102.8102
Taxation/13 / France
The Chargé in France (Armour) to the
Secretary of State
Paris, January 8, 1929.
[Received January
18.]
No. 9265
Sir: With reference to the Department’s cabled Instruction No. 142 of May
19, 1928, 2 P.M. [noon], with regard to the taxes
imposed on [Page 1004] Messrs. Kelly,
Canty and Green, Trade Commissioners in Paris, and the Department’s
cabled Instruction No. 358 of October 13, 1928, 6 P.M.,17 regarding the taxation of Mr.
J. F. O’Neill, Customs Attaché, I have the honor to report that this
matter has at last been satisfactorily settled.
In a note from the Foreign Office, dated December 30, 1928, a copy and
translation of which is transmitted herewith, it is stated that these
officers will be considered as forming part of the personnel of this
mission and as such will be considered as exempt from personal
taxes.
Mr. Hall, mentioned in the Foreign Office note, is a fourth Trade
Commissioner, whose name was added by the Embassy in its communication
to the Foreign Office, at the request of the Commercial Attaché.
The Embassy has already informed the Commercial Attaché and Mr. O’Neill
of this decision.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The French Ministry for
Foreign Affairs to the American
Embassy
Paris, December 30,
1928.
By a note dated July 24 last, the Embassy of the United States
expressed the wish that exemption from direct taxes be accorded
Messrs. Green, Kelly, Canty and Hall, officers of the United States
Department of Commerce and attached to the offices of the Commercial
Attaché of the Embassy.
Subsequently, by a memorandum of October 15 last, the Embassy
requested that the same exemption be accorded Mr. O’Neill, an
officer of the United States Treasury Department, likewise attached
to the Embassy of the United States at Paris.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has the honor to inform the Embassy
that it appears that Messrs. Green, Canty, Kelly, Hall and O’Neill
should be considered as being part of the personnel of the American
diplomatic mission in France and as such are exempt from personal
taxes.
By decision of the Departmental Director of Direct Taxes, dated
October 19, 1928, exemption has been granted to Messrs. Green,
Canty, Kelly and Hall for the amount of taxes assessed against them
for 1928. The same measure will be immediately taken with regard to
Mr. O’Neill.
The Embassy will find attached hereto the tax notices sent Messrs.
Green and Hall18 which were forwarded with its communication of July
24.
