About that lost passport . . .

I have only one question regarding “Passport to a Major Headache” [Nov. 23], which was a most informative and frightening article. Did someone think to send a copy to the State Department?

Frank L. Jameson Jr.

Pasadena

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We were on a Viking “Waterways of the Czars” trip. The ship’s purser took our passports for safekeeping. On our last Friday in Moscow, we paid our bill and asked for our passports. They could not find them. At 10 a.m., I called the American Embassy. They informed me that they closed at noon but would wait for us. We arrived at the Embassy at 11 a.m. They took our picture and processed new passports in an hour. They said they would call the Russian Embassy so we could get a duplicate exit visa at the airport.

I cannot say enough good things about our Embassy in Moscow and how they took care of us.

Morton Greenspoon

Calabasas

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One way of safeguarding your travel documents is to sew a custom-made pocket inside your slacks or pants, preferably in the waist and using Velcro as fasteners instead of buttons or zippers. It is safe and always attached to your clothing.

Edwin G. Cube

Rowland Heights