At the invitation of Administrator-General Vanderwaeren, Minister of Finance Jan Jambon visited the C&E Museum in Antwerp on October 7, along with some 30 other guests. He proved to be not only very interested in the workings of Customs and Excise in the past and present, but also had a personal angle on the subject.

Our minister revealed that his maternal grandfather had been a customs officer. He was pleasantly surprised when we told him that the museum holds his grandfather's service record. In 1957, his grandfather ended a distinguished career of more than 36 years with our administration as a lieutenant in Maaseik, after having held positions in four different regional directorates.