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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. JUne 'd 19 47 Agreement between the United States of America and Norway respecting March 15, 1948 the exchange of oficial publications. Effected by exchange of notes [T. I.A. S.1758] signed at Oslo June 20, 1947, and March 16, 1948; entered into force March 15, 1948. The American Ambassador to the Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 370 EXOEULENCY: I have the honor to refer to the conversations which have taken place between representatives of the Government of the United States of America and representatives of the Government of Norway in regard to the exchange of official publications, and to inform Your Excellency that the Government of the United States of America agrees that there shall be an exchange of official publications between the two Governments in accordance with the following provisions: 1. Each of the two Governments shall furnish regularly a copy of each of its official publications which is indicated in a selected list prepared by the other Government and communicated through dip- lomatic channels subsequent to the conclusion of the present agree- ment. The list of publications selected by each Government may be revised from time to time and may be extended, without the neces- sity for subsequent negotiations, to include any other official publi- cation of the other Government not specified in the list, or publica- tions of new offices which the other Government may establish in the future. 2. The official exchange office for the transmission of publications of the Government of the United States of America shall be the Smithsonian Institution. The official exchange office for transmis- sion of publications of the Government of Norway shall be Uten- riksdepartement. 3. The publications shall be received on behalf of the United States of America by the Library of Congress and on behalf of the Kingdom of Norway by Utenriksdepartementets bibliotek. 4. The present agreement does not obligate either of the two Governments to furnish blank forms, circulars which are not of a public character, or confidential publications. 5. Each of the two Governments shall bear all charges, including postal, rail and shipping costs, arising under the present agreement in connection with the transportation within its own country of the publications of both Governments and the shipment of its own publications to a port or other appropriate place reasonably con- venient to the exchange office of the other Government.

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