PER CURIAM.
In 1943 the Defense Supplies Corporation, a government agency, shipped over the Northern Pacific Railway alcohol which was described in the bill of lading as "alcohol * * * tax free". It had been requisitioned by the Russian government under the lend-lease program and was tax-free for that reason. The railroad billed the government at the rate named in item 1497 of the applicable tariff, "alcohol n. o. s." [not otherwise specified]. The government paid...
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