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58 STAT.] IRAQ-EXCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS-FEB. 16, 1944 Agreement between the United States of America and Iraq respecting the February 16, 1944 exchange of official publications. Effected by exchange of notes signed IE.A. S. 403 at Baghdad February 16, 1944; effective February16, 1944. The American Minister to the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs LEGATION OF THE UNrTED STATES OF AMERICA No. 22 Baghdad, February 16, 1944. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to correspondence and conversations con- cerning the conclusion of an agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Iraq for an ex- change of certain official publications and to express the agreement of my Government for that exchange as follows: There shall be an exchange of certain official publications between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Iraq, which shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions: 1. The official exchange offices for the transmission of official pub- lications shall be, on the part of the United States of Amer- ica, the Smithsonian Institution; and, on the part of the King- dom of Iraq, the Translation and Publication Section of the Iraqi Ministry of Education. 2. The publications exchanged shall be received on behalf of the United States of America by the Library of Congress; and on behalf of the Kingdom of Iraq by the Public Library of Baghdad. 3. The Government of the United States of America shall fur- nish regularly to the Government of the Kingdom of Iraq one copy of each of the official publications enumerated in the annex entitled "List 1"; and the Government of the Kingdom Po. t p 125. of Iraq shall furnish regularly to the Government of the United States of America one copy of each of the official pub- lications enumerated in the annex entitled "List 2". p , p.1257. 4. Each Government shall furnish regularly to the other Govern- ment, without the necessity of subsequent negotiation, (a) one copy of any important publication that is not enumerated in "List 1" or "List 2" and which may be issued in the future by a department or other instrumentality of such Government, (b) one copy of any important publication that may be issued in the future by a department or other instrumentality of such Government which does not at present issue publications, and (c) one copy of any important publication that may be issued by a department or other instrumentality which may subse- quently be established by such Government. 93650-45 --PT . II ---21 1253