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 1679 AMERICAS AND SPAIN-POSTAL RELATIONS-DECEMBER 22, 1930 PROTOCOLO FINAL DEL CONVENIO En el momento de firmar el Convenio celebrado por el IV° Congreso Postal Americoespafol, los Plenipotenciarios que suscriben han convenido lo siguiente: I Los Estados Unidos de Am6rica se reservan el derecho, con carac- ter transitorio, de mantener sus tarifas actuales para los paises de la Uni6n Postal de las Americas y Espafa, que puedan ser mas elevadas que las de su r6gimen interno. II Con relaci6n al articulo 29 del Convenio, los Estados Unidos de America se reservan completa libertad de acci6n en los Congresos de la Uni6n Postal Universal. III Cada uno de los paises contra- tantes se compromete a mantener los privilegios de que gocen actual- mente los barcos de los demas pafses de la Uni6n Postal de las Am6ricas y Espafia que transpor- tan gratuitamente la correspon- dencia, asi como a concederles en lo futuro todos los privilegios que otorgue a los barcos de cualquier otro pals que efectden dicho ser- vicio. IV Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Estados Unidos de America, Espafa, M6xico y Panama decla- ran, que hacen una terminante re- serva en el sentido de que no aceptan las disposiciones de los incisos b) y e) del articulo 15 del Convenio, por tratarse de asuntos extrafos a la indole de los Con- gresos Postales y que correspon- den exclusivamente a la legislaci6n interna de cada pais. FINAL PROTOCOL OF THE CONVENTION At the moment of signing the Convention concluded by the Fourth Americo-Spanish Postal Congress, the undersigned Plenipo- tentiaries have agreed upon the following: I The United States of America reserves the right, as a transitory measure, to maintain its present rates for countries of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain which may be higher than those of its domestic service. II In connection with Article 29 of the Convention, the United States of America reserves complete lib- erty of action in Congresses of the Universal Postal Union. III Each of the contracting coun- tries undertakes to maintain the privileges enjoyed at present by ships of other countries of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain which transport mails free of charge, as well as to grant them in the future all privileges which it grants to ships of any other coun- try which perform such service. IV Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, the United States of America, Spain, Mexico and Panama declare that they make a positive reservation in the sense that they do not ac- cept the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (e) of Article 15 of the Convention, since it is a question of matters extraneous to the nature of Postal Congresses, which pertain exclusively to the domestic legisla- tion of each country. Final Protocol of the Convention. Ante, p. 1676. Ante, p. 1667.

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