The hearts of some foreigners were “entirely French,” to be sure, but others were suspects, traitors prepared “to betray the sacred rights of hospitality.” Therefore, “without molesting foreigners too much,” the committee urged the Assembly to “watch them with the most scrupulous attention … to follow their paths and foil their plots.” In order to facilitate the achievement of these ends, all travelers within France were to have their passports visaed in every district, while those leaving the kingdom were to submit to this formality at the directory of the frontier département where they
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