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1880 PARCEL POST CONVENTION—SIAM. _ ¤:$<‘•=={·l¤@_¥};fi—._ Parcel post convention between the United States of America and Siam. "‘““‘"’ "’ "°"" Signed at llashington, December 2, 1924, and at Bangkok, January 8, 1925; approved by the President, February 25, 1.925. CONVENTION BETWEEN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE AD- MINISTRATION OF POSTS OF SIAM CONCERNING THE EXCHANGE OF PARCEL POST. mfgeggg g;SI;1_°¤¤"¤¤· The 'undersigned, Harry S. New, Postmaster General of the rmmbw. United States of America, and Lieutenant General Phya Devahastin, Director General of Posts and Telegraphs of Siam, by virtue of authority vested in them, for the purpose of making better arrangements for a parcel post system of exchange between the two countries, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. S¢<zi»*<>f~>¤¤*¢¤¤<>¤· The provisions of this Conventionrelate only to parcels to be exchanged by the system herein provided for and do not affect the arrangements now existing under the Universal Postal Convention, which will continue as heretofore; and all the agreements hereinafter contained apply exclusively to mails exchanged under these articles. P ARTICLE II. mg;%*,;$ edmiml ¤¤ 1. There shall be admitted to the mails exchanged under this ` Convention articles of merchandise and mail matter-except letters and post cards-of all kinds that are admitted under any conditions to thedomestic mails of the country of origin and the coun-` tra, of destination except that no packet may exceed eleven pounds ( ve kilograms) inweight, nor the following dimensions: Greatest length in any direction three feet six inches; greatest combined length and girth, six feet; and must be so wrapped and inclosed as to permit their contents to be easily examined by postmasters and customs officials; and except that the following articles are specially prohibited admission to the mails exchanged ‘under this Convention: l’¤>hi*·i*-€<i =¤¤¢l€S· Publications which violate the copyright laws of the country of destination; poisons and explosive or inilammable substances; intoxicating liquors; opium in any form or any preparation or derivative thereof, cocaine or`other narcotics; any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, writing, advertisement, circular, print, picture, drawing or other representation, figure, or image on or of paper or other material, or any cast, instrument, or other article whatever for the prevention of conception or.for~eausing unlawful abortion; any lottery ticket or any advertisement of any lottery; live or dead animals, exceptgdead insects and reptiles when thoroughly dried; fruits and vegetables and other articles which easily decompose and de-