Memorandum

Director Passport Office Los Angeles, California <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="WIDTH: 480pt; mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" cellPadding=0 width=640 border=0> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top> Re:<o:p></o:p></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top> ____________, b. 9/25/39, Mexico<o:p></o:p></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top> ____________, b. 1/9/41, Mexico<o:p></o:p></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top> Passport applicants (first-time applicants)<o:p></o:p></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> Dear Sir: The enclosed documents relate to the above applicants, who are brothers. We have attached the original documents to the application of ____________ and photostatic copies to that of ____________. Both brothers claim United States citizenship from their father, Juan ____________, who was born in Deming, New Mexico. Unfortunately, the birth was not recorded, and we have submitted a response to that effect from the New Mexico authorities. However, we are submitting a baptismal record and affidavits of a brother and sister of Juan ____________ as secondary evidence. Even if Juan ____________ was not born in the United States, he would apparently have obtained citizenship under Section 1993 RS from a citizen father, as one of the declarants (Manuel ____________) apparently did. According to the affidavits, Juan ____________ may have been documented as a citizen, and the Department of State would presumably have a record. The older brother of Juan ____________, Manuel, has been documented through the American Consulate General in ____________, Mexico, and that record may shed some light on the cases of the applicants herein. Please process these applications, and let us know when a decision has been reached. If you have questions or need further information, please let us know. Sincerely yours, __________________ Attorney at Law

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