Chicago note example: Government document. The note starts with an indent and the note number 25. The government department is given as the author: U period S period Department of State. The title of the document is italicized and is followed by no punctuation. Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943 The place of publication, the publisher, and that date are given in parentheses, followed by a comma: Washington, D C colon. G P O comma 1965. The page cited is followed by a period. 562.