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Pesetas may no longer be bought in Spain with 
American currency. Checks of Americans who are non¬ 
residents cannot'be cashed in Spain, nor will travel¬ 
ers 1 checks be cashed until the Spanish authorities 
have satisfied themselves that the funds for redeeming 
them are unblocked. PESETAS CAN BE ACQUIRED WITHOUT ' 
DELAY ONLY WITH PORTUGUESE ESCUDOS AND SWISS FRANCS. 
In view of the above facts it is necessary for 
every traveler to bring enough Portuguese escudos or 
Swiss francs with him to meet all his expenses while 
in Spain, 
The traveler is cautioned not to convert a larger 
sum than absolutely necessary into Pesetas, as pesetas 
cannot be exchanged in Spain for foreign currency, even 
at the time of departure. 
7. REPORTING ARRIVAL ABROAD. AMERICAN CITIZENS 
PROCEEDING ABROAD ON OFFICIAL OR OTHER BUSINESS ARE 
REQUESTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEAREST AMERICAN 
DIPLOMATIC ,0R CONSULAR OFFICE UPON THEIR ARRIVAL AT 
THEIR DESTINATION. ' 
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Great Britain. American citizens who proceed 
to Great Britain on official business or otherwise 
should immediately upon arrival call in person with 
• their passports at the American Embassy in London in 
order to ; receive such advice as may be appropriate 
to their cases. American citizens who do not intend 
to visit London immediately upon arrival should call 
at the nearest American Consulate. Failure to follow 
this procedure may in view of the exigencies of the 
present situation result in inconvenience due to the 
obvious necessity -of the authorities- exercising every 
precaution to prevent espionage, sabotage, sedition 
and kindred activities. 
Other countries. The warning in the foregoing 
paragraph as to Great Britain applies also to American 
citizens traveling to other foreign countries. 
Photographs, Cuba. American citizens proceeding 
to Cuba 'should be iF^ssession of two recently taken 
passport size photographs for submission to the Cuban 
immigration authorities upon their arrival in that 
country. 
England.. American civilians quite often arrive 
<j~i >n rpc .t iiipf it~ •. t w ■>** 
in London without unmounted photographs which causes. 
delay in their registration with the police authorities. 
To avoid this difficulty American civilians should have 
at least two unmounted photographs of passport size in 
their possession when they reach England. 
Car ryi ng cor respondence to Braz il. In view of the 
requirements of the Brazilian laws relating to the use 
of the mails, the authorities of that country at all 
disembarkation points confiscate all types of corre¬ 
spondence irregularly carried by private persons. In 
order to avoid possible misunderstanding the Department 
recommends to all travelers leaving the United States 
for Brazil except, naturally, persons traveling in the 
capacity 
