Sales of Duty-Free Goods in the Far East: Accountability and Control Should Be Improved (Unclassified Version of a Classified Report)

U.S. Government employees in foreign countries, including military personnel, may buy American- and foreign-made goods duty-free in accordance with military and foreign affairs agreements. Merchandise control systems at U.S. military activities in Taipei, Taiwan, and the Republic of the Philippines were designed to keep U.S. goods from entering the local economy on a duty-free basis.