ABSTRACTS FROM PASSPORT REGULATIO. 
X. Passports are issued in the United Sta. 
by the Secretary of State, tnrough the PasspjolH 
Division, Department of State, Washington, D. C; 
Applications for passports should be made in per¬ 
son through clerks of Federal courts, clerks of 
State courts having jurisdiction in naturalization 
matters, or through passport agents of the Depart¬ 
ment of State. Passport agents of the Depart¬ 
ment of State are stationed at New Vork, Boston; 
Chicago, San Francisco, and the Department of 
State, Washington, D. C. Applications should 
be filed from 2 to 4 weeks b_fcre the passport 
is required, depending upon the distance from 
Washington. 
2. Americans residing or sojourning abroad 
should apply for passports through the nearest 
American consulate. 
3. Persons in the Philippine Islands desiring 
passports should make application to the United 
States High Commissioner, Manila. In the Vir¬ 
gin Islands, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 
American Samoa application should be made to 
the chief executives of those islands. 
4. Special passports arc valid only for travel 
in the countries designated and in connection 
with, and for the duration of, the official business • 
indicated therein. Such passports may be re¬ 
newed under regulations prescribed by the Secre¬ 
tary of State for a period not to exceed 2 years 
if the holder maintains the same status as held 
by him at the time of the issue of the special 
passport. 
5. Americans making their homes or rcsid' 
for a prolonged period abroad should regist' 
the nearest American consulate. 
U-S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1—1107 
