Chargé Eddy to the
Secretary of State.
American Embassy,
St.
Petersburg, September 15,
1905.
No. 205.]
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I
received to-day at 4 o’ clock a note from Count Lamsdorff relating to
the removal of discriminating customs duties on certain products of
American manufacture and officially notifying this embassy that on
August 28 (September 10) His Majesty the Emperor issued an imperial
order abrogating these duties, to take effect at once.
Immediately on receipt of the said note, of which a copy and translation
are herewith inclosed, I cabled you the contents thereof. * * *
I have, etc.,
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[Inclosure.—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs to Chargé Eddy.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Second
Department,
St.
Petersburg, September 2,
1905.
Mr. Chargé d’affaires: I have the honor to
inform you that in consequence of a report from the minister of
finance His Majesty the Emperor has deigned to order on August 28
that—
- 1.
- The dispositions in force relative to the levying of
supplementary customs dues on products of American
manufacture provided for by articles 82, 150, 153, 161, 167,
section 2, and 173, section 3, of the general customs tariff
for European commerce, as well as those relating to the
presentation to customs offices of documents certifying the
origin of the products in question be abrogated, and
- 2.
- That the present supreme order be published in the Bulletin des lois and be telegraphed
to the customs offices with instruction that it be put into
execution without delay.
I think it my duty to add that privy Councilor Kokovtzoff has not
failed to communicate with the existing senate in order to publish
the said supreme order and to communicate it by telegraph to the
customs offices of the Empire.
I avail, etc.,
