
of the United States in the furtherance of its foreign trade
and commerce.
Congressman Paul W. Cronin, the author of the bill, submitted the
following statement in support of his bill:
STATEMENT OF HON PAUL W. CRONIN, M.C., 5TH MASSACHU-
SETTS DISTRICT, RELATIVE TO H.R. 9654, A BILL FOR THE RELIEF
OF MR. ALDO MASSARA
Mr. Chairman, your committee is considering H.R. 9654
which would grant relief to Mr. Aldo Massara who appeared
for naturalization at the Boston Office of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service on June 23, 1972.
Although Mr. Massara today has thirty months physical
presence in the United States as is required by the Naturali-
zation law. On June 23, 1972, through a miscalculation he
lacked approximately 44 days of this 30 months physical
presence. Mr. Massara first entered the United States on
June 23, 1967, as an Italian National carrying Italian pass-
port No. 837944/P entering for permanent residence. Mr.
Massara resided in the United States from June 23, 1967, to
July 17, 1969, except for the brief absences on business trips.
Since June 15, 1970, Mr. Massara has spent additional time in
the United States SO that he has accumulated the required
30 months physical presence in the United States. Since June
1969 Mr. Massara has served as Manager of the Beirut office
of Raytheon Overseas Ltd. He presently resides at 192 Ave-
nue Spears IMM, Union National Beirut, Lebanon.
Raytheon Company is a large international company with
its executive office and many of its plants and laboratories in
the 5th Congressional District. Raytheon's annual sales vol-
ume is in excess of $1,600,000,000. Approximately 25% of
this volume is derived from foreign sales. These foreign sales
are heavily concentrated in Europe and Middle Eastern areas.
As Raytheon's representative in Beirut, Lebanon, Mr. Mas-
sara is charged with developing Raytheon markets in the
Near and Middle East and Eastern African territories. He
has linguistic abilities and marketing capabilities which
make his contribution to his employer a substantial factor in
their foreign sales. Raytheon Company markets in his terri-
tory in the fields of energy development, education, air traffic
control, undersea exploration, computers and electronics.
Mr. Aldo Massara wishes to become a United States citizen
and H.R. 9654 will permit this, overcoming a technical handi-
cap which his repeated absences in the Middle East has cre-
ated. He now has both the 5 years of United States residence
plus the 30 months of physical presence as required by the
Naturalization laws. The intent of this bill is to excuse Mr.
Massara from the requirement that the 30 months of physical
4
presence in the United States occur within a continuous 5-
year period. Actually it has taken him a little bit more than
5 years to accumulate the required 30 months presence because
of his very important position as the Beirut manager of
Ravtheon Company.
I hope that the Judiciary Committee will see fit to give a
favorable report to H.R. 9654.
The House Immigration Subcommittee also received the following
letter from the beneficiary's employer in support of the bill:
RAYTHEON COMPANY,
Lexington, Mass., March 6, 1974.
Hon. JOSHUA EILBERG,
Chairman, Subcommittee No. 1, House Judiciary Committee, U.S.
House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Your Subcommittee has scheduled for con-
sideration in the near future H.R. Bill 9654 for the relief of Mr. Aldo
Massara. I wish to take this opportunity to communicate to you the
importance of this measure to Raytheon Company.
You are probably aware of the fact that nearly 25 percent of Ray-
theon's annual sales volume of $1,500,000,000 is derived from foreign
sales. These foreign sales are heavily concentrated in the European
and Middle Eastern theatres. As our representative, based in Beirut.
Mr. Massara materially and substantially contributes to the funda-
mental soundness and expansion of this sales base. His linguistic and
marketing capabilities, coupled with his intimate knowledge of the
customs and psychology of the ethnic groups which populate the de-
veloping nations of the Near and Middle East and Eastern Africa
make him not only very valuable, but as close to indispensable as any
of our foreign representatives may become. He has proven himself an
admirable representative of the American way of life and, in addition
to contributing to an improved U.S. balance of payments, has con-
ducted himself in a manner which has enhanced the American presence
in that area of the world. His responsibilities include amplification of
our efforts in the fields of energy development, elucation, air traffic
control. undersea exploration. computers, and electronics.
Mr. Massara appeared for interview for naturalization at the Boston
Office of the Immigration and Naturalization on June 23, 1972.
Through a miscalculation on his part he lacked 44 days of the required
30 months physical presence in the United States. Since that time he
has spent about 20 additional days in the United States on business.
We at Raytheon sincerely hope you woll look favorably on the bill
before you in the interest of fair play, the rewarding of contributions
to the United States, and improving the basis for his future
performance.
Very truly yours,
PHILIP A. PHALON,
Vice President, International Affairs,
President, Raytheon Overseas Limited.
5
HISTORY-ALDO MASSARA'S STATESIDE PRESENCE
Initial stay: June 23, 1967 to July 17, 1969 equals 24 months plus 24 days (less 48 days as per attached app. A) i.e., 32
months plus 6 days]
Date departed
Date returned Airline
Port of entry
Days
July 17, 1969
Nov. 1, 1969
TWA or PA
New York
Nov. 10, 1969
June 15, 1970
do
Boston
9
June 25, 1970
Nov. 15, 1970
PA
do
10
Nov. 28, 1970
Jan. 31, 1971
PA or TWA
do
13
Feb. 8, 1971
June 27, 1971
AF
do
8
July 14, 1971
Sept. 12, 1971
TWA
do
17
Oct. 5, 1971
Mar. 21, 1972
PA
do
23
Apr. 5, 1972
Apr. 13, 1972
TWA
New York
15
May 23, 1972
June 2, 1972
PA
do
40
June 28, 1972
Oct. 25, 1972
PA
Boston
26
Nov. 7, 1972
Mar. 22, 1973
AF
do
13
Apr. 3, 1973
June 18, 1973
TWA
do
12
June 26, 1973
July 19, 1973
AF
New York
8
July 30, 1973
Dec. 12, 1973
TWA
Boston
11
Dec. 18, 1973
Mar. 28, 1974
PA
do
6
Apr. 2, 1974
TWA
do
5
Total
216
Note: Grand total: 23 mo plus 6 days plus 216 days equals 30 mo plus 12 days.
APPENDIX A
From-
To-
Number of days
Dates of trips overseas while living in the United
States:
Feb. 18, 1969
Mar. 7, 1968
17
Mar. 23, 1969
Apr. 11, 1969
19
May 30, 1969
June 8, 1969
9
Canadian trips:
Nov. 27, 1970
Nov. 28, 1970
1
Sept. 21, 1971
Sept. 22, 1971
1
Apr. 2, 1972
Apr. 3, 1972
1
Total
48
The committee, after consideration of all the facts in the case, is of
the opinion that the bill (H.R. 9654) should be enacted.
93D CONGRESS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPORT
2d Session
No. 93-1329
MR. ALDO MASSARA
AUGUST 22, 1974.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and
ordered to be printed.
Mr. RAILSBACK, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted
the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 9654]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 9654) for the relief of Mr. Aldo Massara, having considered
the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recom-
mend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of this bill is to enable Mr. Aldo Massara to file a
petition for naturalization.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The beneficiary of this bill is a 39-year-old native of Egypt who
is a citizen of Italy. He was admitted to the United States for per-
manent residence on June 27, 1967 and is employed by Raytheon
Company as a foreign sales representative. The beneficiary has had
more than five years of permanent residence and more than the two
and one-half years of physical presence required for naturalization,
but due to his employment abroad he has been unable to acquire that
residence in the proper continuity. The beneficiary's. wife and minor
children are also lawful permanent residents of the United States.
The pertinent facts in this case are contained in a letter dated
December 12, 1973, from the Commissioner of Immigration and
Naturalization to the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary.
That letter and accompanying memorandum read as follows:
38-007
2
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, D.C., December 12, 1973.
Hon. PETER W. RODINO, Jr.,
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In response to your request for a report
relative to the bill (H.R. 9654) for the relief of Mr. Aldo Massara,
there is attached a memorandum of information concerning the
beneficiary.
The bill would waive the residence and physical presence require-
ments of the Immigration and Nationality Act towards permitting the
beneficiary to petition for naturalization.
Sincerely,
Commissioner.
Enclosure.
MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION SERVICE FiLES RE H.R. 9654
The beneficiary, Mr. Aldo Massara, a married male, native
of Egypt and citizen of Italy, was born on March 13, 1935 in
Cairo. He, as well as his spouse and two minor children, are
lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States cur-
rently residing in Beirut, Lebanon in pursuit of his calling as
the Middle East and North African areas representative of a
large United States firm engaged in international trade and
cominerce.
Subsequent to the beneficiary's acquisition of lawful per-
manent resident alien status on June 27, 1967, he filed an
application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Pur-
poses which was approved on June 30, 1969. With the ex-
ception of a brief visit to the United States in 1966, he had
no prior residence in the United States. With the exception
of several brief business trips abroad, he resided continuously
in the United States after acquiring permanent resident
status up until July 17, 1969 when he assumed his duties
abroad as the representative of his United States employer.
Since July of 1969 the beneficiary has made approximately
fifteen business trips to the United States of from several
weeks to several months duration. On June 26, 1972 he filed a
petition for naturalization on which occasion he was found
not to be eligible to qualify for United States citizenship be-
cause of insufficient residence and physical presence require-
ments of the Immigration and Nationality Act. On this oc-
casion, it was estimated that should no further absences occur,
he would have been eligible to file a petition for naturaliza-
tion on June 8, 1974. However, since that time he has de-
parted from the United States and this date would no longer
apply.
The beneficiary is considered by his employer to be an ex-
tremely valuable employee and as such receives an annual
salary of $24,000, plus an additional overseas allowance of
H.R. 1329
3
$11,000. He has assets totalling $21,000 consisting of $15,000
in personal effects and $6,000 in cash. His indebtedness totals
$4,500. By waiving the referenced provisions of the Act
towards expediting the acquisition of United States citizen-
ship, the beneficiary, as well as his employer, believe it will
facilitate their overseas operations and inure to the benefit
of the United States in the furtherance of its foreign trade and
commerce.
STATEMENT OF HON. PAUL W. CRONIN, M.C., 5TH MASSACHU-
SETTS DISTRICT, RELATIVE TO H.R. 9654, A BILL FOR THE
RELIEF OF MR. ALDO MASSARA
Mr. Chairman, your subcommittee is considering H.R.
9654 which would grant relief to Mr. Aldo Massara who ap-
peared for naturalization at the Boston Office of the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service on June 23, 1972.
Although Mr. Massara today has thirty months physical
presence in the United States as is required by the Naturali-
zation law. On June 23, 1972 through a miscalculation he
lacked approximately 44 days on this 30 months physical
presence. Mr. Massara first entered the United States on
June 23, 1967 as an Italian National carrying Italian passport
No. 837944/P entering for permanent residence. Mr. Mas-
sara resided in the United States from June 23, 1967 to July
17, 1969 except for the brief absences on business trips. Since
June 15, 1970 Mr. Massara has spent additional time in the
United States SO that he has accumulated the required 30
months physical presence in the United States. Since June
1969 Mr. Massara has served as Manager of the Beirut office
of Raytheon Overseas Ltd. He presently resides at 192
Avenue Spears IMM, Union National Beirut, Lebanon.
Raytheon Company is a large international company
with its executive office and many of its plants and labora-
tories in the 5th Congressional District. Raytheon's annual
sales volume is in excess of $1,600,000,000. Approximately
25% of this volume is derived from foreign sales. These
foreign sales are heavily concentrated in Europe and Middle
Eastern areas. As Raytheon's representative in Beirut,
Lebanon, Mr. Massara is charged with developing Raytheon
markets in the Near and Middle East and Eastern African
territories. He has linguistic abilities and marketing capa-
bilities which make his contribution to his employer a
substantial factor in their foreign sales. Raytheon Company
markets in his territory in the fields of energy development,
education, air traffic control, undersea exploration, computers
and eléctronics.
Mr. Aldo Massara wishes to become a United States
citizen and H.R. 9654 will permit this, overcoming a techni-
cal handicap which his repeated absences in the Middle
East has created. He now has both the 5 years of United
States residence plus the 30 months of physical presence
as required by the Naturalization laws. The intent of this bill
is to excuse Mr. Massara from the requirement that the 30
H.R. 1329
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months of physical presence in the United States occur
within a continuous 5 year period. Actually it has taken
him a little bit more than 5 years to accumulate the required
30 months presence because of his very important position
as the Beirut manager of Raytheon Company.
I hope that the Judiciary Committee will see fit to give
a favorable report to H.R. 9654.
The Committee also received the following letter from the benefi-
ciary's employers:
RAYHEON COMPANY,
Lexington, Mass., March 6, 1974.
Hon. JOSHUA EILBERG,
Chairman, Subcommittee No. 1
House Judiciary Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Your Subcommittee has scheduled for con-
sideration in the near future H.R. Bill 9654 for the relief of Mr. Aldo
Massara. I wish to take this opportunity to communicate to you the
importance of this measure to Raytheon Company.
You are probably aware of the fact that nearly 25 percent of Ray-
theon's annual sales volume of $1,500,000,000 is derived from foreign
sales. These foreign sales are heavily concentrated in the European
and Middle Eastern theatres. As our representative, based in Beirut,
Mr. Massara materially and substantially contributes to the funda-
mental soundness and expansion of this sales base. His linguistic and
marketing capabilities, coupled with his intimate knowledge of the
customs and psychology of the ethnic groups which populate the
developing nations of the Near and Middle East and Eastern Africa
make him not only very valuable, but as close to indispensable as any
of our foreign representatives may become. He has proven himself an
admirable representative of the American way of life and, in addition
to contributing to an improved U.S. balance of payments, has con-
ducted himself in a manner which has enhanced the American presence
in that area of the world. His responsibilities include amplification of
our efforts in the fields of energy development, education, air traffic
control, undersea exploration, computers, and electronics.
Mr. Massara appeared for interview for naturalization at the Bos-
ton Office of the Immigration and Naturalization on June 23, 1972.
Through a miscalculation on his part he lacked 44 days of the required
30 months physical presence in the United States. Since that time he
has spent about 20 additional days in the United States on business.
We at Raytheon sincerely hope you will look favorably on the bill
before you in the interest of fair play, the rewarding of contributions
to the United States, and improving the basis for his future
performance.
Very truly yours,
PHILIP A. PHALON,
Vice President, International Affairs,
President, Raytheon Overseas Limited.
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HISTORY-ALDO MASSARA'S STATESIDE PRESENCE
Initial stay: June 23, 1967 to July 17, 1969 equals 24 months plus 24 days (less 48 days as per attached app. A) i.e., 23
months plus 6 days]
Date departed
Date returned Airline
Port of entry
Days
July 17, 1969
Nov.
1,
1969
TWA or PA
New York
Nov. 10, 1969
June 15, 1970
do
Boston
9
June 25, 1970
Nov. 15, 1970
PA
do
10
Nov. 28, 1970
Jan. 31, 1971
PA or TWA
do
13
Feb. 8, 1971
June 27, 1971
AF
do
8
July 14, 1971
Sept. 12, 1971
TWA
do
17
Oct. 5, 1971
Mar. 21, 1972
PA
do
23
Apr. 5, 1972
A pr. 13, 1972
TWA
New York
15
May 23, 1972
June 2, 1972
PA
do
40
June 28, 1972
Oct. 25, 1972
PA
Boston
26
Nov. 7, 1972
Mar. 22, 1973
AF
do
13
Apr. 3, 1973
June 18, 1973
TWA
do
12
June 26, 1973
July 19, 1973
AF
New York
8
July 30, 1973
Dec. 12, 1973
TWA
Boston
11
Dec. 18, 1973
Mar. 28, 1974
PA
do
6
Apr. 2, 1974
TWA
do
5
Total
216
Note: Grand total: 23 months plus 6 days plus 216 days equals 30 months plus 12 days.
APPENDIX A
From-
To-
Number of days
Dates of trips overseas while living in the United
States:
Feb. 18, 1969
Mar. 7, 1968
17
Mar. 23, 1969
Apr. 11, 1969
19
May 30, 1969
June 8, 1969
9
Canadian trips:
Nov. 27, 1970
Nov. 28, 1970
1
Sept. 21, 1971
Sept. 22, 1971
1
Apr. 2, 1972
Apr. 3, 1972
1
Total
48
Upon consideration of all the facts in this case, the Committee is
of the opinion that H.R. 9654 should be enacted and accordingly
recommends that the bill do pass.
I.R. 1329
LIBRARI
FORD
H. R. 9654
Ainety-third Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-first day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four
An Act
For the relief of Mr. Aldo Massara.
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 Nationality Act, Mr. Aldo Massara
shall be held and considered to have complied with the provisions of
section 316 of that Act as they relate to residence and physical
presence.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.