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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1781. Transmittal of letter rogatory or request
(a) The Department of State has power, directly, or through
suitable channels -
(1) to receive a letter rogatory issued, or request made, by a
foreign or international tribunal, to transmit it to the
tribunal, officer, or agency in the United States to whom it is
addressed, and to receive and return it after execution; and
(2) to receive a letter rogatory issued, or request made, by a
tribunal in the United States, to transmit it to the foreign or
international tribunal, officer, or agency to whom it is
addressed, and to receive and return it after execution.
(b) This section does not preclude -
(1) the transmittal of a letter rogatory or request directly
from a foreign or international tribunal to the tribunal,
officer, or agency in the United States to whom it is addressed
and its return in the same manner; or
(2) the transmittal of a letter rogatory or request directly
from a tribunal in the United States to the foreign or
international tribunal, officer, or agency to whom it is
addressed and its return in the same manner.
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