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57 STAT.] IRAN-EXCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS-AUG. 21, 1943 Agreement between the United States of America and Iran respecting the August 21,1943 exchange of official publications. Effected by exchange of notes signed [E A. S.3491 at Tehran August 21, 1943; effective August 21, 1943. The American Minister to the Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 588 Tehran, August 21, 1943. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to Your Excellency's Note No. 31823/2547 dated January 31, 1943, [1] and to earlier correspondence regarding the exchange of official publications between the United States of America and Iran. It gives me pleasure to inform you that my Government will be glad to undertake an exchange of official publications with the Im- perial Government of Iran to be carried out in accordance with the following provisions: 1. The official exchange offices for transmission of publications shall be, on the part of the United States of America, the Smithsonian Institute, and on the part of Iran, the Imperial Ministry of Education. 2. The publications shall be received on behalf of the United States of America by the Library of Congress; and on behalf of Iran by the Ministry of Education. 3. The Government of the United States of America shall furnish regularly one copy of each of the official publications included in the attached list No. 1 . This list shall be extended to include, witlhout /'a. 1 '. 1 1 39 . the necessity of subsequent negotiation, any new important publi- cations that may be included by any agency of the United States Government in the future. 4. The Imperial Government of Iran shall furnish regularly one copy of each of the official publications included in the attached list No. 2 . This list shall be extended to include, without the necessity Po t . p.1141. of subsequent negotiation, any new important publications that may be included by any agency of the Imperial Government in the future. 5. With respect to the Government offices which are not issuing pub- lications at present and are not mentioned on the attached lists, it is understood that such publications as they may issue in the future shall be supplied under the interchange agreement at the rate of one copy. [Not printed.] 1133