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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES ii Diplomatic and con- sular correspondence. Indications re- quired. Transit statistics. Ante, p. 1658. ARTICULO 107 Correspondenciadiplomdtica y consular La Correspondencia diplo- mAtica y consular deberA llevar las siguientes indicaciones: el nombre de la Embajada, Legaci6n o Consulado remitente y la ins- cripci6n, muy ostensible, de · Correspondencia diplomAtica>, o "Correspondencia consular,, ade- mas de la declaraci6n aLibre de porte%, la cual debera hacerse debajo de aquella inscripci6n. ARTICULO 108 Estadisticade derechos de trdnsito Como consecuencia de la gratui- dad del transito a que se refiere el articulo 3 del Convenio, las Ad- ministraciones de los paises con- tratantes no efectuaran ninguna operaci6n de estadistica de derechos de transito, en relaci6n con aquellos despachos que s6lo contengan co- rrespondencia am6ricoespafiola, siempre que esta correspondencia se curse sin la mediaci6n de paLses o servicios extrafios a la Uni6n Postal de las Am6ricas y Espafia. no deberan exceder del peso maxi- mo de 30 kilogramos. Formalities of send- 2. Los Ministerios de Rela- ig. ciones Exteriores y los represen- tantes diplomaticos depositarian estas valijas en la Oficina de Co- rreos, bajo recibo, y con la misma formalidad seran entregadas por estas a sus destinatarios. Fastenings. 3. Dichas valijas estaran pro- vistas de cerraduras o candados de seguridad apropiados a la im- portancia de estos envios. Transit routes. 4. Las valijas diplomaticas seran cursadas por las mismas vias que utilice la Administraci6n expedidora para el envio de su correspondencia a la Administra- ci6n de destine, anunciandose dicho envio por medio de una nota consignada en la hoja de aviso del despacho que las contenga. Dispatch under 5. Salvo acuerdo en contrario anking privilege by ir mail. entre las partes interesadas, las valijas diplomaticas no se expedi- ran en franquicia por la via a6rea. but must not exceed the maximum weight of 30 kilograms. 2. The Ministries of Foreign Relations and the diplomatic rep- resentatives will deposit these pouches in the post offices, taking a receipt, and they will be deliv- ered by the post offices to their addresses with the same formality. 3. Said pouches will be provided with safety fastenings or locks appropriate to the importance of such dispatches. 4. Diplomatic pouches will be forwarded by the same routes used by the dispatching Administration for the transmission of its corre- spondence to the Administration of destination, their sending being announced by means of a note entered in the letter bill of the dispatch containing them. 5. In the absence of agreement to the contrary between the parties concerned, diplomatic pouches will not be dispatched under the frank- ing privilege by air mail. ARTICLE 107 Diplomatic and consular corre- spondence Diplomatic and consular corre- spondence shall bear the following indications: The name of the send- ing Embassy, Legation or Consu- late, and the conspicuous inscrip- tion Diplomatic correspondence or Consular correspondence, in addi- tion to the declaration Libre de porte (Free of postage), which shall appear under the former inscrip- tion. ARTICLE 108 Transit statistics As a result of the gratuity of transit referred to by Article 3 of the Convention, the Administra- tions of the contracting countries will not perform any transit statis- tical operations in connection with dispatches containing Americo- Spanish correspondence exclusive- ly, whenever this correspondence is forwarded without the inter- vention of countries or services foreign to the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain. fi a 1684

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