German "Letters of Transit" (Casablanca)

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@Son_of_a_Rich

I know in the movie they’re pretty much a McGuffin, but did such things really exist, and if so, how did they work? In the movie, we’re supposed to believe that, even though he’s the most wanted man in the Reich, Lazlo can breeze across the border by presenting these magical papers. Surely the underground could have forged copies if they worked so well.

I don’t know if we are supposed to think that, since Laszlo did have the letters and was on the plane, but Major Strasser certainly intended to stop the plane anyway, until Rick stopped him. Just another inconsistency. The possessor of the papers cannot be challenged … and yet …