881.512/155

The Secretary of State to the Chargé at Tangier (Childs)

No. 83

The Secretary of State refers to the Legation’s despatch no. 258 of July 14, 1941, concerning the application to Tangier by the Spanish authorities of the social relief, consumption and stamp taxes in force in the Spanish Zone of Morocco, and approves the text of the note which the Legation has sent to the Civil Governor of Tangier and the Spanish High Commissioner at Tetuán setting forth the treaty position of the United States with respect to these taxes.

The Department agrees with the Legation that probably no useful purpose would be served at this time in making formal representations to the Spanish Government at Madrid against the taxes in question and therefore does not propose at the moment to pursue the matter further.