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“ - NARTA, and lived here until 1933. She then went to France with her daughter "Riss DIETRICH first came to america and to California in April of 1930 and stayed from April to Decenber; then she went back to 3erlin on a g: eg vacation. ‘In 1931 she came back to California, in april, with her daughter, , for a visit, in July 1933, returning to California in September, 1933, where the family resided until July, 1936. hiss DIETRICH states that br. SIEBER first came to California the first part of 1932, to the best of her kriowledge and belief. He went back to Europe and returned to America in 1933 on aj‘ quota number. At no time between 193 and 1939 was he out of the country: long enourk to have kept him from becoming a citizen except that he lost his caitizen~ Ship time credit because in November, 1937, when the family was preparing fo a return from a visit to France, England, arid Suitzerland, and had sailings® KIL ‘ booked, MARIA, the daughter, became il Moe and the shipping companies would not permit her to have passage on any boat. Lr. and irs. SISBZR canceled their sailing date twice, waiting and hoping that the daughter would-be able to travel, but this was not the case and as Paramount was demanding her immediate return to meet a picture engagement, and as there was no one to leave the child with in France, the only thing to do was for the fo father to remain with her. The SIEBEKS considered having hrs. SIEBER'S mother ee come from Berlin, but since she could not leave Germany: ithout giving up ~ rights to her property that was deemed inadvisable, and Lrs. SIEBER did not want her daughter to go to Germany as neither she nor hr. SIEBER had gone back to their native land since they had taken out quota numbers in America, so there was no choice but to have Lr. SIBBERK stay in France to take care of . their daughter. Both hr. and Lrs. SIEBER received extensions on their a re-entry permits, under their quota numbers. os "after finishing her Faramount picture, Liss DIZTRICH returned to France in 1938 for a vacation, and found her daughter ill again. “After a short stay in the South of France, where her daughter was under constant observa- ; : tion to try to ascertain the cause of her constant illnesses, they ment to piv Paris, and the finest. doctors there Mand they started these treatments, which caused KARIA to show decided improvement immediately. The doctors inplored thé mother and father not to take the child away from the treatments civen under their supervision. Once more extensions were given on the re-entry permits for LARTA and kr. SIEBER, and l:iss DIETRICH came back to America in November of ee 1938, with the doctors! promise that if br. SIESER and LARIA would stay until. ~ January of 1939, that the child could then ba brought with safety to America, _ which he did mersly and entirely because of the child's illness. as a matter of fact, when Lr. SIEBER'S absence from the country *as explained to the vo proper authorities in Uashineton, although it is custanary for a daughter not ~ to be made a citizen until her father is made a citizen, this case was so : thoroughly understood by the “lashington authorities that the daughter tas ~ permitted to become a citizen; and remember, the only home that daughter has hea in America has been in California. se . 8. . , . a ve