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 8] 6 POSTAL CON VEN TION-FRANCE. Amm. 28, 1874. [Translation.] _ Alipfevel by PM- Having seen and examined the above convention, we have approved ‘d"“?·°f F’°“°h R°‘ it; and do approve, by virtue of the provisions of the law voted by the °°bh°°National Assembly, in the session of 25th June, 1874. In faith of which ` we have caused to be placed hereupon the seal of the republic. Given at Versailles, Ju·¤e·26, 1874. _ [san`.] MARECHAL MAC MAHON, DUC DE MAGENTA. By the President of the French Republic: The minister of foreign aiiairs, _ ` . . ‘' _ DECAZES. Ratilicntions ex- We, J. W. Marshall, Postmaster-General of the United States, and ¤h¤¤zed· Amédée Bartholdi, officer of the Legion of Honor, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of France, certify that on this date we have proceeded to perform the exchange of ratiiications of the postal convention which was concluded between the United States and the French republic at Washington the 28th day of April, one thousand eight _ hundred and seventy-four. - .’ Done in duplicate and signed at Washington this seventeenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. [sun.] J. W; MARSHALL, _ _ Postmaster- General. [sun.} A. BARTHOLDI. Regulations of detail and order, concluded between the postal admtnistra tion of the United States and the postal administration of France, for the execution of the postal convention of 28th April, 1874. Agreement ee de- In view of the postal convention concluded the 28th of ·April, 1874, postal administrations of the two countries shall designate, by common accord, the omces through which the exchange of the respective correspondence shall take place, and shall regulate the direction of the correspondence reciprocally transmitted, the form of accounts, as well as every other measure of detail or order necessary to assure the execution of the said convention, the Postmaster-General of the United States of the one part, and the‘Director General of the Posts of France, of the other part, have agreed as follows: Anmxcnm 1. . 0mm of ex- The exchange of correspondence between the postal administration change designated- of France and the postal' administration of the United States shall be effected as follows: " " On the side of the postal administration of France- ' lst. By the office of Paris. 2d. By the office of Havre. 3d. By the office of Cherbourg. 4th. By the office of Brest. ‘ 5th. By thetraveling office of Paris. to Calais. 6th. By the traveling office of Lille to Calais. · On the side of the postal administration to the United States- 1st. By the office of Boston. . 2d. By the office of New York. Amuonm 2. Ron tes of ex- The relations between the French exchange-offices and the American eheuge designated- exchange-offices shall be established in the ibllowing manner, viz: _ By the wap of the French mailpackets.—-The oinces of Paris, Havre, and Brest shall correspond with the office ol New York,
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