Bash does not export arrays correctly

[Dmitry V. Golovashkin (DVG)]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -D_GNU_SOURCE 
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64  -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib -I/usr/include -O2 
-march=i386 -mcpu=i686
uname output: Linux d3338.us.sas.com 2.4.2-2 #1 Sun Apr 8 20:41:30 EDT 2001 
i686 unknown
Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 2.04
Patch Level: 21
Release Status: release

Description:
        Folks!  somehow my Bash does not export arrays correctly
to non-interactive shells.

Repeat-By:
        I have the following statement in my .bashrc (which is
        read by login shell)
        ...
        declare -ax some_array=([0]=one [1]=two)
        ...
and all interactive sub-shells see this, but whenever i invoke
a script - this `some_array' vanishes into the air.
Functions and simple parameters (not arrays) are exported
just fine, and nicely visible...
Substituting `declare -ax' by the old friend `export -a'
did not help.

Hopefully, I did not botch anything up here, and you will be able to
repeat the problem - if not - let me know I'd be happy to send
my bash startup files and provide more details.

Sincerely yours,
  Dmitry Golovashkin