File No. 812.512/1303
Special Representative Rodgers to the Secretary of State
229. In reply to Department’s 224, July 20, 6 p.m. Order extending time payment without penalty mining taxes current tercio [Page 726] until September 1 to be issued today. Cabrera informed me that Treasury Department had decided that forfeiture would be declared against mining properties for which taxes tercio ending February 29 had not been paid but that Department willing to make compromise all worthy cases in favorable manner, forfeiture declaration being simply to comply with decree. Also decided that taxes last tercio could be paid without penalty until August 1 and during August until September with penalty 24 per cent.