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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Articles subject to provisions of Conven- tion. POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES For the purpose of making postal arrangements between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines, the under- signed, Robert E. Hannegan, Postmaster General of the United States of America and R. Nepomuceno, Secretary of Public Works and Com- munications of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of authority vested in them by law, have agreed upon the following articles: Article 1 (a) The provisions of this Convention will apply to letters, single and reply-paid post cards, prints of all kinds including printed matter for the blind and second-class matter, commercial papers, samples without value, and small packets, ordinary and registered, and to par- cel-post packages, ordinary only. These articles will be subject to such regulations in the country of destination as that country may deem necessary to protect its customs revenue. (b) The two Administrations advise each other, by means of the List of Prohibited Articles published by the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union, of all prohibited articles. However, they do not on that account assume any responsibility towards the customs or police authorities or the sender. If parcels wrongly admitted to the mails are neither returned to origin nor delivered to the addressee, the Administration of origin must be informed in a precise manner of the treatment accorded the parcel. (c) The Administration of origin is entitled to collect from the sender of each parcel the postage and the fees for requests for infor- mation as to the disposal of a parcel made after it has been posted. Except in the case of returned or redirected parcels, pre-payment of the postage and such of the fees mentioned in the preceding paragraph as are applicable, is compulsory. (d) The weight limit for parcel-post packages shall be 44 pounds for parcels addressed for delivery in the United States and the whole of its possessions; the cities of Manila, Baguio, Iloilo, Cebu, Zambo- anga and Davao, and the municipality of Tacloban in the province of Leyte, Philippines, and 11 pounds for parcels addressed for delivery in other points of the Philippines. Parcel post packages containing legal, educational, medical and scientific books up to 22 pounds (10 kilograms) in weight for provincial capitals and other cities in the Philippines may also be accepted for mailing in the United States The dimensions shall be: Greatest combined length and girth, 6 feet. 4162

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