Italy at war and the allies in the west . THE WAY TO THE WAR 5 present yourself at the Italian Consulate,where several suave but very businesslike gen-tlemen will subject you to a series of extremelysearching questions. And you can be per-fectly certain that they are in possession ofenough information about you to check upyour answers. Should it chance that yourgrandfathers name was Schmidt, or somethingequally German-sounding, it is all off. TheItalians, I repeat, are a suspicious folk, and theyare taking no chances. Moreover, unless youare able to convince them of the imperativenecessity of
Italy at war and the allies in the west . THE WAY TO THE WAR 5 present yourself at the Italian Consulate,where several suave but very businesslike gen-tlemen will subject you to a series of extremelysearching questions. And you can be per-fectly certain that they are in possession ofenough information about you to check upyour answers. Should it chance that yourgrandfathers name was Schmidt, or somethingequally German-sounding, it is all off. TheItalians, I repeat, are a suspicious folk, and theyare taking no chances. Moreover, unless youare able to convince them of the imperativenecessity of your visiting Italy, you do notgo. Tourists and sensation seekers are notwanted in Italy in these times; the railwaysare needed for other purposes. If, however,you succeed in satisfying the board of exam-iners that you are not likely to be either amenace or a nuisance, a special passport forthe journey will be issued you. Three morephotographs, please. This passport must thenbe indorsed at the Prefecture of Police. (Votrephotographie, si
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