APPENDIX 6 

 REPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 



Sm : I have the honor to submit the following report on the activ- 

 ities of the International Exchange Service during the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1939 : 



The appropriation granted by Congress for that year was $44,600, 

 an increase over 1938 of $340. The collections from repayments were 

 $3,684.03, making the total available resources $48,284.03. 



The number of packages passing through the service was 714,877, a 

 decrease of 4,244. The weight was 719,694 pounds, an increase of 

 63,575 pounds. 



The number and weight of packages sent and received through the 

 service is given below: 



There were shipped abroad 3,023 boxes, an increase of 384 over the 

 preceding year. Of these boxes, 623 were for depositories of full sets 

 of United States governmental documents, and the remainder were for 

 distribution to miscellaneous establishments and individuals. 



In some instances it is more advantageous or economical to send 

 packages by mail, paying the postage, than to forward them in 

 boxes by freight to exchange agencies for distribution. During the 

 year there were transmitted in this manner 90,355 packages, a de- 

 crease from the last 12 months of 21,120. In addition to transmitting 

 by mail packages on which it is necessary to pay postage, a large 



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