International Exchange Conferences Held
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PrintSince the international movement, commencing with the Paris convention of 1875, for promoting the free reciprocal exchange of public documents, there has been a growing interest in the subject manifested abroad. International conferences to work out the details of exchange are held at Brussels, Belgium, in 1880, 1883, and 1886. As of 1885, thirty-seven governments are exchanging documents with the United States. The Smithsonian Institution, by law, is the agent of the United States Government for conducting international exchange.
International Exchange Service (IES)
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1886. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1889, p. 22.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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