capacity of diplomatic couriers that the3^ abstain from 
transporting correspondence of any nature whatsoever, 
Veidh^cation, The passports of American citizens 
returning to the United States must be verified by an 
American diplomatic or consular officer in the foreign 
country from which the journey was begun, otherwise by 
such officer: in the foreign country in which the traveler 
was last present, , • : ; ' 
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However, no verification of passport will £>e required 
of a citizen, of the United States,- or- a person who 
owes allegiance to the United States. 
(a) when returning to the United States 
from a foreign country where he had gone in 
pursuance of the provisions of a contract with 
the War or Navy Departments on a matter vital to 
■ the war effort if he is in .possession of 
evidence of having been so engaged and has a 
valid passport.; or ; ' 
(b) when returning to the United States 
from a foreign country as.a member of the fly¬ 
ing staff, operating personnel:, or crew on . 
board an arriving aircraft which is under 
lease to or contract with the Government of 
the United States of on board an American air¬ 
craft which is engaged in commercial air¬ 
transport service for the carriage of goods, 
passengers, or mail between the* territory of 
the United S.tates and a foreign country, 
8. Persons subject to the draf t. The bearer of 
a passport who comes within the class of persons re¬ 
quired to register under the provisions of the 
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amend¬ 
ed, is"advised that it is his -duty to keep his status 
clear with his,Local Draft Board. 
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9• Censorship instructions regarding o arers an d 
document s. Wartime regulatioris require that all 
tangible forms of communications intended to be car¬ 
ried by travelers at the time of departure from the 
United States for destinations other than Canada must 
be presented to appropriate' authority for examination. 
This requirement applies to letters, documents, manu¬ 
scripts, photographs, films, maps, recordings, 
philatelic material, or any-other article used to 
convey information of any kind. 
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To avoid delay at the time of departure, and to 
minimize the necessity of communications being detained 
beyond the traveler's scheduled departure from the 
United States, it is advisable that such material • 
be submitted for examination in advance of the pro¬ 
posed journey. . . • 
Tangible forms of communications■upon which advance 
examination is desired should be- sent by mail or deliv¬ 
ered to the District Postal Censorship or•Travelers' 
Censorship station, or to the Customs Office nearest 
to the residence of the traveler, or to the point of 
his intended departure from the United States* If, 
upon 
