702.5411/129
The Secretary of State to the Swiss Chargé (Michele)
The Secretary of State presents his compliments to the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of Switzerland and acknowledges the receipt of his note dated January 17, 1933, concerning the exemption of Consuls of Switzerland in the United States from various excise taxes provided for by the Revenue Act of 1932. The Chargé d’Affaires ad interim states that the Federal fiscal laws in force in Switzerland do not impose excise taxes on such objects as the use of telegraph, telephone, radio and cable facilities, passage tickets, checks, or electrical energy.
In the circumstances, the Secretary of State considers that the exemption of Swiss consular officers in the United States from such taxes is in effect.