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           paying $70 million in principal, $12,075,000 in interest, and a                            
           $1,050,000 call premium to the Euronote holders.                                           
                 On September 22, 1986, Finance was liquidated.  The                                  
           distribution of Finance's assets to petitioner was completed                               
           sometime during 1987.                                                                      
                 Petitioner timely filed Forms 1042 (U.S. Annual Return of                            
           Income Tax to be Paid at Source) for each of the years at issue.                           
           Petitioner also filed Forms 1042S (Foreign Person's U.S. Source                            
           Income Subject to Withholding) for all the payments reported on                            
           the Forms 1042.  The interest payments made by Finance to the                              
           Euronote holders were not reported in petitioner's Forms 1042 and                          
           1042S or on any schedule or statement attached to such returns.                            

                                              OPINION                                                 

                 Section 871(a)(1) generally imposes a tax on nonresident                             
           aliens of 30 percent of the amount of interest received from                               
           sources within the United States.  Section 1441(a) and (b)                                 
           generally requires persons who pay such interest to deduct and                             
           withhold a tax equal to 30 percent of the amount thereof.                                  
           Section 1461 makes the payor liable for this withholding tax.                              
                 Section 894 provides that to the extent required by any                              
           treaty obligation of the United States, income of any kind shall                           
           be exempt from taxation and shall not be included in gross                                 
           income.  See Tate & Lyle, Inc. v. Commissioner, 103 T.C. 656, 664                          
           (1994).  During the tax years at issue, article VIII of the                                




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