Alien Base: The Evidence for Extraterrestrial Colonization of Earth – INFILTRATION
To travel about the Earth, Alan explained, he would of course require a passport (!) — unobtainable without a birth certificate. ‘Since my origin was actually extraterrestrial, there is no legal way in which I can obtain either a birth certificate or a passport, yet I must have both,’ he said. ‘It was therefore necessary to find a County Registrar who could understand the need for my being here, and be willing to assist, even at some risk to himself . . .
We will arrange for you to meet him, and you must become well acquainted since it will be up to you to conduct the negotiations.’ He continued: We have made a careful analysis of the steps to be taken so that I may move easily, and unnoticed, among your people . . . I must have a profession, or at least a gainful occupation, preferably one which is generally known to and accepted by the public, but which is normally conducted in private . . .
The ideal occupation would be that of a purchasing agent in an international trading concern. Such a position would furnish a means of livelihood, a good background cover, and an excellent excuse to visit other countries whenever it might become necessary. It would also provide a non-political contact with most of the governments of your world, since every country, whether friendly or not, has things which it wishes either to buy or to sell.
Another problem would involve opening a bank account. ‘It seems that most of your money systems are related to the value of gold,’ Alan went on. ‘I will therefore arrange to have a few pounds of the metal delivered to you here, so that you can exchange it for your currency and open an account in my name.’
Not gold,’ Fry objected. ‘Gold has too many legal strings attached, and anyone who offers it for sale must be able to prove its source. If you happen to have some small ingots of platinum handy, they will do nicely. The demand for platinum somewhat exceeds the supply, so that it is not difficult to sell, and its present value is several times that of gold.’ ‘Very well,’ agreed Alan, ‘platinum it will be, although it seems strange to think of it as having so much value among your people . . .
While platinum is an excellent substance for the plating of surfaces that will be exposed to corrosion, and most of our space ships are plated with it, it has few other uses in our technology.’