European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Uniform waa pent audit get track the history Eft Tlam off inti in Germany. Innocent. Ashauer pointed out a Vest made of dozens of Little pockets. One of our men stopped a tunisian wearing this. He was sure the pockets were full of drugs said Ashauer but inspection revealed that the contents of the pockets were prayer verses that the Man s Mother had copied to protect him on his journey. He told the officer now that you have touched them the prayers Are no Good. You can keep the Vest " said Ashauer. So it ended up in the museum. The creation of the common Market also create customs problems. The principle was to be free to carry goods across Borders but the world Price of things such As milk meat and eggs is lower than the common Market Price said Ashauer. That Means speculation and smuggling. It s not unusual for a firm to Export Bones and declare steaks or import steaks and declare Bones he said. This is usually done by forged documents and millions of Marks Are involved. Much of the Institute s work is uncovering forgeries and false customs Stamps. Items not displayed in the museum but big on 1he customs hit list Are nazi and Neo nazi products Beer mugs Panzer regiment plates Adolf Hitler european tour to shirts books. Most of them come from the United states said Ashauer. . Where is it i experienced some difficulty in finding the customs museum it is not listed in most guides to Cologne s museums although it is in a couple of German language guidebooks. The tourist office across the Street from the Cathedral denied any knowledge of it. But with the help of a Telephone Book and a taxi Driver i tracked it Down. And Volla once you know the Way it s easy. It is a Quarter hour s walk from the Cathedral. The museum is on the third floor of the  customs  Institute at  1. Walk from the Cathedral Down the pedestrian Street Hohe Strasse. Stay on this Street for a Block after the pedestrian area ends. Turn right on  go to the big intersection and turn left on  at the Flea Nzams. The Institute is next door to the finance office. If the front doors Are locked walk around Back into the parking lot and enter the first door to the right. The museum is free and can be visited during regular office hours 9 a.m.-4 . Monday Friday but you Are requested to phone ahead. Telephone or. Miller at 0221-2060336, or. Sholven at 0221-2060335 or or. Ashauer at 0221-2060257. Groups can make special arrangements. English is spoken. . 3. 1986 stars and stripes Pago 15