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 1470 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES directly to the other, upon the latter's written request, all information which may be gathered from documents in its possession (entries, registration records, declarations, and other customs documents). Such documents, or duly authenticated or certified copies thereof, may be used as evidence in proceedings or prosecutions in the courts. "Article III. The appropriate officers of the Governments of the United States of America and France, respectively, shall furnish upon request to duly authorized officers of the other Government informa- tion concerning clearances of vessels or the transportation of cargoes, when the importation or exportation of any of the cargo carried is prohibited, restricted, or subject to the payment of duties or other exactions, or when the requesting officers suspect that the owners or persons in possession of any of the cargo intend to violate the laws of the requesting Government, in respect of such cargo. "Article IV. It is agreed that the customs and other administrative officials of the Government of the United States of America and France, respectively, shall upon request of the competent authorities of one Government made of the competent authorities of the other Government, be directed to attend as witnesses and to produce such available records and files, or duly authenticated or certified copies thereof, as may be considered essential to the trial of civil or criminal cases in the courts of the country on whose behalf the request was made, and as may be produced compatibly with the public interest of the country of which the request was made. "The cost of transcripts of records, depositions, certificates and letters rogatory in civil or criminal cases, and the cost of first-class transportation. both ways, maintenance and other proper expenses involved in the attendance of such witnesses shall be paid by the Government requesting their attendance not later than at the time of their discharge by the court from further attendance at such trial. Letters rogatory and commissions shall be executed with all possible despatch and copies of official records or documents shall be authen- ticated or certified promptly by the appropriate officials in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the respective countries." Please accept, Mr. Ambassador, the assurances of my very high consideration. For the Minister of Foreign Affairs and by authorization The Ambassador of France Secretary General ALEXIS LEGER His Excellency Mr. WILLIAM CHRISTIAN BULLITT, Ambassador of the United States of America, Paris. The American Ambassador (Bullitt) to the FrenchMinisterfor Foreign Affairs (Delbos) No. 106 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Paris,December 12, 1936. Excellency: u,^reement by I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's note of December 10, 1936, concerning cooperation between the

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