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 59 STAT.] FRANCE-DOUBLE TAXATION-JULY 25, 1939 vention by one of the contracting States to the other contracting State shall not be published, re- vealed or disclosed to any person except to the extent permitted under the laws of the latter State with respect to similar documents or information. VIII As used in this Convention the term "competent authority" or "competent authorities" means, in the case of the United States of America, the Secretary of the Treasury and in the case of France, the Minister of Finance. IX The term "United States of America" as used in this Conven- tion in a geographic sense in- cludes only the States, the Terri- tories of Alaska and Hawaii, and the District of Columbia. X The term "France", when used in a geographic sense, indicates continental France, exclusive of Algeria and the Colonies. XI Should any difficulty or doubt arise as to the interpretation or application of the present Con- vention, or its relationship to Conventions between one of the contracting States and any other State, the competent authorities of the contracting States may settle the question by mutual agreement. Done in duplicate at PARIS, this 25 1 day of July, 1939. WILmAI C. Bm.LLar pr6sente Convention par l'un des Etats contractants a l'autre Etat ne seront publi6s, r6v6els ou di- vulgu6s a qui que ce soit sauf dans la limite permise par les lois de ce dernier Etat en ce qui concerne les documents ou renseignements analogues. VIII Telle qu'employ6e dans cette Convention, l'expression "autorit6 competente" ou "autorites compe- tentes" signifie, dans le cas des Etats-Unis d'Am6rique, le Secre- taire du Tr6sor et, dans le cas de la France, le Ministre des Finances. IX Le terme "Etats-Unis d'Ameri- que" quand il est employe dans un sens g6ographique comprend seule- ment les Etats, les Territoires de l'Alaska et d'Hawaii et le District de Columbia. X Le terme "France" quand il est employe dans un sens geogra- phique ne comprend que la France m6tropolitaine a l'exclusion de l'Algerie et des Colonies. XI Toute difficulte pouvant surgir au sujet de l'application ou de l'interpretation de la presente Con- vention ou de ses rapports avec les Conventions pass6es entre l'un des Etats contractants et un Etat tiers pourra 8tre r6solue par les autorites comp6tentes des deux Etats contractants qui se con- sulteront A cet effet. Fait en double expedition, A PARIS, le 25 Juillet 1939. GEORGES BONNET 913 "Competent author- ity. " "United States of America. " "France." Questions of inte* pretation, etc.

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