611.623/257
The German Chargé (Thomsen) to the Secretary of State
Mr. Secretary: Upon instructions from my Government I have the honor to transmit to you the following information:
In a communication as transcribed in your note of December 8 the Treasury Department has stated its understanding of the transactions in German-American trade permitted by the German Government in accordance with the statements made orally and in writing by official German authorities. The German Government confirms this understanding as being correct. The German Government has taken cognizance that the provisions of Section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930 relative to the imposing of countervailing duties do not apply to those transactions.
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