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1278 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [55 STAT. May 29 ain June 5, Agreement between the United States of America and Haiti respecting [E. A.8.2101 the exchange of official publications. Effected by exchange of notes signed May 29 and June 5, 1941; effective May 29, 1941. The American Minister to the Haitian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs No. 59 LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Port-au -Prince,Haiti,May 29, 1941 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the note of Your Excellency's prede- cessor of April 2, 1941, ['] with regard to the exchange of official publications by the United States of America and the Republic of Haiti. It gives me pleasure to inform Your Excellency that my Government will be glad to undertake an exchange of official publications with the Government of Haiti which shall be carried out in accordance with the following provisions: 1. The official exchange offices for the transmission of publications shall be, on the part of the United States of America, the Smithsonian Institution; and on the part of Haiti, the Bibliotheque Nationale de Port-au -Prince. 2. The publications exchanged shall be received on behalf of the United States of America by the Library of Congress; and on behalf of Haiti by the Bibliotheque Nationale de Port-au -Prince. 3. The Government of the United States of America shall furnish regularly one copy of each of the publications included in the attached List No. 1. [2] 4. The Government of Haiti shall furnish regularly one copy of each of the official publications included on the attached List No. 2 . [3] 5. Each party to the agreement shall bear the postal, railroad, steamship, and other charges arising in its own country. 6. Both parties express their willingness as far as possible to expedite shipments. 7. This agreement shall not be understood to modify any agree- ments concerning the exchange of official publications which may be in effect between departments or instrumentalities of the two Governments. Since the note of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of April 2, 1941, expresses the approval of the Government of Haiti of the foregoing procedure, my Government will, upon the receipt of a corresponding note from Your Excellency, consider the agreement concluded and in effect from May 29, 1941. I [Not printed.] ' [See p. 1281.1 3[For list as furnished by the Government of Haiti, see p. 1283.]