Hungarian or Roumanian nationals—on 30th August, 1940, were permanent residents in the territory of the Republic of Hungary and are still permanent residents in that territory on the day on which the present Agreement is signed, provided that they comply with the conditions specified in paragraph 3.
2. The Roumanian People's Republic acknowledges as Roumanian nationals those persons who—whether they were at the time Roumanian or Hungarian nationals—on 30th August, 1940, were permanent residents in the territory of the Roumanian People's Republic and are still permanent residents in that territory on the day on which the present Agreement is signed, provided they comply with the conditions specified in paragraph 3.
3. The persons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 must, for the purpose of being enrolled in the register of nationals, within nine months from the coming into force of the present Agreement report themselves to the appropriate local authorities. These persons are required to offer satisfactory evidence of their having been permanent residents in the places and at the times specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 respectively.
4. Those persons who have not, by reporting themselves to the authorities specified in paragraph 3 within the time limit determined therein, declared their desire to adjust their nationality as provided in paragraph 1 or 2 respectively will retain that nationality which was theirs by right on 30th August, 1940.
5. The provisions of the present article are not applicable to those persons who in accordance with the above provisions have adjusted their nationality otherwise.
Article 2
1. The contracting parties recognise those Hungarian or Roumanian nationals who after 30th August, 1940, transferred their permanent places of residence from the territory of either one of the contracting parties to that of the other contracting party—with the exceptions referred to in paragraph 2—as nationals of that State in whose territory they were permanently resident on 30th August, 1940. The persons concerned are required to produce satisfactory evidence of such permanent residence.
