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[The Indian Survey Office to the Smithsonian Institution.] 



Ko. 131.] Geological Survey Office, 



Calcutta, October 26, 1868. 

 Professor Henry, 



Secretary Smithsonian Institution^ Washington: 



Dear Sir : In the last packet of books received by me from the Smith- 

 sonian Institution I found a printed notice proposing to establish, through 

 the agency of the Smithsonian Institution, a system of exchange of the 

 various public documents printed and issued under the sanction of the 

 Government of the United States, for similar documents issued by other 

 governments. 



I at once submitted this proposal to the secretary to the Government 

 of India, expressing a hope that the proposition might be favorably re- 

 ceived. And I am now instructed to inform you that the Government 

 of India will be happy at once to enter upon a system of reciprocal ex- 

 change of their public documents with the Government of the United 

 States, through your Institution. 



I have further the pleasure to inclose to you a list of such reports and 

 other documents as are at the present available. It is possible also that 

 some of the former numbers of those which have appeared in series can 

 be obtained. 



As soon as I shall have the pleasure of hearing from you, whether 

 such a series will be acceptable, the books can be packed and forwarded 

 to the Smithsonian Institution , as you may desire. Books for Calcutta 

 should be forwarded direct by ship (the quickest way), or sent to London, 

 to the care of the Secretary of State for India, India Office. 



All parcels should be addressed to the Secretary to Government of 

 India, Home Department, Calcutta. 



I trust that both this country and the United States may long con- 

 tinue to reap the important advantages which must result from a free 

 interchange of such documents relating to either country. 



I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant. 



Thomas Oldham, 

 Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India. 



[The Government of Colombia to the State Department.] 



Bogota, November — , 1869. 

 His Excellency the Secretary of State 



of the United States of America: 

 The Colombian Government considers the exchange of their respect- 

 ive literary and scientific protluctions as an effective means of develop- 

 ing the civilization and wealth of nations, of drawing their mutual re- 

 lations closer, and of rendering the same more fraternal. 



