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 1516 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [52 STAT. passport during a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the visa shall be two dollars and seventy-five cents United States currency, or approximate equivalent in francs; provided the passport remains valid during that period and that the non- immigrant status of the bearer of the passport is maintained. The passport visa applied for will be granted and the length of sojourn determined in accordance with existing regulations. A second visa, subject to the same conditions, and provided the passport remains valid, will be issued gratis if applied for by the date of expiration of the original visa or within one year thereafter, provided that the validity of such visa shall not exceed one year nor extend beyond two years from the date on which the original visa was issued. (c)-The fee for transit visas issued to American citizens by French Consuls, to be valid fifteen days, will be ten francs. (d)-The fee for transit visas to be granted to bearers of French passports by American Consuls will be fifty cents United States currency, or approximate equivalent in francs. (e)-No visa fees shall be collected from American or French members of delegations representing war veterans organizations temporarily visiting the United States or France. (f)-The aforementioned agreement shall become effective Janu- ary 15, 1938. I am pleased to notify you of the agreement of the French Govern- ment to the terms of the aforementioned arrangement and I am giving the instructions necessary to its entry into force as of January 15, 1938. Please accept, Mr. Ambassador, the assurances of my very high consideration. For the Minister of Foreign Affairs by delegation The Ambassador of France Secretary General ALEXIS LEGER His Excellency Mr. WILLIAM C. BULLITT, Ambassador of the United States of America, Paris

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