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 61 STAT.] BELGIUM-PASSPORT VISA FEES Mar. 27 Nov. 23, 1946 4119 Jan. 17, Feb. 3, 1947 4119 Translation MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN COMMERCE General Office C. 6th Bureau I'. No. 2202 /Ir/ United States. BRUSSELS, November 23, 1946 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Commerce has the honor to inform the Embassy of the United States of America in Brussels, with reference to its note No. 149[l] of March 27, 1946, that the competent Administrations, after examining the question, have agreed to extend from two months to a maximum of one year, on a basis of reciprocity, the period of validity of travel visas which could be issued directly and free of charge to United States nationals by Belgian career diplomatic and consular agents, by virtue of the new arrangement to be concluded between the two countries. Notwithstanding the period of validity of their travel visa, United States nationals who do not wish to establish themselves in Belgium will not be required to have professional cards. Therefore, from that point of view, they will, in fact, be placed in the same status as foreigners exempted from the formality of the visa. The Minister would be grateful if the Embassy would notify it of the date on which the United States Government would be prepared to have the provisions of the aforesaid arrangement enter into force. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN COMMERCE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Brussels. The American Embassy to the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ForeignCommerce THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMERICAN EMBASSY Shell Building 60, rue Ravenstein No. o00 Brussels The American Embassy at Brussels presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Commerce, and has the honor to refer to the Ministry's note of November 23, 1946, in which it was stated that the Ministry is agreeable to entering into an agree- ment with the United States Government to permit the reciprocal issuance of visitors' visas to nationals of both countries, valid for one year, without fees. '[This number has been corrected to 631; see p. 4117.]

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