OI 343b.1	When special certificate required
OI 343b.2	Certificate not deliverable in certain countries
OI 343b.3	Delivery to foreign government official in United States
OI 343b.4	Information required by State Department
OI 343b.5	Numbering of special certificates

OI 343b.1 When special certificate required.

A request for verification of naturalization, even though it may be for the purpose of obtaining recognition as a citizen of the United States of the naturalized person, made directly by the Department of State, will be furnished that Department by letter, without requiring submission of Form M-577.

OI 343b.2 Certificates not deliverable in certain countries.

Delivery of special certificates cannot be made in Albania, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam. An application relating to these areas shall be returned to the applicant with advice that delivery cannot be effected.

OI 343b.3 Delivery to foreign government official in United States.

If the applicant requests that the special certificate be delivered to a foreign government official located within the United States, the certificate may be issued and transmitted to the State Department. That Department will determine the official to whom the certificate may be delivered.

OI 343b.4 Information required by State Department.

Except as set forth in 8 CFR 343b.1 and when the applicant is filing a claim against a foreign government which may be sponsored by the United States, the applicant should be required to furnish the name and designation of the foreign government official to whom the certificate is to be delivered. In every case involving shall be obtained concerning the purpose for which the certificate is intended so that the State Department will be able to effect delivery of the certificate.

In transmitting the special certificate to the State Department, it is necessary that, if known or ascertainable, the letter of transmittal include the following information: the exact name, official title, and address of the foreign government official who has requested the certificate (Item 9, Form N-577); a description of any property involved, and its location (Item 11, Form N-577); the court in which the applicant was naturalized (Item 3, Form N-577); and the applicant's former nationality.

OI 343b.5 Numbering of special certificates.

A special certificate of naturalization, Form N-578, shall be numbered in the upper right-hand corner to correspond to the applicant's certificate number. Any correspondence in the case shall bear the number of the official Service file.