SECRETARY'S REPORT 137 



The packages of publications are forwarded to the exchange bu- 

 reaus of foreign countries by freight or, where shipment by such 

 means is impractical, to the foreign addressees by direct mail. Dis- 

 tribution in the United States of the publications received through the 

 foreign exchange bureaus is accomplished primarily by mail, but by 

 other means when more economical. The number of boxes shipped 

 to the foreign exchange bureaus was 2,836, or 730 less than for the 

 previous year. Of these boxes 897 were for depositories of full sets 

 of United States Government docmnents, these publications being fur- 

 nished in exchange for the official publications of foreign governments 

 which are received for deposit in the Librai-y of Congress. The num- 

 ber of packages forwarded by mail and by means other than freight 

 was 212,789. 



There was allocated to the International Exchange Service for 

 transportation $41,000. With this amount it was possible to effect 

 the shipment of 800,308 pounds, which was 12,552 pounds less than 

 the weight of publications received during the year. However, ap- 

 proximately 14,000 pounds of the full sets of United States Govern- 

 ment documents accumulated during the year because the Library of 

 Congress had requested suspension of shipment to certain foreign 

 depositories. 



Ocean freight rates to the English and European ports were in- 

 creased 15 percent in April, and the rates to Japanese, Philippine, and 

 other eastern ports were increased 10 percent in May. 



The total outgoing correspondence was 2,568 letters, exclusive of 

 information copies. 



With the exception of Taiwan, no shipments are being made to 

 China, North Korea, Outer Mongolia, Communist-controlled area of 

 Viet Nam, Comnmnist-controiled area of Laos, or the Haiphong 

 Enclave. 



With certain exceptions the regulations of the Bureau of Foreign 

 Commerce, Department of Commerce, provide that each package of 

 publications exported bear a general license symbol and a legend, 

 "Export License Not Required." The International Exchange Serv- 

 ice accepts for transmission to foreign destinations only those pack- 

 ages of publications that fall within the exception and those packages 

 of publications to which the general license symbol and legend have 

 been applied by the consignor. 



FOREIGN DEPOSITORIES OF GOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENTS 



The nmnber of sets of United States official publications received 

 by the Exchange Service for transmission abroad in return for the 

 official publications sent by foreign governments for deposit in the 

 Library of Congress is now 105 (62 full and 43 partial sets), listed 



