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December 20, 1965


EXCHANGE OF NOTES AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON THE EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS

Note: The Agreement entered into force, December 20, 196S.

The Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs to the American
Ambassador

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

45642

Manila, December 2,

Excellency;

I have the honor to refer to the exchange of notes of April 12 and June 7, 1948, [1] constituting an agreement between our two countries on the exchange of official publications and to propose that the said agreement be amended in such manner as will allow the exchange of materials, publications and maps between the Board of Technical Surveys and Maps of the Republic of the Philippines and the Department of State of the United States of America without coursing said materials, publications and maps through the Bureau of Public Libraries or the Smithsonian Institution, as prescribed in the aforesaid agreement, and further to provide as follows:

1. That the Board of Technical Surveys and Maps of the Republic of the Philippines will furnish the Department of State of the United States of America printed copies of materials, publications and maps it has available for exchange or for sale as may be selected by the Department of State;

2. That, in return, the Department of State, will furnish the Board with materials, publications and maps of Technical Surveys and Maps it has available for exchange or for sale as may be selected by the Board;

3. That this exchange of materials, publications and maps shall continue for the duration of the agreement on exchange of publications mentioned above, as amended by the present exchange of notes;

4. That the publications and maps from the Board to be supplied to the Department of State shall be mailed directly to Coordinator for Maps, Department of State, Washington D.C., c/o American Embassy, Manila;

5. That the maps and publications from the Department of State to be supplied to the Board of Technical Surveys and Maps shall be mailed directly by the American Embassy in Manila to Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Board of Technical Surveys and Maps, c/o Office of the President of the Philippines, Manila.

If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to Your Excellency's Government, I have further the honor to propose that this note and Your Excellency's confirmatory reply be considered as constituting an agreement between the Philippines and the United States on the matter, to enter into force on the date of Your Excellency's note in reply.

Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

MAURO MENDEZ
Secretary of Foreign Affairs

 

His Excellency
WILLIAM MCCORMICK BLAIR, JR.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America
Manila

 

The American Ambassador to the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs

No. 491

Excellency:

I have the honor to refer to Your Excellency's note dated December 2, 1965, proposing an amendment to the agreement between our two Governments effected by the exchange of notes dated April 12 and June 7, 1948, regarding the exchange of official publications. Your Excellency's note proposes that the agreement be amended in such a manner as will allow the exchange of materials, publications and maps between the Board of Technical Surveys and Maps of the Republic of the Philippines and the Department of State of the United States of America without coursing said materials, publications and maps through the Bureau of Public Libraries or the Smithsonian Institution, as prescribed in the aforesaid agreement, and further to provide as follows:

1. That the Board of Technical Surveys and Maps of the Republic of the Philippines will furnish the Department of State of the United States of American printed copies of materials, publications and maps it has available for exchange or for sale as may be selected by the Department of
State;

2, That, in return, the Department of State will furnish the Board with materials, publications and maps of Technical Surveys and Maps it has available for exchange or for sale as may be selected by the Board;

3, That this exchange of materials, publications and maps shall continue for the duration of the agreement on exchange of publications mentioned above, as amended by the present exchange of notes;

4. That the publications and maps from the Board to be supplied to the Department of State shall be mailed directly to Coordinator for Maps, Department of State, Washington D.C., c/o American Embassy, Manila;

5. That the maps and publications from the Department of State to be supplied to the Board of Technical Surveys and Maps shall be mailed directly by the American Embassy in Manila to Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Board of Technical Surveys and Maps, c/o Office of the President of the Philippines, Manila,

I wish to inform Your Excellency that the foregoing amendment is acceptable to my Government, and that my Government agrees that Your Exllency's note together with this reply shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between our two Governments on this matter, to enter into force as of the dale of this note.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

WILLIAM MCCORMICK BLAIR, JR,


EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Manila, December 20, 1965.


His Excellency,
Mauro Mendez,
Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
Manila.

 

[1] TIAS 1767; 62 Stat. 2024.


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