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The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Mexico (Summerlin)
147. Department’s 139, March 13, 6 p.m.21 Mexican Chargé d’Affaires called at Department this afternoon and stated that instructions had been sent through Treasury and Interior Departments to all customs authorities throughout Mexico to the effect that second payment of taxes should not be required in cases where the first payment had been made in good faith under compulsion to de facto authorities. He added that in cases where such payment had not been made in good faith each case would be considered on its merits after careful investigation.
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