28 U.S.C. § 1741

Foreign official documents

An official record or document of a foreign country may be evidenced by a copy, summary, or excerpt authenticated as provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

( June 25, 1948, ch. 646 , 62 Stat. 948 ; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 92(b) , 63 Stat. 103 ; Pub. L. 88–619, § 5(a) , Oct. 3, 1964 , 78 Stat. 996 .)