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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. timbres-poste et d'apres le tarif du pays dans les eaux duquel se trouve le navire. ARTICLE 49. Franchise postale. means of the postage stamps and according to the postage rates of the country in whose waters the vessel happens to be. ARTICLE 49 Franking privilege Franking privilege. ARTICLE 50. Coupons-reponse. Reply copons. Des coupons-reponse sont mis en vente dans les pays de l'Union. sdomtpri. Le prix de vente en est d6ter- mine par les Administrations in- tWressdes, mais no pent 6tre in- frieur A 28 centimes ou A l'qui- valent dans la monnaie du pays de debit. .-- Sont exonerees de toutes taxes postales les correspondances relatives au service postal echan- gees entre les Administrations des postes, entre ces Administrations et le Bureau international, entre les bureaux de poste des pays de l'Union, et entre ces bureaux et les Administrations ainsi que celles dont le transport en franchise est express6ment prevu par les dis- positions de la Convention, des Arrangements et de leurs Regle- ments. 2.- Sauf lorsqu'ils son greves de remboursement, les envns des- tines aux prisonniers de guerre ou expedis par eux sont 6galement exoneres de toutes taxes postales, aussi bien dans les pays d'origine et de destination que dans lea pays interm6diaires. 1 en est de meme des corres- pondances concernant lee prison- niers de guerre, expedi6es ou reues, soit directement, soit a titre d'interm6diaire, par les bu- reaux de renseignements qui se- raient Otablis 6ventuellement pour ces personnes dans des pays belli- gerants ou dana lee pays neutres ayant recueilli des beligerants sur leur territoire. Les belligerants recueillis et internes dans un pays neutre sont assimiles aux prisonniers de guerre proprement dits en ce qui concerne I'application des dispositions ci- dessus. 1. Correspondence relating to the postal service exchanged be- tween Postal Administrations, be- tween those Administrations and the International Bureau, between post offices of countries of the Union, and between those offices and the Administrations, as well as that for which the franking privilege is expressly provided by the stipulations of the Con- vention, the Agreements and their Regulations, is exempt from all postal charges. 2. Except when they bear C. O. D. charges, mail articles addressed to prisoners of war or mailed by them are likewise exempt from all postal charges, not only in the countries of origin and destination but also in the intermediary coun- tries. The same is true of correspond- ence concerning prisoners of war, sent or received either directly or as intermediary by the informa- tion offices which may be estab- lished on behalf of such persons in belligerent countries or m neutral countries which have received belligerents on their territory. Belligerents received and in- terned in a neutral country are assimilated to prisoners of war properly so called, insofar as the application of the above provi- sions is concerned. ARTICLE 50 Reply coupons Reply coupons are placed on sale in the countries of the Union. Their selling-price is determined by the interested Administrations, but may not be less than 28 cen- times or the equivalent in money of the country selling them.

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