Letter from Secretary of State Regarding French Women who Married U.S. Soliders
6/27/1918
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In this letter, Acting Secretary of State Polk sought advice from the Bureau of Immigration based on the concern of the Ambassador of Paris. The ambassador inquired as to whether women who were or had been prostitutes were allowed to enter the United States under the Immigration Act of 1917.
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This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
National Archives Identifier: 29915431
Full Citation: Letter from Acting Secretary of State Frank L. Polk to the Secretary of Labor Regarding the Immigration of French Women who Married U.S. Soliders During World War I; 6/27/1918; 54549/512; Re. Entry of European War Brides of American Soldiers, 1918 - 1920; Subject and Policy Files, 1893 - 1957; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives at Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-secretary-state-frank-l-polk-regarding-french-women-married-us-soliders, April 18, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.