--- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > **************** > > Possibly if he had declared the money when leaving Spain, as he > would have to do when leaving the USA, there might have been a > concern about having to pay a bribe to Spanish officials at that > time
I think the issue was transfer fees -- most countries have them, it was in an Italy to US transfer I witnessed. However, spanish border guards were a bit daunting if not scary 1n 1970. I took the train unmfrom France to Spain in late 1970. Franco was still in power. Spain was not a human rights citidel. The border guards stopped me, took me to a small back room, ask me some things in broken english, called others over. Took me to another back room. Much to do going on, convos in spanish among guards. It dragged on and on. I played dumb because I was, I had no clue what the problem was. After some time, they just said "go". Which I did. It was not until later it dawned on me they wanted bakshesh. But I was a young kid --first time in Europe. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
