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 1638 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. (iv) These arrangements shall not involve any increase in existing rates. Section 7. Press rates. (i) The ceiling rate for Press traffic between the United States and the countries of the British Commonwealth shall be 6-3 cents or 4d. per ordinary word. No rate already below this ceiling of 6-% cents or 4d. per word shall be increased. Note: The existing Press rate within the British Common- wealth of Id. per ordinary word may be extended to press traffic between the countries of the British Com- monwealth and any other country. Section 8. Terminal and transit charges. (i) The terminal and transit charges for traffic to which the ceiling rate of 30 cents or Is. 6d. per ordinary full rate word applies shall be uniform. (ii) For the purposes of applying these charges countries shall be classified in two categories, as follows: (a) Countries of extensive area, such as Canada, Australia, India, South Africa, and the Con- tinental United States. (b) All other countries. (iii) For traffic to which the ceiling rate applies, the ter- minal and transit charges for an ordinary full rate word shall be: (a) A terminal charge of 4 cents or 2%d. for coun- tries in category (a) and 2-3 cents or ljd. for countries in category (b). (b) A transit charge of 3-K cents or 2d. for countries in category (a) and 1-% cents or Id. for coun- tries in category (b). (iv) Terminal and transit charges for other classifications of traffic shall be proportional to the charges collected. (v) No terminal or transit charge shall exceed the charges prescribed in paragraphs (iii) and (iv) above. Subject to this provision, existing terminal and transit charges at rates below the proposed new ceiling shall be main- tained pending review by the interested parties. (vi) Terminal and transit charges shall be regarded as pay- ments for services rendered. The terminal charges are payable for traffic originating in or destined for a country. The transit charges are payable for traffic carried across the territory of a country for onward transmission beyond that country. All terminal and transit charges shall be included in the ceiling rate and shall not be additional thereto.

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