But the Paraguayan authorities had given them passports. and feeling sorry for these exiles the Paraguayan Government had adopted them as Paraguayan citizens. Naturally they were not Paraguayans. but. at any rate. the Paraguayan Government took them in and claimed them as citizens. Furthermore. the Paraguayans gave them passport visas to come to Paraguay. However. the German Government refused to let them go. At this point American citizens in this country who were trying to help the refugees. asked the State Department to give a little dip.lomatic help in the situation. The Paraguayan Government could. if it had so wished. have demanded that Germany recognize its passports. It is not up to a foreign government to question the passports of another sovereign government.
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