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 2844 PARCEL POST CONVENTION-CUBA. JULY 24, 1930. __ lffi-"Y'-~-"..;;;l930~._ Parcel post convention between the United States of America and Ouba. Signed at Wash-ington, July 24, 1930; approvea by Ouba, October 14, 1930; by the President of the United States, October 29,1930. Parcel POSt conven- tion with Cubs. Preamble. Scope of Convention. PARCEL POST CONVENTION between THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA For the purpose of concluding arrangements for the exchange of parcel post packages between the United States of America (in- cluding Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Guam, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands of the United States) and the Republic of Cuba, the under- signed, Walter F. Brown, Postmaster General of the United States of America, and Jose A. Montalvo, Director of Posts, and duly ap- pointed envoy of the Republic of Cuba for the purpose of negotiating and signing a parcel post convention, by virtue of authority vested in them, have agreed upon the following Articles: ARTICLE I 1. The provisions of this Convention relate only to ordinary and registered parcels to be exchanged by the system herein provided for and do not affect the arrangements now existing under the Universal Postal Convention, which will continue as heretofore j and all the agreements hereinafter contained apply exclusively to Mod 't! t' f ' parcels exchanged under these articles. 1C8IOn0prior 2A .I f hd' d'8 dt d' Conventions, • rtlC es 0 merc an lse excee mg ounces an no excee lng 22 pounds in weight, contained in the mails exchanged between the United States and Cuba, come exclusively within the terms of this 21~;~\]'oF«,pt.·2iTarmstroBot (talk)6, Convention, and section ,\ (a)" of Article I of the Postal Convention between the two countries signed June 16, 1903, as modified by the Amendment of August 19, 1903, is further modified accordingly. ARTICLE II Inclusion of all mat- ter admitted to domes- 1. There shall be admitted to the exchanges made under this Con- tic mails. vention articles of merchandise and mail matter of all kinds (includ- ing manufactured tobacco, as well as cigars and cigarettes, upon which shall be collected the full duties applicable in either country whether the value thereof be great or small) that are admitted under any conditions to the domestic mails of the country of origin and the Limits of weight and country of destination, except that no parcel may exceed twenty-two size, pounds (ten kilograms) in weight nor four feet in len~h, with the 'proviso that parcels over 42 inches but not over 44 inches in length are restricted to 24 inches in girth, those over 44 but not over 46 inches in length to 20 inches in girth, and those over 46 inches in length to 16 inches in girth.