William H. Adair and Patricia Adair - Page 4

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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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