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​ It​should​be​noted​that​formal​service​of​foreign​judicial​documents​as​set​forth​above​does​not,​

of​itself,​require​the​recognition​or​enforcement​in​the​United​States​of​any​ensuing​judgement​which​may​
be​rendered​by​a​foreign​tribunal.

​ As​regards​delivery​of​foreign​judicial​documents​in​the​United​States​generally,​the​United​
States​has​no​objection​to​the​informal​delivery​of​such​documents​by​members​of​diplomatic​or​consular​
missions,​through​the​mails,​or​by​private​persons,​provided​no​compulsion​is​used.

​ The​Secretary​wishes​to​direct​the​attention​of​the​Chief​of​Mission​to​the​existence​of​
the​Convention​on​the​Service​Abroad​of​Judicial​and​Extra​Judicial​Documents​in​​Civil​or​commercial​

Matters,​done​at​The​Hague​on​November​15,​1965,​which​offers​a​simplified​and​speedy​method​of​serving
foreign​documents​in​the​United​States.​The​convention​is​presently​in​force​in​the​United​States​and​ ​
provides​for​accession​by​other​Stortes.

EVIDENCE

​ Obtaining​evidence​for​use​in​a​proceeding​in​a​foreign​tribunal​is​the​second​category​of​judicial​
assistance​afforded​to​foreign​tribunals​and​to​litigants​before​such​tribunals​by​the​Government​of​the​
United​States.​(As​used​herein,​evidence​means​the​giving​of​testimony​or​statements,​or​the​production​of​

documents​or​other​things.)​The​Department​of​state​will​forward​requests​for​evidence​to​the​Department​
of​Justice​for​execution​provided​the​request​:​

​ --​emanates​from​a​foreign​tribunal​or​other​judicial​authority;
​ --​is​translated​into​English,​and​two​copies​of​the​request​and​of​the​translation​are​furnished;
​ --​specifics​the​names​and​addresses​of​the​parties​to​the​proceedings​and​the​nature​of

the​proceedings​for​which​the​evidence​is​required,​giving​all​necessary​information​in​regard​thereto;
​ --​gives​the​full​name,​street​address​and​relationship​to​the​evidence​of​the​person​or​entity​from​

whom​the​evidence​is​sought;
​ --​specifies​the​evidence​to​be​obtained​with​perticularity​(e.g.,​by​listing​the​questions​to​be​put​
to​the​witness​or​providing​a​statement​of​the​subject​matter​about​which​the​witness​is​to​be​examined,​

or​by​identifying​the​documents​or​other​objects​to​be​produced);​and
​ --​is​accompanied​by​a​statements​from​the​Embassy​guaranteeing​payment​by​the​Embassy​of​

costs​incidental​to​execution​of​the​request.
​ In​criminal​cases,​in​which​the​person​to​be​examined​is​a​defendant,​suspect,​or​a​potential​
defendant​or​suspect,​the​request​should​also​set​forth​the​testimonial​privileges​which​may​be​available​to​

such​person​under​the​law​of​the​requesting​State.
​ Conforming​requests​will​be​transmitted​to​the​Department​of​Justice​for​execution​in​the​judicial​

district​in​which​the​subject​of​the​request​is​located.​A​representative​of​the​Department​of​Justice​will​
communicate​with​the​person​or​entity​from​whom​the​evidence​is​sought​(''the​witness''),​and​will​request​
that​the​evidence​be​supplied​voluntarily.​If​the​witness​accedes,​his​statement​will​be​taken​under​oath​