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l.o Dm.AFSA am Par1V w1ll. leave Wadlington, De o. t1'Clm UATS 

term1nal at 1200 on 16 11.ToVember 19Slo 'J.he .foll.owing .is tmm.shed 

£or your inf'ozmation: 

ao Pas~i-ts for all penonnel. will be required. M:l.li'tar.r 

Personnel. (AFSA•lS2), and Civilian Personnel (J\FSA-1S3) will handle 

the passports for AFSA personnel together with the necessaey- orders • 

.Air priorities will be handled for all members by AFSA. ASA and AFSS 

will be not1.fied at the earliest pos'°Srble date of the priorJ.111' to be ) 

:l.ncltJded in the orders. Also, representatives are reminded to include 

in their ordem a statement pertaining to Joint Travel Regulation lt2SS n.msed. AFSA members are requested to contact lfilitar.r or 

Cli.vllian Personnel. offices :Lt there are mv- questions concerning their 

passports or ordal'so 

ho Imm.unization shots required for this trip ara1 

Smallpmc (within one 1'88%") 

1)'phoid (within one year) 

~us (within one year) 

Tetanus (within four years) 

Sdlick test for diptheria (for tllose under 3S years ot age) 

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After shots have been ccmpl.eted, please send J"OUZ' :record {or caw) to \ 

.AFSA-000 (urs. Pierce) 'Who will have the medical officer at l"F.S f1ll 1 

oub a health record statement that ia required 4 days prior to departuzreo 

An International Dmmmization Record w.1.11 be obtained for each member 

at the sama time. 1bose alreac'1' possessing the International. Irnmuni zation 

Record and need no shots,, will forward the record and the ciedical officer 

'Will fill out the health record. Those need:Lng the shots, the diapensQ17' 

at If'~ and ASA \V1ll oblige, with the exception of the schick test. mich 

has to be effected at either the Pentagon (Frldqs ~) or JJa:f.n lhV 

(Tuesdays or 1hursdL\rs) betvtean 0900 am noo. 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 08-07-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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cour.l.er during 

c. Colonel 

the trip. 

Al"t.hur o. Peterson is ass1gned as ~ 

d. Bagage '\dll be limited to 6> pounds per pel'SOD 11:1.th I 

the exception of CoJ.onal A. Ce Peterson,, Tlbo w.U1 be allOlrad 200 

pounclso 

fa ReserVcJ.ticms an being made at the 01raberlalld Hotel 

:ln London• or equivalent hohel.so 

Inc:'l.osuzre •1 

J.J.ail:lng addresses 
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Pl!ltSmAL ARRANGEMl!NTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE •• .,....,.-..~-=-= .•www~ 

DJA'AILS fOR ~llJ~Q •. LO_N~ 

With regard to perecnal preparatime t'or the trip.. Firat~ the matter 

ot elcthi..ngn Weathv can not be predicted with any degree of certaintyr but 

we iean be quite mre that raincoats or equiftlmt will be required0 it ia m ... likeq that woolen clothing will be unoantcrtableo Regardless or how •rm 

it may bo 1n ~he daytime, topcoats will be comfortable in the eveningn MT 

personal recanmendation 111 that military penarmel bring a uniform with them 

{the wiito:rm is required on board naval traneport.11) and civilian clothing a.a 

well, and to wear civilian clothing as a usual thing while th97 are here .. There DJ81' 'be epeciall occaeicna when the un:lf'crm ehould be wom by militat7 

peraC111Delo 

With regard to curren.q B + suggest tll.a.t each riaitor b\Q' a tew po$ldlil 

at1trling in Waehington before departure (not to exceed five pormda8 which is 

the limi.t imposed 'bl' British regulaticne), to take care ot incidental ex.-

peruse• during the tirat tw hove after landing on Britieh eo:Uo The bulk 

ot currency should be in the tom ot travelerQ a checks• which can be easil1 

cashed tor sterling at the Air Attach• Finanee Office at 20 Groavmor Squar•e 

and at aD7' British banko There 1a no limit ca the amount ot m.cme;r in 

traveler' a check• that may be brought into the country o A word ot cautim 

here about pereanal checkso The Air Attache F.lnance Of'tice is not authorised. 

to cash pereanal checke9 and the &111CN11t or "red tape" involved makes it cli.tticult to get one ca.abed at a British bankr, The exact total value of greenbaclat 

(U"So dollars) in an 1nd1'i'idual1 s poseeaaian should be declared at the imdgnt.:·· 

tiQn ~rtice upm deba.rkatim9 and the amount entered. on his pasaport b.? the 

British inn:igation ofticialso 'l'his procedure permits the indiridual to take 

not. to exceed the same amount ot dollars out ot the United Kingdcm upon de= 

pai'"tur• tCll' hameo 

Currency uaed here bJ" American persCll'lllel is ot two t71>81S = British sterling 

(pounds) and the United States Military P~ent Cerliitieatea ("scrip")o 

Sterling ill used tor all purchases (including those at the Ameri~an lmlbas117 

Canteen) except thoe e made in United states milita.r.r establishmenta9 such as 

the N&VJ' Ship's store and neet. Poat Office, where scrip ia used., Dollar8 and 

travelers checks may be cmvertecl into scrip at the Air Attache Finance Ottice 

at 20 Groavenor &pare and. at the Chae• National Bank or the City ot New York9 

51 Berkel.1' Square (a rev minutes walk trom. Grosvenor Square)., It should be 

noted.9 hcnrever8 that aterl:ing can nato be @anvertecl to scrip., 

With regard to British customs regulationso Dut7 and tax will not n01"Dlall.Y 

be charged on pereonal ef'fects which have been in the po11seaaim and use ot 

travelers far a cmsiderable period., or llbich will be rec-.c:ported at th• @CID= 

clusian of a visit ot not more than six month& duratimo In additicn, travel-= 

era carr,Jing anq a aaU quantit7 ot dutiable goode (including tobacco, liquor, 

and perfumery) tor their perlMll&l uae9 are allowed to retain it tree or dut7 and 

tax9 subject to the following limits: one pound or tobacco, or appro.ximatell' 400 

cigarettes, or equiYalent weight ot cigars; me normal sized bottl.e of wine and. 

one bottle of spirits (liquor) 9 or9 instead ot me bottle ot eaeh9 two bottle• 

ot either it opened and in use; up to halt a pint. ot perf'Ume or toil.et waterao 

These ccnceeaiona do not appl.7 to unaccompanied. baggage not examined at the m 

time as accompanied baggage., 
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Fif'ty pounds o! food .... not more than ten pounds 'Of ariy one kind. ... may 

be brought into the United Kingdom without an import i'4,cense. All food 1mo 

ported ie !ree of purchase tax, but not neceaeariq tree or Customs duty-o 

The duty is u~ waived on small qulniities, but mq be charged on the 

full allowanceo · · · 

Wj.th regard to shopping, almost all articles available in Britiah shops 

.mq be purchased by vieitora without restriction. Many articles are not suboject to the Purchase Tax. others are taxable at V1l71ng rates, but visitors 

mq obtain relief from tax bJ' the toll.owing means: 

(a) Many ot the principal atoreo are able to send goods direct to an 

address in the United States tree ot British Purchase Taxa 

(b) Under the Personal Export Schane, it the tax-tree value ot the goods 

bought at an)" me time ie five ·pwnda or more8 a v1a1tor mq b&ve th• 

delivered tree of tax direct. w the ship or aircraft 07 Which he is 

leaving the cOUlltl"J"a Such purchases should be made a few ~s before 

departure 1 to allow time £or deliver;y o 

( c) When exchanging dollars at a bank, visitors who produce United States 

passports mq obtain Purchase Tax coupons which enable them to b'q 

good.a tor immediate deliver.y without PQDUtnt ot Purchase 'fax, aub=> 

ject to certain cond!tionso (lillen selling taxable goods tree of tax 

under the above &l':"angement.s~ the shopkeeper will no~ ask to see 

the visitor's passport). 

The ta.c111t1ea ot the HQ OINONELM Ship's Store, tor the purchase or cigarettes, candy,, toilet articles, pertume,, haberdashery, etca, will be available 

to a1l of the visitors,, upon each individual presenting a cow of his orderso 

Arrangements will also be made tor the visitors to enjoy the facilities 

of. the .American l!mbaasy Canteen, 1ocated at l Grosvenor Square, which in.cl.udea 

a bar and careter1ao 

Personal unottic:tal mail tor vieitora will be addressed as follows: 

Mr11 John Doe 

% Col.o ~elao Go Clow 

Nav Zioo 100 (NA ... 7) 

Fleet Post Ottice 

New York, NoYo 

Otft.d.al IBfl tor d.eitO!'ll 1Sh10.uld be addre11ae4 to mo at DW" ~tf1c1al 

addreae and tranmitt.t through t~• •stabliabecl obllnnel•o 
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There are Dllm1' things to see in London and vicinity. The legitimate 

theatre, concerts, the ballet, tlle Festival ot Britain, athletic events,. 

art exhibits, and .many placeo or sightseeing interest can be round. li@tf"11'or, 

if mv- of the visitors now have any sp[c1£1c desires ao to what they would 

like to see in the way of entertai.nmenf:, pleue let me lmow 1 and I shall make 

&D1" arrangements or secure &rrJ' tickets desired. 

Art¥ further information desired will be gladl.7 turniuhedo 

Isl Kelso G. Clow 

KELSO G. Cim 

Colonel, Gas.a.