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U.S.T. 1087, T.I.A.S. 2992. Part IV of the Ottawa Agreement
applies to officials of NATO's international staff. Article 17
therein provides that such officials will be agreed upon by the
Chairman of the Council of Deputies and the member state
concerned. Article 19 provides:
Officials * * * [so agreed upon] shall be exempt from
taxation on the salaries and emoluments paid to them by * *
* [NATO] in their capacity as such officials. Any Member
State may, however, conclude an arrangement with the Council
acting on behalf of * * * [NATO] whereby such Member State
will employ and assign to * * * [NATO] all of its nationals
(except, if such Member State so desires, any not ordinarily
resident within its territory) who are to serve on the
international staff of * * * [NATO] and pay the salaries and
emoluments of such persons from its own funds at a scale
fixed by it. The salaries and emoluments so paid may be
taxed by such Member State but shall be exempt from taxation
by any other Member State. * * * [5 U.S.T. at 1098.]
Article 22 of the Ottawa Agreement states that the
privileges and immunities provided to such officials were so
granted in the interests of NATO and not for the personal benefit
of the individuals themselves.
The United States and the Council also concluded an
arrangement in London, England, on September 29, 1951 (London
Agreement), as allowed by the second sentence of Article 19 of
the Ottawa Agreement. 5 U.S.T. at 1112. The London Agreement
essentially provides:
A. Whenever NATO desires the services of a U.S. national,
it will notify the deputy U.S. Council Representative of the
nature of the position to be filled, the qualifications required,
and the salary such individual would receive if employed by NATO;
B. the Government of the United States may assign to NATO a
U.S. national from its Government service who is acceptable to
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