AMERICAS AND SPAIN-POSTAL RELATIONS-DECEMBER 22, 1936 Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, convention,final protocol, and regulationsof execution; resolutions of the Congress; agreement relative to parcel post, and final protocol. Signed at Panamd, December 22, 1936; ratified by the Postmaster General, August 12, 1937; approved by the President, August 20, 1937. December 22, 1936 UNION POSTAL DE LAS AMERICAS Y ESPANA CONVENIO celebrado entre: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Cana- da, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Espana, Estados Unidos de America, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, M6xico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uru- guay y Venezuela. Los infrascriptos, Plenipoten- ciarios de los Gobiernos de los paises arriba enunciados, reunidos en Congreso en la ciudad de Panama, Repliblica de Panama, haciendo uso del derecho que les concede el articulo 5 del Con- venio vigente de la Uni6n Postal Universal, e inspirandose en el deseo de extender y perfeccionar sus relaciones postales y de esta- blecer una solidaridad de acci6n capaz de representar eficazmente en los Congresos Postales Univer- sales sus intereses comunes, en lo que se refiere a las comunicaciones por correo, han determinado cele- brar, a reserva de ratificaci6n, el Convenio siguiente: ARTICULO 1 POSTAL UNION OF THE AMERICAS AND SPAIN 1 CONVENTION concluded between Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Can- ada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, the United States of America, Guate- mala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The undersigned, Plenipoten- tiaries of the Governments of the countries above enumerated, as- sembled in Congress in the city of Panama, Republic of Panama, making use of the right granted them by Article 5 of the Conven- tion of the Universal Postal Union in force, and inspired by the desire to extend 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, subject to ratification, the follow- ing Convention: Uni6n Postal de las Americas y Postal Union of the Americas and Espafa Spain Los paises contratantes, de acuer- do con la precedente declaraci6n constituyen, bajo la denomina- ci6n de Uni6n Postal de las Americas y Espafia, un solo terri- torio postal. I Translation by Post Office Department. 125151" -37-PT II -47 The contracting countries, in ac- Constituted a single cordance with the foregoing decla- terrtory. ration, constitute, under the name of Postal Union of the Americas and Spain,a single postal territory. Postal Union of the Americas and Spain. Convention. Contracting Powers. Source of authority. 49 Stat. 2746. ARTICLE 1 1657
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