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ARRANGEMENTS FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS TOR I F.
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VISAS AND PASSPORTS
Where a charge is normally made for
visas to the United Kingdom, bona fide
visitors to the B.I.F. may obtain the visa,
without charge, on application to the
nearest British Consular Officer. The
concession provides for the visa to be valid
for a period of three months from the date
of issue and includes families (wives, and
children under eighteen years of age) even
though they may travel on separate pass
ports.
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
A continuous service of motor coaches
will carry visitors without charge between
Earls Court and Olympia. Birmingham is
113 miles (180 kilometres) from London;
express trains make the journey in a little
over two hours and call specially at Castle
Bromwich. An air taxi service will also
operate between London and Castle Brom
wich.
Overseas visitors who disembark at
Harwich or Liverpool can go direct to
Birmingham if they wish, but, if landing at
Southampton, they are advised to travel
through London. In all cases they should
book tickets direct to Castle Bromwich.
Visitors who intend to bring their cars
with them should approach their national
Automobile Association and ask for
arrangements with the Automobile Associa
tion of Great Britain for an International
Circulation Permit and an allowance of
petrol to be made available upon dis
embarkation. The Reception Branch of
the Board of Trade is prepared to sponsor
to the Ministry of Fuel and Power applica
tion for additional petrol in cases where the
cars are used for journeys in the interests of
export trade. Petrol will not be granted for
the London Area as it is considered that
sufficient transport is available.
ENQUIRY BUREAUX
There will be enquiry bureaux at Victoria,
Waterloo, Liverpool Street, St. Pancras,
Euston and Paddington stations in London,
and at New Street and Snow Hill stations in
Birmingham, where interpreters will meet
the principal trains.
The Board of Trade are staffing enquiry
bureaux where buyers and exhibitors can
obtain information regarding the various
regulations affecting export trade, and in
particular details of import restrictions,
invoicing requirements, certificates of
origin, etc. Officers of the Export Credit
Guarantee Department will also be available
for the purpose of supplying information
with regard to the guarantees offered by
that Department in connection with the
export of goods wholly or partly produced
or manufactured in the United Kingdom.
In Birmingham, too, there will be a Central
Enquiry Bureau at the Chamber of Com
merce and a Service Centre within the Fair.
INTERPRETERS
A special corps of interpreters—easily
identifiable by their brassards—will be
available at all three Fair buildings.
CLUBS
At all three venues there will be Overseas
Buyers’ Clubs which can be used as
temporary headquarters during the period
of the Fair. The Clubs will be comfortably
furnished for service as lounge-writing