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U.S. Information Agency Programs
Since July 1, 1962, all local currency costs of U.S.
Information Agency programis in excess currency countries
have been funded under Special Foreign Currency
Program appropriations. Agency expenditures are made
from section 104(f) funds in most cases, although excesr
currencies generated from sources other than Public
Law 480 ar- made available under the special appropriation
without distinction. In certain cases it has been
possible to identify and delete from this report expenditures
funded from sources other than Public Law 480.
Except for these special cases, all overseas operating costs
expended in local currencies for Agency programs in
excess and former excess currency countries have now
been merged in this report under section 104(f). Agency
expenditures in Brazil are also reported in this manner.
During the reporting period, a small amount of foreign
currencies in non-excess currency countries was spent
under sections 104 (i) and (j) as authorized prior to
July 1, 1962. These are reported below under the
appropriate sections.
The U.S. Information Agency programs in the excess
currcn..? countries cover in varying degrees the full
range of agency operations under the U.S. Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended
(Smith-Mundt Act) and the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-
Hays Act). Activities include-
(1) Production and placement on local stations of
radio and television programs.
(2) Publication and distribution of magazines, parphlets,
leaflets, and posters.
(3) Production and distribution of motion pictures.
(4) Operation of libraries and reading rooms.
(5) Lecture and discussion programs.
(6) Musical performances.
(7) English language instruction.
(8) Exhibit programs.
(9) Translation, publication, and distribution of books.
(10) Support to binational organizations.
(11) Adaptation and placement locally of Agency produced
publications, press materials, films, and radio and
television programs.
(12) Large-scale exhibits in certain International
Trade Fairs.
(13) Reshowing in East Europe of exhibits originally
circulated ir. the Soviet Union under the East-West
Cultural Exchange Agreement.
Excess foreign currencies are also used to pay local
employee salaries and benefits; certain Foreign Service
allowances to American employees; rental and maintenance
of office, residential, warehouse, and garage space;
and administrative expenses.
The Agency's program in India, one of the largest, is
financed to a great extent through excess foreign currencies.
The Agency operates eight posts and two reading
rooms. Annual library attendance exceeds 1.5
million. Four periodicals are produced in India. One
of them, the American Reporter, is produced biweekly in
English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam,
and Gujarati and has a total circulation of over 370,000.
Nearly 7 million people annually attend film showings in
India. Another 12 million are reached through placement
of films in commercial theaters. There is a large
cultural program in India, including tours by groups of
A.ericans to universities and seminars on all aspects
of American culture. The largest book program in the
world is in India. In the last completed fiscal year,
Agency posts published 493 editions of American books
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