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1. Only form of prevention would be search of all
persons and goods at the boundaries of this area and it is
questionable whether even this heroic method would be
entirely effective.
2. Once in the concession there are no means of proving
that currency even in [grp. undc.] quantities was not
legitimately acquired.
As regards gambling:
(1) There is no satisfactory definition which would
exclude legitimate transactions and still could not be
evaded by an astute business man;
(2) It is difficult to make punishable by by-laws
what the laws of many countries do not regard as a
punishable offence;
(3) Detection would require employment of a staff of
chartered accountants with powers to scrutinize all
account books.
(4) Thorough and constant inspection of books would
amount to inquisition particularly if Japanese observers
were present.
I therefore submit the following suggestions for
consideration.
First the Council should give fullest publicity to a
warning that the right to use national currency in the
concession does not include a right to bring it in or take
it/