MINISTRY Of War "Urdu-i-Afghan" (monthly) Books printed by the Military College and Schools available to the public AFGHAN ACADEMY (Pushtu Tolana) “Kabul” (monthly) "Salnameh-i-Kabul" (annual) Books published by the Academy "Ariana" (monthly) published by the Historical Section. The Minister of Foreign Affairs to the American Minister [TRANSLATION] No. 1366 EXCELLENCY: MINISTRY OF Foreign Affairs I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's letter No. 352 of February 29, 1944, and referring to previous correspondence and conversations regarding the conclusion of an agreement between the Royal Government of Afghanistan and the Government of the United States of America for the partial exchange of official publications, I have the honor to express below our understanding of the bases on which such an exchange is to be effected. There shall be an exchange of official publications between the Government of Afghanistan and the Government of the United States of America, which shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions: 1. The official exchange office for the transmission of publications of Afghanistan is the Afghan Academy. The official exchange office on the part of the United States is the Smithsonian Institution. 2. The publications exchanged shall be received on behalf of Afghanistan by the Library of the Afghan Academy; on behalf of the United States of America by the Library of Congress. Official publications shall be understood to include those published in printed or mimeographed form by the two Governments or their official agencies. 3. The Government of the United States shall furnish regularly one copy of each of the publications enumerated in the attached list No. 1.1 This list shall be extended to include, without the necessity of subsequent negotiation, any important publications that may be issued by any instrumentalities of the Government in the future. of 4. The Government of Afghanistan shall furnish regularly one copy each of the publications enumerated in list No. 2.2 This list shall be extended to include, without the necessity of subsequent negotiation, any important publications that may be issued by any instrumentalities of the Government in the future. 5. With respect to instrumentalities which at this time do not issue publications and which are not mentioned in the attached lists, it is understood that important publications which they may issue in the future shall be furnished in one copy. 6. Neither Government shall be obligated by this agreement to furnish confidential publications, blank forms, or circular letters which are not of a public nature. 7. Each party to the agreement shall bear the postal, railroad, steamship, and other charges arising in its own country. 8. This agreement shall not be understood to modify any already existing exchange agreements between the various Government instrumentalities of the two countries. In issuing this note my Government considers that the foregoing agreement for the exchange of official publications enters into effect. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the expression of my highest consideration. His Excellency C. VAN H. ENGERT Minister of the United States of America, Kabul. ALI MOHAMED Albania PASSPORTS, NATURALIZATION, MOST FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT Exchange of notes at Tirana June 23 and 25, 1922 Entered into force July 28, 19221 1925 For. Rel. (I) 511 The American Commissioner to the President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs TIRANA, ALBANIA, June 23, 1922. MR. PRIME MINISTER: During informal conversations which I have had the honor of holding with Your Excellency, in my unofficial capacity as American Commissioner, assurances were offered that the authorities of the Albanian State, under a decree of the Regents, would be instructed by your government to duly recognize, throughout Albanian territory, all passports issued by the American Secretary of State, especially those carried by persons of Albanian origin who have acquired American nationality in conformity with the laws of the United States of America. It may be found useful for me, on my part, to reiterate at this time points of view which I have already explained to Your Excellency concerning the attitude of the Department of State, in the interpretation and application of laws affecting naturalization in the United States, which is, to wit, that a naturalized citizen who returns to his country of origin and there resides continuously for a period of more than two years, shall be considered to have expatriated himself and thereby to have ceased any longer to be entitled to the rights of American citizenship, unless (a) such residence in his country 1 Date of U.S. recognition of Albania. of origin is for the purpose of trading directly and principally with the United States, or (b) to enable him to pursue studies or engage in missionary or other legitimate cultural and philanthropical work, or (c) because a state of poor health prevents his immediate return to the United States. The right of a naturalized citizen to benefit by any of these exceptions must be proven in each case by the submission of satisfactory evidence to the Department of State. It would be a further source of gratification to me to be able to draw to the attention of my government the fact that similar assurances had been given by the Government of Albania that favored-nation treatment also would be accorded American interests in Albania, coincident with an initiation of formal diplomatic relations between the Government of Albania and that of the United States of America; and that the Albanian Government will include this provision as a treaty clause in any future commercial convention that may be drawn up between Albania and the American Government. In connection with the above, for the completion of the archives of this Commission, I venture to suggest the propriety of our confirming these understandings by an exchange of written communications. Please accept, Mr. Prime Minister, the assurances of my highest consideration. MAXWELL BLAKE American Commissioner His Excellency DJAFER UPI, President of the Council and Tirana. The President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs to the American In response to your letter of June 23, 1922, I beg to state that the Albanian Government feels the utmost satisfaction to enter into correspondence with the unofficial representative of the United States Government, which more than once has saved Albania from partition and utter destruction, by pleading her cause during most critical periods of her history. In connection with the two points you bring forth in your letter as needing settlement, before you could take any steps in favor of the official recognition of the Government of Albania by that of the United States, allow me to communicate to you that: 1. The Albanian Government will recognize the passports given by the authorities of the United States of America, to persons of Albanian origin, who are naturalized Americans, in conformity with the American laws concerning nationalities. 2. In case a commercial treaty is concluded between the Government of the United States of America and that of Albania, the latter promises to insert in the said treaty, the most favored nation clause. Meanwhile, following the official recognition of the Government of Albania by that of the United States, and pending the conclusion of the treaty above mentioned, the American interests in Albania will receive the most favored nation treatment. Furthermore the Albanian Government is ready to show all kinds of facilities to the installation of the American capital in Albania, as well as to accord concessions to American concerns. Please accept, Mr. Commissioner, the assurances of my highest consideration. |