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 62 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION-JULY 5, 1947 adhere to these Acts, without submitting to the formalities prescribed in Article 3, as soon as that Resolution shall be repealed or become inoperative. 2. Germany, Japan, and Korea, momentarily prevented from ad- hering to the Convention and the Agreements, may adhere to these Acts, without submitting to the formalities prescribed in Article 3, when the responsible authorities consider it opportune. 3. The adhesions contemplated in Sections 1 and 2 must be made known, through diplomatic channels, by the interested Governments to the Government of the French Republic and by the latter to the other States of the Union. In testimony whereof, the undersigned plenipotentiaries have drawn up the present Protocol, which will have the same force and validity as if its provisions were included in the text of the Convention itself, and they have signed it in one copy, which will be filed in the Archives of the Government of the French Republic, and a copy of which will be delivered to each party. Done at Paris, July 5, 1947. Signatures [For signatures, see French text, p. 3188; for romanization, see p. 3416.] DECLARATION MADE AT THE MOMENT OF SIGNING, AS PRE- SCRIBED BY ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE SAID CONVENTION TO COLONIES, PROTECTORATES, ETC. The delegation of the Union of South Africa declares that the ac- ceptance by it of the present Convention comprises the Mandated Territory of South-West Africa. PARIS, July 5, 1947. L. C. BURKE 3341 Ante, p. 3309. Adherences. Force and validity of Protocol. Ante, p .3311.

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