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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Ari 12 and Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of the IT. I. A. S.1767] Philippines respecting the exchange of oficial publications. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Manila April 12 and June 7, 1948; entered into force June 7, 1948. The American Ambassador to the PhilippineSecretary of Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 1226 April 12, 1948. EXCELLENCY: 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 the Republic of the Philippines 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 ex- change 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 diplomatic channels subsequent to the conclusion of the present agreement. The list of publications selected by each Govern- ment may be revised from time to time and may be extended, without the necessity of subsequent negotiations, to include any other official publication of the other Government not specified in the list, or publications of new offices which the other govern- ment 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 the trans- mission of publications of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines shall be the Bureau of Public Libraries. 3. The publications shall be received on behalf of the United States of America by the Library of Congress and on behalf of the Republic of the Philippines by the Bureau of Public Libraries. 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 2024

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