APPENDIX 6 
REPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
Sm: Ihave the honor to submit the following report on the activities 
of the International Exchange Service for the fiscal year ended June 
30, 1944. 
From the appropriation “General Expenses, Smithsonian Insti- 
tution” there was allocated for the expenses of the Service, $26,137. 
No money was allotted to the Institution this year by the Depart- 
ment of State for use in mailing packages to Argentina and Brazil, 
so that the cost of such mailings had to be met from the regular 
Exchange allotment. These are the only two American countries with 
which there are no reciprocal arrangements for the exchange of pub- 
lications under governmental frank. 
The number of packages received during the year for distribution 
at home and abroad was 407,764, a decrease from last year of 105,696. 
These packages weighed a total of 243,180 pounds, a decrease of 5,468 
pounds. This material is classified as follows: 
Packages Weight 
Sent Received Sent Received 
from rom 
abroad abroad abroad abroad 
Pounds | Pounds 
United States parliamentary documents sent abroad_-_---__---- BOG LOO |e aa ee 7 BET) Lh ee 
Publications received in return for parliamentary documents__-_|__._------ 757, (hele eee 1, 544 
United States departmental documents sent abroad____---_---- 02) O68) ae ane gS i) by a | Se 
Publications received in return for departmental documents_-_-__|_-.__-___- B70 fete tees 1, 530 
Miscellaneous scientific and literary publications sent abroad__| 46,700 |_...---_-- 62768 (bene 
Miscellaneous scientific and literary publications received from 
abroad for distribution in the United States____.__.._--_.__--|---------- Ry le ee 6, 320 
ANGE Ae AI 2 OU aoe Wires ile Pere need Sees ee 402, 71 4,993 | 233, 786 9, 394 
SrAnGi to bales . 8*. West She. eal ee ee a eae 407, 764 248, 180 
Packages are forwarded abroad partly by freight to exchange 
bureaus for distribution, and partly by mail directly to their destina- 
tions. The number of boxes shipped abroad was 649, an increase over 
last year of 6 boxes. Of these, 385 were for depositories of full sets of 
United States governmental documents. The number of packages 
sent by mail was 89,688. 
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