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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. [Translation] MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THIRD POLITICAL DIVISION No. 3770/14410 August 21, 1943 (Mordad 29, 13S2) MR. MINISTER: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note No. 588 dated August 21, 1943, regarding the exchange of official publications between the Imperial Iranian Government and the United States of America, and it gives me the greatest pleasure to inform you that the Imperial Iranian Government is in accord. The Imperial Government will be glad to undertake an exchange of official publications with the United States of America to be car- ried out in accordance with the following provisions: 1. The official exchange offices for transmission of publications shall be, on the part of Iran, the Ministry of Education, and on the part of the United States of America, the Smithsonian Institute. 2. The publications shall be received on behalf of Iran by the Ministry of Education, and on behalf of the United States of Amer- ica by the Library of the Congress. 3. The Imperial Government of Iran shall furnish regularly one copy of each of the official publications included in the attached list Pt, p.113. No. 1. This list shall be extended to include, without the necessity and subsequent negotiations, any new important publications that may be included by any agency of the Imperial Government in the future. 4. The Government of the United States of America shall furnish regularly one copy of each of the official publications included in the Post. p.1141. attached list No. 2. This list shall be extended to include, without the necessity of subsequent negotiation, any new important publica- tions that may be included by any agency of the United States Govern- ment in the future. 5. With respect to the Government offices which are not issuing publications at present and(l arc not mentioned on the attached lists, it is understood that such publications as they may issue in the future shall be supplied under the interchange agreement at the rate of one copy. 6. Each party to the agreement shall bear the postal, railroad, steamship and other charges arising in its own country. 7. Both parties express their willingness as far as possible to expedite shipments. 8. This agreement does not cover confidential publications, circu- lars, and other documents of a private nature of the two Govern- ments. 9. This agreement shall not be understood to modify any agreement concerning the exchange of official publications which may be in effect between departments or instrumentalities of the two Govern- ments. 1138

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