811.512359 Shipping/16
The Danish Minister (Brun) to the Secretary of State
Sir: With further reference to your reply-note of August 9th 1922 relative to the reciprocal exemption of shipowners from income tax as from January 1st 1921, in accordance with Section 213 b 8 of the Revenue Act of 1921, and pursuant to instructions now received from the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, I have the honor to declare on behalf of the Danish Government that the income from sources in Denmark and Iceland of a citizen of the United States or of an American corporation, which consists exclusively of earnings derived from the operation of ships documented under the laws of the United States, is not subject to income taxation in Denmark or in Iceland.
In these circumstances I venture to hope that you will state in a note to me, for the information of the Danish Government, that Denmark and Iceland satisfy the equivalent exemption provision of Section 213 b 8 of the Revenue Act of 1921 and that Danish and Icelandic shipowners will be exempted from income tax in the United States as provided in the said Section as from January 1st 1921, in accordance with the letter (No. 236) which I had the honor to address to you on August 18th 1922.
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