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Pentagon tightens controls on Viet Nam scrip cashouts
The report details plastic cards stamping forms to monitor scrip used by U S servicemen in Saigon for PX purchases and black market activity. It notes bribery to convert scrip into dollars, illicit purchases of luxury goods, and a $200 limit on scrip conversion for personnel returning to the United States, with ongoing tightening since last May.
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Bob Horton
Washington
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
United States
Red
China