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[The State Department to the Smithsonian Institution. ] 



Department of State, Washington, November 14, 1867. 

 Prof. Joseph Henry, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution : 

 Sir : Herewith I inclose for your information a transcrii^t of a com- 

 munication of the 21st ultimo, from the United States minister at Brus- 

 sels, relative to an exchange of public documents with the Government of 

 Belgium. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 

 William H. Seward. 



[_Inclo8ure "No. 1.] 



No. 464.] Legation of the United States, 



Brussels, October 21, 1867. 

 Hon. William H. Seward, 



Secretary of State, &c., &c., &c. : 

 Sir : With reference to your circular dispatch of 13th June relative to 

 an exchange of public documents with this government, I have the 

 honor herewith to inclose in translation copy of a communication from 

 Mr. Rogier expressing the concurrence of the government in the prop- 

 osition, and inclosing a first list of documents which it is proposed to 

 forward by the end of the year, to be followed by others semi-annually. 

 I also inclose copy of my reply accepting the arrangement proposed. 

 The documents to be sent in exchange on our si^e can be forwarded, 

 I presume, through the Belgian legation at Washington. 



I have the honor to be, with great respect, 

 Your most obedient servant, 



H. S. Sanford. 



{_Inclosure "No. 2. — Translation.] 



Brussels, October 17, 1867. 

 Mr. Sanford, 



Minister, (fee, <&c., &g., Brussels: 



Mr. Minister: I have communicated to the minister of the interior 

 the contents of the letter you were pleased to address me on the 5th of 

 July last, respecting the proposal of an exchange of documents between 

 our two governments. 



My colleague is quite ready, Mr. Minister, to oflfer the Government of 

 the United States of America a copy of the various official publications 

 brought to light by the cares of his department. He has moreover, in 

 accordance with the desire I had expressed to him, communicated the 

 proposal in question to the other ministerial departments. The minister 

 of finance has already declared that he is quite willing to give his adhe- 

 sion thereto. I am persuaded that a similar statement will be made by 

 my colleagues of the war, justice, and public works departments. 



