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 4052 INTERNATIONAL AGRIEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. The Swedish Charged'Aff ires ad interimto the Secretary of State LEGATION OF SWEDEN WASHINGTON 8, D. C. No. 167 The Charge d'Affaires a. i. of Sweden presents his compliments to the Honourable the Secretary of State and, with reference to the Depart- ment of State's note, dated today, has the honour to inform the Secre- tary that the Swedish Government, as of May 1, 1947, will abolish visa requirements, but not passport requirements, for American cit- izens traveling to Sweden. Existing Swedish regulations which re- quire special permission to stay in Sweden longer than three months or to take employment there remain in force unchanged. The Charge d'Affaires has taken notice of the contents of the above- mentioned note of the Department of State i.a. stating that the Gov- ernment of the United States will waive the passport visa fees, effec- tive on and after June 1, 1947, for citizens or subjects of Sweden who are bona-fide non-immigrants within the meaning of the Immigration Laws of the United States, and that the Government of the United States proposes that passport visas may be granted to non-immigrants for an initial period of two years on and after June 1, 1947, which meas- ures will be much appreciated by the Swedish Government. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30, 1947.

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