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1956 POSTAL CONVENTION-AMERICAS AND SPAIN. NOV. 10, 1931. Reduced rates. IV stamshlJ> Que gestionen de las Companias de Navegaci6n de paises extraDOS ala Uni6n Postal de las Americas y Espana que transporten su correspondencia, 10. rebaja de los fletes actuales, y que, en ningun CaBO, cobren por unidad de peso una surna mayor de 10. que perci- ban del pais de origen, salvo en los casos en que por privilegio de paquete 0 de otra naturaleza, dichas Companias esten obligadas al transporte gratuito. V aaTarmstroBot (talk)tiO~:TarmstroBot (talk)}~; Que por 10. finalidad perseguida Office. con el mantenimiento de 10. Oficina Internacional de Transbordos, en- carece muy especin.lmente 10. utili- zaci6nn de la mism& por todos los paises que, obligadamente, tienen que encaminar su correspondencia por 1& Republica de Panama, con objeto de unificar el servicio de transito y disminuir los gastos de sostenimlento de dicha Oficina. VI Postage stamp issue. Y que los Gobiernvs respectivos autoncen 10. emisi6n de sellos de Correos para conmemorar 10. cele- braci6n de los Congresos Postales americoespaiioles, eligiendo, de acuerdo con 10. Oficina Interna- cional de Montevideo, disenos aleg6ricos de 180 reunion de los Congresos 0 de los vinculos de solidaridad y fraternidad que unen a 10 paises de America con Espana. Madrid, 10 de noviembre de 1931. POR EL CONGRESO: El Presidente, A. NISTAL. IV That they should try to obtain from the steamship companies of countries foreign to the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain which transport their correspond- ence 8. reduction in the present rates, and that they should in no case collect 8. sum per weight-unit greater than that which they col- lect from the country of origin, except in cases where, due to packet or other privileges, the said companies are obligated to gratuitous transportation. V That, in view of the purrose sought in the maintenance 0 the International Transfer Office, the utilization of the same by' all the countries which are obliged to route their correspondence through the Republic of Panama is earnestly recommended, for the purpose of unifying the transit service and diminishing consid- erably the maintenance expenses of said Office. VI And that the respective Gov- ernments authorize the issuance of postage stamps in commemora- tion of the meeting of Americo- Spanish Postal Congresses, select- ing, by agreement with the Inter- national Office of Montevideo, allegorical designs of the meeting of the Congresses or of the bonds of solida,rity and fraternity which unite the countries of America with Spain. Madrid, November 10, 1931. El Secretario general, A. RAMOS.