Morgan Of Toledo Fights To Retain His Citizenship

Major In Cuban Revolution Blames Congressmen For State Department Move

HAVANA, Sept. 5 (AP)—William Morgan, Toledo, a veteran of Cuba’s revolution, today blamed U.S. Congressmen—who he says support the Dominican strong ma, Rafael Trujillo—for the move to take away his American citizenship.

The State Department disclosed in Washington yesterday that it had turned down a request from Mr. Morgan that he be allowed to retain his U.S. citizenship.

“I won’t mention names but it’s fairly obvious this didn’t come up as a matter of law,” Mr. Morgan said.

“I cannot recall an American ever losing citizenship for fighting in foreign armies such as in recent cases like Israel, Canada, England and Spain.”

Mr. Morgan, in his early 30s, said he would fight “all the way” to retain his citizenship.

Asked what he would use for grounds, Mr. Morgan said:

“They tell me I am losing my citizenship for being a member of a foreign army. I am not, I never have been, and I have never received pay from the army or the government.”

U.S. law provides for loss of citizenship by American nationals who serve in the armed forces of a foreign power.

He declared that he has not yet been formally advised that he would lose his citizenship and knows about it only through newspapers.

Mr. Morgan, who now has the rank of major, said he joined the rebel movement with a unit known as “the second front of Escambray.”

This unit never was and still is not part of the Cuban revolutionary army and in itself is not an army, Mr. Morgan asserted.