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Show FORMAL DENIAL BY STATE DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON Sept 17 London re ports that American diplomatic and consu ar off cers in Europe had been 1 structed that passports ssued to nat u a zed Amer cans born in Germany nou d not be grood In Great Britain P ance Russ a Ser la and Be glum nere forma y denied today bv the state de partment The department 1 owever did reiterate its former not ce that rat ra zed Amerl cans should ref a n f on vi t ng the r countries of origin or count es wl lch are at war therew th because It ap pre ended that natural zed American c ti zens may exper ence d ff culty in estab shlng satisfactor ly their d s nterested ness and neutral pos t on, as well as the r Amer can c tizenshlp The department s notice was Intended simply as a warn ng and not as a state ment 1 m ting in any way the protect on hich this government exte ds to An e 1 cans abroad said an off clal statement; today |