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58 STAT.] IRAQ-EXCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS-FEB . 16 , 1944 Translation by the American Legation at Baghdad of the Foregoing Note GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS POLITICAL BUREAU OFFICE OF PROPAGANDA AND FOREIGN NEWS No. 600/1117/1117/D February16, 1944. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to correspondence and conversations con- cerning the conclusion of an agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Government of the United States of America for an exchange 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 Iraq and the Government of the United States of America, 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 Kingdom of Iraq the Translation and Publication Section of the Iraqi Ministry of Education; and, on the part of the United States of America, the Smithsonian Institution. 2. The publications exchanged shall be received on behalf of the Kingdom of Iraq by the Public Library of Baghdad; and on behalf of the United States of America by the Library of Congress. 3. The Government of the Kingdom of Iraq shall furnish regu- larly to the Government of the United States of America one copy of each of the official publications enumerated in the annex entitled "List 2"; and the Government of the United A", p. 1267. States of America shall furnish regularly to the Governmient of the Kingdom of Iraq one copy of each of the official publi- cations enumerated in the annex entitled "List 1". Ant p. 1258 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. 5. Neither Government shall be obliged by this agreement to furnish confidential publications, blank forms, or circular let- ters which are not of a public nature. 1271