Conferences: Tax exemption for liquid fuel and
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lubricants used in air traffic
No*343.
BRITISH EMBASSY,
WASHIRGTOI P.O.
Augutt 18th 1939.
••ft
with reference to my note Ho. 139
lM        of tha 7th April regarding the Convention
concerning the exemption from taxation of
liquid fuel and lubrioants used la air traffic
opened far signature is London on the let
March last, X have the honour, under instructions
from Hit Majesty1a Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affaire, to inform you, with
particular reference to Article 9(8) of the
Convention, that the Greek Minister In London*
-on signing the Convention on the 90th May,
made the following reservation on behalf of
the Greek Government:-
"The Royal Hellenic Government reserves
to itself the right not to put into
application in Greece the provisions
of Article 3(1) (b)."
4 cote dated the 30th Hay was also
received from the Greek Minister referring to
the Greek Government's reservation and containing
the following explanatory statements*
"Foreign airoraft, travailing ever Greek
territory, are exempted from payment of
all duties on the quantity of liquid
fuel and lubrioants, which are carried
in the tanks of the aircraft, when entering
Greek territory. As to the liquid fuel
and lubrioants that such craft may take
on landing in Greece, payment of duties
is required only on the quantity necessary
for the flight over Greek territory, the
surplus amount taken, in excess of its
requirements for the Greek course, being
exempted /
The Honourable CB:acem:MS
Cordell Hull,
Secretary of State of the United states,
Washington, D*0«
•xamptad frea all taxation*
•It it tfala taxation. raducad to the
abovo-sontionadl 1'raita, od quantities
Of liquid fuel and lubricants taken
by aircraft in oreak ro-Xuelllng
ttatlone, that la affooted by the
reaorvatioo aade to paragraph t(|}(b)
of tha International Convention*"
Z haw tha honour to be*
with tha higbeet oonaidoratton,
8i*f
To^r noftt obedient*
tamable aercant.
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