Mr. McDonald to Mr.
Gresham.
Legation of the United States,
Teheran, Persia, January
11, 1894. (Received February 17.)
No. 57.]
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a
copy of the translation of the memorandum sent from the foreign office
respecting the taxation of foreigners engaged in various trades in
Persia, and a copy of the translation of the reply thereto.
I am, etc.,
[Inclosure 1 in No. 57.]
Memorandum from the Persian foreign
office.
It has been decreed that all subjects of foreign powers engaged in
the different trades and businesses of and residing in Persia shall
pay the ordinary assessed taxes, in the same proportion as the
natives of the country.
As the various legations of foreign countries have sent in the names
of their subjects employed in the trades, it is respectfully
requested that the legation (the United States) will also send into
the foreign office a list of its subjects, that regulations may be
issued regarding them.
[Seal of the Kavain-ed-Dowlah, minister of foreign affairs.]
[Inclosure 2 in No. 57.]
Memorandum from United States legation in reply
to the above
Legation of the United States,
Teheran, January 10, 1894.
In reply to the memorandum of the imperial foreign office, dated the
28th of Jamadi-es-Sani, corresponding to the 5th of January,
respecting the taxation of foreigners engaged in the various trades
of Persia, this legation begs to report, for the information of the
foreign office, that, having made careful inquiries, it finds that
throughout Persia there are no citizens of the United States engaged
in any of the taxable trades referred to in the memorandum.
