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          or U.S. source, as respondent contends.  We hold that it is U.S.            
          source income.                                                              
               3.  Whether petitioner must include in gross income the                
          amount of State income tax refunds he received in 1995 and 1996.            
          We hold that he must.                                                       
                                  FINDINGS OF FACT                                    
          A.   Petitioner                                                             
               Petitioner was a U.S. citizen residing in American Samoa               
          during the years in issue and when he filed his petition.                   
          B.   Petitioner’s Fishing Employment                                        
               Petitioner was employed by the De Silva Sea Encounter Corp.            
          (De Silva), a Nevada corporation, as the chief engineer of a tuna           
          fishing vessel (the M/V Sea Encounter).  As chief engineer,                 
          petitioner was primarily responsible for the operation, repair,             
          and maintenance of the ship’s engine and other machinery,                   
          including the refrigeration, storing, and offloading systems                
          designed to ensure the quality of the catch.                                
               Petitioner performed services for the M/V Sea Encounter in             
          an American Samoan port or territorial waters 7 days in 1995, 10            
          days in 1996, and 11 days in 1997, and in international waters              
          208 days in 1995, 193 days in 1996, and 272 days in 1997.  Each             
          fishing trip began and ended at a port in American Samoa.  Each             
          trip took from 3 weeks to 3 months.  After the ship left port, it           








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