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 61 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-POSTAL UNION-SEPT. 25, 1946 Translation preparedby the Post Office Department POSTAL UNION OF THE AMERICAS AND SPAIN CONVENTION concluded between Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, the United States of America, the United States of Venezuela, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. The undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the coun- tries enumerated, assembled in Congress in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Republic of the United States of Brazil, in exercise of the right granted them by the Convention of the Universal Postal Union in force, and inspired by the desire to extend, facilitate and perfect their postal relations and establish a solidarity of action capable of representing effectively in Universal Postal Congresses their common interests in regard to communications by mail, have determined to conclude, ad referendum, the following Convention: ARTICLE 1 Postal Union of the Americas and Spain The contracting countries, in accordance with the foregoing declara- tion, constitute, under the name of Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, a single postal territory. ARTICLE 2 Restricted Unions 1. The contracting countries, whether on account of their adjacent location or on account of the intensity of their postal relations, may establish closer unions among themselves, with a view to the reduction of rates or the introduction of other improvements in any of the serv- ices referred to in the present Convention or in the special Agreements concluded by this Congress. 2. Likewise, concerning matters not provided for in the present Convention, or in that of the Universal Postal Union, the signatory countries may adopt among themselves such resolutions as they deem convenient, through correspondence, or, if necessary, by establishing a special Agreement, in accordance with the authorization conferred upon them by the present Article or their domestic legislation. 54 Stat. 2049. Special agreements. 54 Stat. 2049. 3505

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