REPOKT OF THE SECRETARY. 
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Reference was made in last year's report to the steps being taken 
by the institution to procure for the war library and museum of 
the French Government at Paris copies of American documents, and 
other material relating to the war, for deposit in a section of that 
library, to be devoted to the part taken by the United States in the 
conflict. A similar request for posters was received during the year 
from the British War Museum, and as complete sets of posters as 
it was possible to procure, have been transmitted to that museum. 
A number of requests for publications issued in this country were 
received from other foreign establishments, and in each instance 
the institution endeavored to comply therewith. 
The secretary of the institution took special steps to assist in the 
rehabilitation of the library of the Society of Sciences, Lille, France, 
whose collections were destroyed during the war. As a result of 
his efforts, several hundred publications were received for transmis- 
sion to that library through the Exchange Service. 
During the fiscal year 1919, 803 boxes were forwarded to foreign 
agencies for distribution, being an increase of 360 over the preced- 
ing 12 months. Notwithstanding this increase in the number of 
boxes sent, the total number is still far below the average for a nor- 
mal year. This is due, in part, to the fact that shipments in boxes 
were suspended until the 1st of February. Up to that date pack- 
ages were sent to their destinations by mail. 
The dates of transmission of the 803 boxes forwarded to foreign 
countries are shown in the following table. Of these boxes 260 con- 
tained full sets of United States official documents for authorized 
depositories : 
Consignments of exchanges for foreign countries. 
Country. 
Number 
of boxes. 
Date of transmission. 
Argentina 
Belgium , 
Bolivia , 
Brazil , 
British colonies 
Britifih Guiana 
Canada 
Chile 
China 
Colombia 
Costa Rica 
Cuba 
Denmark 
Ecuador 
Egypt 
France 
Great Britain and Ireland 
Guatemala 
6 
21 
3 
14 
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196 
2 
Apr. 8, 1919. 
Apr. 29, 1919. 
Mar. 28, 1919. 
Feb. S, Apr. 5, 1919. 
Apr. 29, June 12, 1919. 
Mar. 27, 1919. 
Sept. 26, 1918; Jan. 27, Mar. 25, Apr. 21, May 17, June 6, 1919. 
Apr. 3, 1919. 
Jan. 20, 1918; Feb. 28, Mar. 25, May 28, 1919. 
Mar. 31, 1919. 
Apr. 4, 1919. 
Sept. 26, 1918; Jan. 27, Mar. 25, Apr. 21, May 17, June 6, 1919. 
Feb. 19, 1919. 
Mar. 4, 1919. 
Apr. 10, 1919. 
Feb. 8, May 5, 1919. 
Feb. 5, Mar. 12, 25, May 12, June 2, 12, 1919 
Mar. 28, 1919. 
