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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Office of Panama; between the latter and the aforesaid International Office; between post offices of Americo-Spanish countries and between these offices and the Postal Administrations of the coun- tries mentioned; b) To correspondence of members of the Diplomatic Corps of the signatory countries; c) To official correspondence which Consuls and Vice-Consuls acting as Consuls, send to their respective countries; to that which they exchange among themselves; to that which they address to the authorities of the country in which they are accredited, and to that which they exchange with their respective Embassies and Lega- tions, whenever reciprocity exists; d) The franking privilege will be enjoyed by newspapers, periodical publications, books, pamphlets, and other prints sent by publishers or authors to Information Offices established by Postal Administrations of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, as well as those sent free of charge to libraries and other na- tional cultural centers officially recognized by the Governments of the countries forming this Union; e) To official correspondence sent and received by the Pan American Union in Washington. 2. The correspondence referred to by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the preceding Section may also be sent free of postage under regis- tration, but without right to indemnity. Centoal Oovern 3. Official correspondence of the Central Governments of the he Postal Union. countries of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain which circu- lates free in their domestic services under their domestic legislation is admitted to the same franking privilege in the country of destination without the collection of any charge therefor, whenever strict reci- procity is observed. Natiotnl Comnti 4. The franking privilege will also be enjoyed by correspondence Cooperation. of National Commissions of Intellectual Cooperation set up under the auspices of the Governments in accordance with the Pan American and Universal Conventions in force. Corespondene be- 5. The exchange of correspondence of the Diplomatic Corps, be- ween Secretariats of tae and their Em- tween the Secretariats of State of the respective countries and their Embassies or Legations will have a reciprocal character among the contracting countries and will be effected in open mail or by means of diplomatic pouches, in accordance with the provisions of Article 105 d, p. 3520. of the Regulations of Execution. These pouches will enjoy the frank- ing privilege and all safeguards of official dispatches. 6. The franking privilege dealt with in the present Article will not affect the air service or other special services existing in the Americo- Spanish regime or in the domestic services of the contracting countries. ARTICLE 14 Correspondence ex- changed by schools, etc. Reduction of rates Articles of correspondence other than small packets exchanged by administrations of schools of the countries of the Postal Union of the tt s S b 3510

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