Security
Sir, —This may sound a bit “pomptious,” and rather too much like some boastful Cleon or Alcibiades; but, if I had anything to do with the safeguarding of bullion, or similar valuables, I would see to it that, within minutes, perhaps, the news of any major crime, such as a bank robbery, with any relevant particulars, would be broadcast on television, the radio, and cinema screens, thereby putting as many people as possible on the alert, over the widest possible area. Moreover, if I had to shift half a ton of gold bars from, say the Bank of New Zealand to the airport, I would do it in broad daylight in a handsome van clearly inscribed “Bank of New Zealand. Bullion. Not to be taken away,” and driven by a smashing blonde, with nothing more lethal for escort than a group of pop singers. AH this top security stuff merely seems to defeat its own ends.—Yours, etc., ILAM. May 5, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31363, 8 May 1967, Page 14
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