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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAT. belongs; unless it be proved that the irregularity occurred in the service of the receiving Administration. 3. If, in the case of a parcel dispatched from one of the two coun- tries for delivery in the other, the loss, damage, or abstraction has occurred in course of conveyance without its being possible to prove in the service of which country the irregularity took place, the two Administrations shall bear the amount of compensation in equal shares. 4. By paying compensation, the Administration concerned takes over, to the extent of the amount paid, the rights of the person who has received compensation in any action which may be taken against the addressee, the sender, or a third party. 5. If a parcel which has been regarded as lost is subsequently found, in whole or in part, the person to whom compensation has been paid shall be informed that he is at liberty to take possession of the parcel against repayment of the amount paid as compensation. ARTICLE XXVII. Repayment of compensation to the Administration of origin. The Administration responsible or on whose account the payment Ante, p. 129s. is made in accordance with Article XXIV is bound to repay the amount of the compensation within a period of six months after notification of payment. The amount shall be recovered from the Administration Pot,p. l39. responsible through the accounts provided for in Article 21 of the Detailed Regulations. The Administration which has been duly proved responsible and which has originally declined to pay compensation is bound to bear all the additional charges resulting from the unwarranted delay in payment. ARTICLE XXVIII. Credits for conveyance. For each parcel dispatched from one of the two countries for deliv- ery in the other the dispatching office shall allow to the office of desti- nation the rates which accrue to it by virtue of the provisions of Ante, p. 162I Articles IV and V. For each parcel dispatched from one of the two countries in transit through the other the dispatching office shall allow to the other office the rates due for the conveyance and insurance of the parcel. ARTICLE XXIX. Claims in case of redirection or return. In case of redirection or of return of a parcel from one country to the other, the retransmitting Administration shall claim from the other Administration the charges due to it and to any other Admin- istration taking part in the redirection or return. The claim shall be made on the parcel bill relating to the mail in which the parcel is forwarded.

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