811.512356 Double/12

The Secretary of State to the Netherland Chargé (Van Breugel Douglas)

The Secretary of State presents his compliments to the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Netherlands and with further reference to his note No. 3095 dated September 25, 1935,3 with regard to double taxation encloses a copy of a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury4 explaining in detail the reasons why the Treasury Department after careful consideration of the supplementary information contained in the Legation’s note is nevertheless constrained to adhere to its previously stated finding that the system of taxation prevailing in the Netherlands Indies does not satisfy the requirements of Section 131 (a) (3) of the Revenue Act of 1934.5

  1. Ibid., p. 610.
  2. Not printed.
  3. 48 Stat 680, 719.