FIFTIETH CONGRESS, 1887-1889. 1139 
Convention between the United States of America, Belgium, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, 
Servia, Spain, and Switzerland for the international exchange of official documents, 
scientific and literary publications, concluded at Brussels, March 15, 1886; ratifi- 
cation advised by the Senate, June 18, 1888; ratified by the President, July 19, 
1888; ratifications exchanged, January 14, 1889; proclaimed, January 15, 1889. 
January 15, 1889. 
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 
A PROCLAMATION. 
Whereas a convention to establish a system of international ex- 
changes of the official documents and of the scientific and literary 
publications of the States adhering thereto, was concluded and signed 
at Brussels, Belgium, on the 15th day of March, 1886, by the Pleni- 
potentiaries of the United States of America, Belgium, Brazil, Italy, 
Portugal, and the Algarves, Servia, Spain and the Swiss Confeder- 
ation, which convention being in the French language, is word for 
word as follows: 
Le Président des Etats-Unis 
d’Amérique, Sa Majesté le Roi des 
Belges, Sa Majesté l’Empereur du 
Brésil, Sa Majesté la Reine Ré- 
gente d’Espagne, Sa Majesté le 
Roi d’Italie, Sa Majesté le Roi de 
Portugal et des Algarves, Sa Ma- 
jesté le Roi de Serbie, le Conseil 
Fédéral de la Confédération Suisse, 
désirant établir sur les bases adop- 
tées par la Conférence réunie 4 
Bruxelles du 10 au 14 Avril 1883, 
un systeme d’échanges interna- 
tionaux pour les documents ofli- 
ciels et pour les publications 
scientifiques et littéraires de leurs 
Etats respectifs, ont nommé pour 
leurs Plénipotentiaires, savoir: 
Le Président des Etats-Unis 
d Amérique, Mr. Lambert Tree, 
Ministre Résident des Etats-Unis 
d’ Amérique a Bruxelles, 
Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges, 
Mr. le Prince de Caraman, Son 
[Translation.] 
The President of the United 
States of America, His Majesty 
the King of the Belgians, His 
Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, 
Her Majesty the Queen Regent 
of Spain, His Majesty the King 
of Italy, His Majesty the King 
of Portugal and of the Algarves, 
His Majesty the King of Servia, 
The Federal Council of the Swiss 
Confederation, desiring to estab- 
lish, on the bases adopted by the 
Conference which met at Brus- 
sels from the 10th to the 14th 
April, 1883, a system of interna- 
tional exchanges of the official 
documents and of the scientific 
and literary publications of their 
respective States, have appointed 
for their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: 
The President of the United 
States of America, Mr. Lambert 
Tree, Minister Resident of the 
United States of America at Brus- 
sels, 
His Majesty the King of the 
Belgians, The Prince de Caraman, 
