'Those loads' at Felixstowe "IF you see a group of
6th June 1969, Page 78
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stevedores gathered around the doors of an open container at Felixstowe, you'll know that another of 'those loads' has arrived." a port official told me. "Those loadsmeans a container load of pornographic literature, apparently. Recently the Customs have impounded and destroyed quite a number of container loads of pornography which unscrupulous American publishers are trying to get into the country via container. They put a container through one port, a Customs man told me. and, when they don't succeed, try another. Asked why the Customs get so upset about "those loadsI was told that they were not good for our balance of payments deficit ! ! ! ! (True story.)