811.841/333

The Secretary of State to the Danish Minister (Brun)

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of April 9, 1928, in reference to previous correspondence regarding the rates of tonnage collected on Danish vessels in the United States.

The entire matter is being given careful study and consideration by the Department with a view to the preparation of a reply in the near future.

Accept [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:
W. R. Castle, Jr.

[On March 19, 1929, the Legation was informed that Danish vessels entering the United States from Danish ports were properly subject to the payment of the six-cent tonnage rate provided for in section 36 of the act of August 5, 1909.]