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country, and, to an increasing gree,
throughout the world. I am of
course fully aware that such
recognition and issuing of permits
is intended, not to indicate Govern-
ment approval or encouragement of
commercialised prostitution, but to
protect women and girls from
exploitation by procurers, souteneurs
and other such persons and to ensure
if
that they enter upon this occupation,
(Jundustand
it is of their own free will. As, nowever,
that intending prostitutes are brought
to be registered by the brothel
presumably
keepers, who are familiar with the
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several questions to be answered by
is difficult to feel the applicant, it cannot be rogarden
certain that the procedure fully
secures the end in view and that
∙iew,
it excludes the possibility of
pressure of various kinds being
secretly applied in at any rate some
cases.