European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T x at curving Quay extending far out into the Bay of Tangier forms the breakwater for the Harbor of this urn into the port Home ships carrying the contraband cargoes of Algiers or simply to meet the needs of its International Stone Crossroads of three continents hey Call Tangier a smugglers a hideout for top Axis War the double Crossroads of is just an average City or Chase and Jay Busi Tel mfg a is a City in an International zone med by a control Council of rep of me the Portugal a Good x can get you a 50 m Case of Lucky strikes Norw through customs to your said the moslem guide i for my Short stay and Tangier is All they say it smuggling in Tangier is a big business a respectable one the City imports is Worth about 20 times its of course Doest consume it be Small time smugglers Deal Wim French Morocco big dealers run ammo to Chase and Haselwood operate i bar and restaurant on Rue de a Teri american red Cross Field director the 1st army at Chase re to his native new York in 194s Marseillet was i me staging area that he met former 3d the troop transport Home they talked at the Theta plans and How Day they would return to Europe open up Little then in they met Arby pooled 1heir Tangier blends cultures of Miculek West into potent beverage by Ken staff writer and their funds and settled on we like the life Chase and we it is not an evil City although like every City of it gaze it has some evil the climate is Public spirit a me Accident rate Best of All the prices Are we sell a drink of scotch whisky for about 42 there Are about 250 americans living in the 147 Square Miles that make up the International most Are technicians employed on stations operated by Mackay and voice of some of the americans operate truck others work in the offices fat run the share of the International zone there Are about people in me of which Iare mostly berbers moroccan jews and nearly of which Are spaniards Plitt is me diplomatic agent and Consul general at he holds the rank of minister and is representative on the control a working inter est in me International zone Only since but actually has been 1797 when its consular Street of the Money in Tangier Presente any currency lady in freely exe handed and Bankers such As will quote Sittlow officials helped to obtain late National control Public heal fit of the after world War l France and Spain set up and administered the zone which officially went into effect in in with England and France at Spain Felt mat she could act unilaterally and moved troops into the with Hie alleged object of preserving its l the unconditional surrender of Ger Many May put me Spanish hold on Tangier in a precarious position and with France urging sin Early consider Spain Early in june notified Britain mat she was ready to regularize the 7 the at mis time was interested in Tangier with England she had driven me germans from North Africa and had troops representatives of the France and Britain were meeting Paris to discuss the question when Riis Sla notified them she desired to Spain was refused participation in the meeting the session finally was held in october and it was agreed to continue the inter National setup wit ii the tvs and Russia added to the control Russia held out mat Spain not be admitted until the Franco government was replaced by a democratic and that is me Way it stands at any Kef is interesting m Tan Chase and Haselwood help make it As does a Middle aged egyptian who runs the press bar around the Corner from me Al the largest hotel in town Freddy an a sergeant of the French foreign does his part with embassy dub the 35 b gals i his employ help too easy to Iva the Only on Earth where anyone can enter without a Tot of them did just deserters from the foreign algerian and moroccan Spanish anarchists and left Wing and some Axis biggies late for a Date Here is part of the cites heterogeneous population of smartly dressed Western ers mingling with arabs from All Over some 230 americans live among the americans in Tangier Are bub Chase and Jay Post War arrivals who operate a bar end restaurant on tide Rue de the typical Tangier Street scene is one a coca cola Brand new taxi cafes jostling