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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. Julyst2an9 Agreement between the United States of America and Denmark respecting [T. A. S. 1971] the exchange of official publications. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Copenhagen July 27 and August 1, 1949: entered into force August 1, 1949. The American Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs AMERICAN EMBASSY No. 235 Copenhagen, July 27, 1949 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 Denmark 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 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 publication of the other Government not specified in the list, or publications of new offices which the other Government may estab- lish 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 Denmark shall be the Institut Danois des Echanges Internationaux de Publications Scientifiques et Litteraires, the Royal Library. 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 Denmark by the Institut Danois des Echanges Inter- nationaux de Publications Scientifiques et Litteraires, the Royal Library. 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 2680