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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. depeche ne parvient pas au bureau destinataire par le plus prochain courrier. L'envoi du duplicata pr6vu au § 3 peut etre differ6 si l'on presume que le manque de la d6epche provient d'un retard ou d'une fausse direction. Des la rentr6e d'une d6epche dont l'absence avait Ate signalee au bureau d'origine et, le cas 6ch6ant, au dernier bureau d'6change intermediaire, il y a lieu d'adresser A ces bureaux un second bulletin de verification annongant la r6ception de cette depehe. 5. -Les bureaux auxquels sont adress6s les bulletins de v6rifica- tion les renvoient le plus prompte- ment possible apres les avoir examines et y avoir mentionn6 leurs observations, s'il y a lieu. Si ces bulletins ne sont pas renvoyes a l'Administration d'ori- gine dans le delai de deux mois a compter de la date de leur expedi- tion, ils sont consid6ers, jusqu'A preuve du contraire, comme da- ment acceptes par les bureaux auxquels ils ont ete adresses. Ce delai est porte a quatre mois dans les relations avec les pays eloignes. 6. -Lorsqu'un bureau r6cep- tionnaire auquel la v6rification de la d6peche incombait n'a pas fait parvenir au bureau d'origine et, le cas 6ch6ant, au dernier bureau d'6change intermediaire, par le premier courrier utilisable apres la v6rification, un bulletin constatant des irregularites quelconques, il est consider6, jusqu'a preuve du con- traire, comme ayant requ la de- peche et son contenu. La meme presomption existe pour les irregu- larites dont la mention a ete omise ou signal6e d'une maniere incom- plete dans le bulletin de verifica- tion. 7.- Les bulletins de verifica- tion et les duplicata sent transmis sous pli recommand6. ARTICLE 163. Renvoi des sacs vides. 1.- -Sauf arrangement con- traire entre les Administrations correspondantes, les sacs doivent office of destination by the next mail. The sending of the duplicate provided for by Section 3 may be postponed if it is presumed that the shortage of the dispatch is due to delay or misdirection. When a dispatch, the absence of which had been reported to the office of origin, and to the last intermediate exchange office, if any, is located, it is necessary to send a second bulletin of verifica- tion to the said offices announcing the receipt of that mail. 5. The offices to which the bulletins of verification are ad- dressed return them as promptly as possible after having examined them, and after having entered thereon their observations, if any. If those bulletins are not re- turned to the Administration of origin within the period of two months, counting from the date of their issue, they are considered, until the contrary is proved, as duly accepted by the offices to which they were addressed. That period is extended to four months in relations with distant countries. 6. When a receiving office upon which the verification of the dispatch was incumbent has not sent to the office of origin, and to the last intermediate exchange office, if any, by the first mail available after verification a bul- letin reporting any irregularities, it is considered, until the contrary is proved, as having received the dispatch and its contents. The same presumption exists in the case of irregularities which have not been mentioned, or which have been reported in an incom- plete manner, in the bulletin of verification. 7. The bulletins of verification and the duplicates are trans- mitted under registered cover. ARTICLE 163 Return of empty sacks 1. Barring contrary agreement between the corresponding Ad- ministrations, sacks shall be re- Return of bulletin by receiving office. Presumption of cor. rectness. Transmittal of bul- letins. Return of empty socka. 2156

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