This publication lists treaties and other international agreements of the United States on record in the Department of State as being in force as of January 1 of the specified year. It is arranged in three sections.
 

Section 1 includes bilateral treaties and other international agreements listed by country or other international entity with subject headings under each entry. Arrangements with territorial possessions of a country appear at the end of the entry for that country. In some cases, treaties and international agreements applicable to a territory prior to its independence are included in the entry for that country on the basis of its assumption of treaty obligations upon becoming independent, as noted at the beginning of the entry for that country.
 

Section 2 lists multilateral treaties and other international agreements to which the United States is a party, arranged by subject with a listing of the parties to that agreement. Information is based on the most recent data available from the government or organization that serves as the depositary for that agreement. Where countries are listed on the basis of their assumption of obligations under treaties and agreements applied to them prior to independence, a reference is included to the note at the beginning of the entry for that country in Section 1 of this publication. While every effort is made to insure that the multilateral listings in Treaties in Force are accurate and up to date, the depositary has the ultimate responsibility for furnishing a current list of parties and information on other matters concerning the status of the agreement.
 

Section 3 contains appendices. Appendix A contains a consolidated tabulation of documents, including proclamations, treaties and conventions, affecting the United States' international copyright relations. Appendices B, C, and D are tables listing states which are parties to multilateral agreements noted in the text in Section 2 under INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY; NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO); and TELECOMMUNICATION, respectively.