Mitigating Loss of Citizenship Rights Imposed Upon Deserters. Letters from the Secretary of War Relative to H.R. 17483, an Act Amending Section 1998 of the Revised Statutes of the U.S. and to Authorize the President, in Certain Cases, to Mitigate or Remit the Loss of Rights of Citizenship Imposed by Law Upon Deserters from the Military or Naval Service.