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54STAT.] UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION-MAY 23, 1939 DISPOSITIONS CONCER- NANT LE TRANSPORT DE LA POSTE AUX LETTRES PAR VOIE AERIENNE. CHAPITRE I. DISPOSITIONS GIfNNERALES. ARTICLE PREMIER. PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE TRANSPORTATION OF REGULAR MAILS BY AIR CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE I Objets de correspondance admis Articles of correspondence admitted au transport a6rien. to aerial transportation 1.- Sont admis au transport a6rien, sur tout ou partie du par- cours, tous les objets d6sign6s a l'article 33 de la Convention ainsi que les mandats de poste, les valeurs a recouvrer et les abon- nements-poste. Ces envois pren- nent, dans ce cas, la denomination de "Correspondances-avion". 2. -Les objets mentionn6s a l'article 33 de la Convention peu- vent etre soumis A la formalite de la recommandation et greves de remboursement. 3. -Les lettres et les bottes avec valeur d6claree peuvent etre egalement transportees par la voie de l'air dans les relations entre pays qui admettent d'echanger des objets de l'espece par cette voie. 4.-Les correspondances- avion doivent porter au recto la mention tres apparente "Par avion" ou une mention analogue dans la langue du pays d'oritgne. ARTICLE 2. Liberte de transit. La libert6 de transit prevue a l'article 26 de la Convention est garantie aux correspondances- avion dans le territoire entier de l'Union, que les Administrations interm6diaires prennent part ou non au reacheminement des corres- pondances. ARTICLE 3. 1. There are admitted to aerial transportation, over all or part of the route, all the articles desig- nated in Article 33 of the Conven- tion, as well as money orders, col- lection orders, and subscriptions by mail. Such articles take, in that case, the name of air-mail correspondence. 2. The articles mentioned in Article 33 of the Convention may be submitted to the formality of registration and be sent C. O. D . 3. Insured letters and boxes may also be transported by air in relations between countries which agree to exchange articles of that kind by that route. 4. Air-mail articles shall be marked very clearly on the front with the words "Par Avion" or a similar indication in the language of the country of origin. ARTICLE 2 Liberty of transit The liberty of transit provided for in Article 26 of the Conven- tion is guaranteed to air-mail cor- respondence throughout the entire territory of the Union, whether or not the intermediate Administra- tions take part in the forwarding of the correspondence. ARTICLE 3 Acheminement des correspon- Dispatch of air-mailcorrespondence dances-avion. 1. -Les Administrations qui se 1. Administrations which make servent des communications ae- use of aerial communications for Dispatch of air-mal correspondene. Articles admitted. Ante, p. 2064 . Registration, etc. Insured letters and boxes. Marking. Liberty of transit. Ante, p. 2061. 2233