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1940 POSTAL CONVENTION-AMERICAS AND SPAIN. NOV. 10, 1931. IV Final Protocol or the 1S' I0 tod t Convention-Contino • 1enemmen eenrar oed. en vigor el Convenio un pais no puede conceder Ia gratuidad de transito porque se opongan a ello estipulaClones de contratos vi- gentes celebrados con anteriori- dad, ese pais se compromete a modificar tales contratos a fin de hacer efectiva, a la mayor breve- dad posible, dicha gratuidad. Todos los contratos que sean renovados 0 los que en 10 futuro se celebren, deberan asegurar la completa gratuidad del transito para la correspondencia trans- portada en los buques a que afecten dichos contratos, entre los diversos puertos del territorio postal americoespanol, asi como entre estos y los de paises extranos ala Uni6n. No obstante la vigencia de aquellos contratos que impidan la aplicacion del principio de gra- tuidad de transito, ninguna Ad- ministraci6n postal podra formu- lar cuentas por gastos de transito maritimo, relativas al transporte de correspondencia a que afecten los aludidos contratos. 2. Cada lmo de los parses contratantes se compromete a mantener los privilegios que gocen actualmente los barcos de los demns paises de la Uni6n Postal de las Americas y Espana que transportan gratuitamente la co- rrespondencia, aSI como a conce- derIes en 10 futuro todos los privi- legios que otorguen a los barcos de cualquier otro pais que p-fectuen dicho servicio. V El Protocolo permanece abierto a favor de los paises de America cuyos representantes no hayan suscrito el Convenio, 0 que, habiendo firmado este, deseen adherirse a los otros Acuerdos sancionados por el Congreso. IV 1. If, at the time when the Convention enters into force, a country cannot concede gratuity of transit because stipulations of existing contracts concluded pre- viously are opposed to it, that country obligates itself to modify such contract.s so as to make said gratuity effective as soon as pos- sible. All contracts which are renewed or those which man be concluded in the future sha as- sure complete gratuity of transit for correspondence transported in ships which are affected by said contracts, between the varl- ous ports of the Americo-Spanish postal territory, as well as between the latter and those of countrie& foreign to the Union. In SpIte of the existence of those contracts which impede the application of the principle of gratuity of transit, no Postal Administration may present ac- counts for maritime transit charges relative to the transportation of correspondence affected by the aforesaid contracts. 2. Each of the contracting countries obligates itself to main- tain the privileges which the ships of the other cotmtries of the Pos- tal Union of the Americas and Spain transporting correspond- ence gratuitously are at present enjoying, as well as to concede to them in the future all the privileges which they extend to ships of any other country that perform said service. V The Protocol remains open in favor of the countries of America whose representatives have not signed the Convention, or which, having signed the Convention, desire to adhere to the other Agreements sanctioned by the Congress.