UNITED STS OF AMERICA DEC 1 6 1937 CONTENTS I. Miscellaneous information of general interest____ II. Expatriation of American citizens and the presumption of cessation of citizenship.... Page 1 19 III. Status of American citizens in coun tries with the governments of Albania. Austria Belgium Bulgaria. Czechoslovakia Denmark Germany Hungary. Norway Portugal. Sweden__. IV. Status of American citizens in cer tain countries with the govern- naturalization treaties__. Estonia_ Finland IV. Status of American citizens in certain countries, etc.—Continued. Page 40 47 50 52 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 NOTICE TO BEARERS OF PASSPORTS WARNING.-Attention is especially called to paragraph 28. All persons should assure themselves that they have ample funds for their needs abroad and for their return to this country. There are no Government or private funds available for assistance. Money Regulations.-Special attention is called to paragraph 9a, concerning regulations governing the money which travelers may bring into and out of the countries they expect to visit. China. The attention of persons proceeding to China is especially called to paragraphs 11, 12, 13, and 14. I. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION OF GENERAL INTEREST 1. Signature. The signature of the person to whom a passport is issued should be affixed in the places indicated therein immediately upon its receipt. The passport is not valid unless it has been signed. The bearer should also fill in the blank spaces on the inside cover of the passport. 2. Loss, destruction, mutilation, or alteration of passport.-A passport, whether valid or expired, is an important document. It should not be allowed to pass into the possession of an unauthorized person. The mutilation or alteration in any way of an unexpired passport may render it invalid and subject the person to whom it was issued not only to inconvenience but also possible prosecution under the law. 3. The loss or destruction of a valid passport should be reported immediately to the Passport Division, Department of State, Washington, D. C., or to the nearest American consular officer. 4. The application for a new passport to replace a valid passport which has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated must be accompanied by a detailed statement, in the form of an affidavit, of the circumstances under which the passport was lost, destroyed, or mutilated. 5. As a rule, new passports can be issued in cases referred to in paragraph 4 only after an exhaustive inquiry. 6. Amendments.-Passports may be amended to include or to exclude the |