184 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1961 



Oregon ; Studies in English, University of Texas ; Proceedings of the 

 American Philosophical Society; Contributions, Scripps Institution 

 of Oceanography ; and Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 



The number of packages of publications received for transmission 

 during the year was 1,272,604, an increase of 130,606 over the previous 

 fiscal year. The weight of the packages received was 923,179 pounds, 

 an increase of 45,543 over the previous fiscal year. 



The packages of publications are forwarded by ocean freight to the 

 port of entry selected by the foreign exchange bureau to whom the 

 shipment is consigned. They are then distributed by the foreign ex- 

 change bureau to the intended addressees. 



In the countries where there is no exchange bureau, the publications 

 are mailed directly to the addressees. However, if the weight of the 

 packages (intended for one addressee) would make it more econom- 

 ical to forward by ocean freight, the packages are so transmitted to 

 the port selected by the addressee, who must make all arrangements 

 for accepting the shipment at that port of entry. 



The total weight of the packages forwarded during the year 

 amounted to 895,010 pounds, of which 671,181 pounds were forwarded 

 by ocean and domestic freight, and 323,829 pounds were forwarded 

 by mail or other means. This was 24,226 pounds more than was for- 

 warded during the previous fiscal year. The number of cases shipped 

 to the foreign exchange bureaus was 3,375, or 74 less than during the 

 previous fiscal year. Of these cases 1,028 were for the full depository 

 recipients of official United States publications which were compiled 

 and forwarded in accordance with bilateral treaties made between the 

 United States and other countries for the exchange of official 

 publications. 



Shipments are made to Formosa. No shipments are being made to 

 the mainland of China, North Korea, and Communist- controlled area 

 of Viet-Nam. 



FOREIGN DEPOSITORIES OF GOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENTS 



The recipients of the official United States publications are deter- 

 mined as a result of bilateral treaties entered into between the United 

 States and the various foreign countries for the mutual exchange of 

 their official publications. The treaty stipulates whether the recipient 

 will receive all the official publications of the United States Govern- 

 ment or only a selected list. The recipient receiving all the official 

 publications is classified as a full depository. The recipient receiving 

 a selected list is classified as a partial depository. The International 

 Exchange Service receives copies of all the official United States pub- 

 lications. These are sorted and transmitted to the depositories desig- 

 nated by the Library of Congress. During the past fiscal year there 

 were 598,238 pieces weighing 184,264 pounds assembled for transmis- 



