EXHIBIT 24

						POWER OF ATTORNEY

	 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby authorizes, designates and appoints
Austin F. Reed, McAlister C. Marshall, II and Elizabeth C. Restivo, and
each of them, his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to sign
and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission on his/her behalf with
respect to the ownership of, or transactions in, securities of The Brink's
Company, any report, statement or form (including Form 3, Form 4 and Form
5), and to do any and all acts and things for purposes of complying with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that each of said attorneys shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

	 The authorization contained herein shall continue in effect
until revoked in writing.

	 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand as of June 1, 2004.



									/s/ Austin F. Reed

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									 Austin F. Reed