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​ The​Department​of​State​receives​from​time​to​time​a​variety​of​requests​from​foreign​tribunals​

asking,​for​example,​that​their​judgements​be​executed;​that​custody​or​alimony​decrees​be​enforced;​
that​property​in​the​United​States​be​sequestered;​that​witnesses​in​the​United​States​be​compelled​to​

attend​hearings​in​a​foreign​tribunal;​or​that​an​investigation​of​certain​matters​be​conducted​by​a​court​
of​the​United​States.​Such​requests​are​beyond​the​scope​of​the​authority​granted​to​the​courts​by​law​
(see​enclosure​2);​foreign​judgements,​decrees​or​orders​cannot​be​enforced​in​the​United​States​by​means​

of​a​request​for​judicial​assistance,​and​the​Department​of​State​will​return​such​requests​unexcuted.​
Return​of​a​request​under​these​circumstances​does​not​imply​that​a​judicial​remedy​is​not​available​in​

the​United​States;​it​simply​means​that​the​remedy​cannot​be​had​through​the​medium​of​letters​rogatory.​
Under​the​laws​of​the​United​States,​and​individual​seeking​to​enforce​a​foreign​judgement,​decree​or​order​
in​this​country​must​file​suit​before​a​competent​court.​The​court​will​determine​whether​to​give​effect​to​

the​foreign​judgement.​As​with​most​legal​proceedings,​it​is​necessary​to​retain​counsel​to​conduct​the​suit.
​ In​all​cases,​the​Department's​primary​consideration​will​be​the​furtherance​of​the​administration​

of​justice​through​effective​cooperation​with​the​judicial​authorities​of​other​States,​subject​to​the​condition​
of​reciprocity​and​the​limitations​imposed​by​United​States​law.

Enclosures:
​ As​stated

Department​of​State,

Washington,​February​3,​1976