Morgan Says He’ll Become Cuban Citizen
Former Toledoan Confirms Yielding Of U.S. Nationality
HAVANA, Sept. 25 (AP)—William Morgan, the Toledo veteran of the Cuban
revolution, confirmed yesterday he has renounced his American citizenship.
Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s office had announced Monday that Mr. Morgan was taking the action. Mr. Morgan told a reporter: “I married in Cuba. My daughter is a Cuban and I am tied up completely in the revolution. I believe in what they are fighting for.”
Earlier this month, the United States denied Mr. Morgan’s
request that he be allowed to continue serving in Cuba without loss of
his U.S. citizenship. U.S. law decrees loss of citizenship to U.S. nationals
who serve in the armed forces of a foreign power.
Mr. Morgan had said that his unit was never a part
of the Cuban army and he had never received any pay from the army or government.
Joaquin Ossorio of Premier Castro’s office said he
believes the government will soon make Mr. Morgan a “Cuban citizen by birth.”
Mr. Morgan believes that his public renunciation ends his rights as an American citizen but said he will contact the American embassy to confirm his decision.