RE: Travel to Isreal

["George L Smyth" <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

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> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 9:29 AM
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> Subject: Travel to Isreal
>
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I know this has been discussed before so please bear with me.  I will be
going
> to Isreal later this year and intend to take a  wrapped brick of Kodak HIE
35 mm
> film with me.  Can I put it through the scanner in Chicago and can I put
the
> exposed film through the scanner in Tel Aviv on the return trip?  We were
told
> by the travel agent to put all film (My wife intends to take regular color
print
> film)  in lead packages.   I seem to recall that the discussion deceided
that
> major airports in major countries were okay?   Any help as usual will be
greatly
> appreciated !!!

Well, the problem is with Isreal.  Unlike the United States and the Western
European countries, they are more than willing to turn up the intensity on
their scanners to see what is inside.  As they have the problems with
terrorists that we do not have here, this is a reasonable precaution.  I
would recommend against using a lead package.

>From the reports that I have heard, you have even chances of having HIE
fogged.  I would let things go through without trying to protect it and
cross my fingers.  If they feel that you may be hiding something, the
possibility of having your film fogged are increased.

george

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