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 63 STAT.] CEYLON-EXCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS-JAN. 4, 81, 194 country of the publications of both Governments and the ship- ment of its own publications to a port or other appropriate place reasonably convenient to the exchange office of the other Government. 6. The present agreement shall not be considered as a modification of any existing exchange agreement between a department or agency of one of the Governments and a department or agency of the other Government. Upon the receipt of a note from you indicating that the foregoing provisions are acceptable to the Government of Ceylon, the Govern- ment of the United States of America will consider that this note and your reply constitute an agreement between the two Governments on this subject, the agreement to enter into force on the date of your note in reply. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurance of my highest consideration. FEIjx COLE Ambassador of the United States of America The Honorable DON S. SENANAYAKE, Minister for Defence andExternalAffairs, Colombo. The Singhalese Minister of External Affairs to the American Ambassador MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. SENATE BUILDING. No. POL/6/84. COLOMBO ( CELON) Sst January,1949. YOUR EXCELLENCY, I have the honour to refer to your Note dated the 4th January, 1949, on the subject of the exchange of official publications between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ceylon and to inform Your Excellency that the Government of Ceylon 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 diplomatic channels subsequent to the conclusion of the present agreement. The list of publications selected by each Government may be revised from time to time and may be extended, without the necessity of subsequent negotiations, to include any other official publications of the other Govern- ment not specified in the list, or publications of new offices which the other Government may establish in the future. 2357

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