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B-194278 1 (1979-11-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjpo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: c~o COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 2D548 B-194278 November 13, 1979 The Honorable Richard (ZDek<Stone United States Senator Post Office Box 4081 Tallahassee, Florida 32303 Dear Senator Stone: This is in further reference to your letter (your reference 9262170011) of October 5, 1979, concerning the case of Lieutenant CThomas E. Snyder, U.S. Army, Retixed. Colonel Snyder's case involves questfonsconcerning his status as a retired Regular Army officer arising as a result of dual citizenship status and the possibility of required service in a branch of the armed services of a foreign government. This matter was the subject of our decision B-194278, May 25, 1979, 58 Comp. Gen. (copy enclosed). The decision was rendered in response to questions presented by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics and Financial Matters). The facts D-1 reported to us showed that Colonel Snyder was retired under 10 U.S.C. 3911 (1976) with over 20 years of service and is now residing in Israel. Although a United States citizen, he acquired Israeli citizenship because of his Jewish heritage and residence in that country. Colonel Snyder indicates that he has not relinquished his United States citizenship since his Israeli citizenship was acquired through no action on his part. He is considered to have dual citizen- ship. Concern was expressed because a citizen of Israel is required to serve in the Israel Defense Forces for a period of 3 or 4 weeks each year. As can be seen in our decision of May 25, 1979, we concluded that since it appeared that Colonel Snyder had retained his United States citizenship his retired pay was not affected by his Israeli citizenship. We did, however, note that a question concerning his citizenship could arise if he served in the Israel Defense Forces, jIIX-L' and that an opinion of the Attorney General should be sough -on this issue. Moreover, we noted that if Colonel Snyder should in the future serve in the Israel Defense Forces his status as a ,Z 77,, OO 78 .-,.

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