A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 11, 1946

One of our Berlin correspondents advised us recently that thanks to the new currency regulations he felt practically "streamlined" because he no longer had to carry currency control books. An inspection of his lightened pockets disclosed, however, that in order to do his job in Germany he still had to have on his person some 25 items—from "travel orders in 15 copies permitting movement about Germany" to "a car owner's license the size of the front page of Stars and Stripes."

Curious to know what our correspondents in other countries must carry to cover...

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