UNITED STATES OF AMERICA APR 21 '41 CONTENTS I. Miscellaneous information of general interest_ II. Loss of nationality-- III. Status, as of January 16, 1939, of American citizens in certain coun- Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia. Denmark. Germany Hungary. Lithuania_ Norway Portugal Sweden Switzerland Page 1 18 24 24 25 27 28 29 31 31 32 33 35 37 38 IV. Status, as of January 16, 1939, of American citizens in certain coun- Estonia. 41 42 44 IV. Status, as of January 16, 1939, of tries, etc.-Continued. France Greece__. Iran Italy Latvia__ Netherlands__. Poland. Rumania Spain-- Syria and Lebanon_ Turkey Union of Soviet Socialist Repub lics_. Yugoslavia__. Page 45 54 58 60 61 62 63 65 66 66 70 71 73 NOTICE TO BEARERS OF PASSPORTS WARNING Special attention is called to the following paragraphs of this notice: 28. Destitute Americans abroad. This paragraph warns travelers to assure themselves of ample funds for their needs abroad and for their return to this country. There are no Government or private funds available for assistance. 10. Money regulations. This paragraph contains a particular warning with regard to regulations in foreign countries governing the money which travelers may bring into and take out of the countries they expect to visit. 12 (a-c). China. Paragraphs indicating the special requirements regarding visas and passports for travel to and in China. I. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION OF 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 it is alleged 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 is alleged to have been 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 American wife and American minor children of the person to whom issued, upon the written request of the bearer. The passport agents in Boston, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco have authority to amend passports. Passports may also be amended by American consular officers and, in the absence thereof, by American diplomatic officers; and they may be amended by the chief executives of the insular possessions of the United States and by the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands. 7. Passports, unless expressly limited to particular countries, are valid for all countries. 8. Validation of passports for use in certain countries. Because of the exigencies of international travel, particularly the spread of military operations and the increasing hazards and difficulties involved in foreign travel and residence, passports heretofore or hereafter issued are not valid for use in any country or territory outside of the Western Hemisphere unless the name of each country intended to be visited and the |