62 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION-JULY 5, 1947 VIII. Air services. 1. The provisions concerning the transportation of regular mails by air are appended to the Universal Postal Convention and are con- sidered as forming an integral part thereof and of its Regulations. 2. However, by exception to the general provisions of the Conven- tion, the modification of those provisions may be taken under con- sideration from time to time by a Conference comprising the repre- sentatives of the Administrations directly concerned. 3. The Conference may be called together through the intermediary of the International Bureau, at the request of at least three of the Administrations. 4. All the provisions proposed by the Conference shall be submitted, through the medium of the International Bureau, to the other coun- tries of the Union, to be voted upon. The decision will be made on a majority of the votes cast. IX. Exception to freedom of transitfor small packets. By exception to the provisions of Article 28, the Postal Adminis- tration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is authorized to refuse the transit of small packets over its territories, with the under- standing that this restriction will apply indiscriminately to all the countries of the Union. X. Special transit chargesfor the Trans-Siberianand Trans-Andean routes. 1. By exception to the provisions of Article 67, Section 1 (Table), the Postal Administration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is authorized to collect transit charges for the Trans-Siberian Railway for both routes (Manchuria or Vladivostok) at the rate of 4 francs 50 centimes per kilogram of letters and post cards and 50 centimes per kilogram of other articles, for distances exceeding 6,000 kilometers. 2. The Administration of the Argentine Republic is authorized to collect a charge of 30 centimes in addition to the transit charges mentioned in Article 67, Section 1, Figure 1°, of the Convention, for each kilogram of correspondence of any kind carried in transit over the Argentine section of the Trans-Andean Railway. XI. 3339 Provisions consid- ered part of Conven- tion, etc. Modifications. Calling of Confer- ence. Submission of pro- posals. Ante, p. 3318. U.S.S. R. Ante, p. 3333. Trans-Siberian Rail- way. Trans-Andean Rail- way. Ante, p. 3333 . Special transitconditionsfor Afghanistan. By exception to the provisions of Article 67, Section 1, the Adminis- Ante p 3333. tration of Afghanistan is authorized temporarily, because of the special difficulties facing it as regards transportation and communi- cation facilities, to effect the transit of closed mails and correspondence in open mail through its country under special conditions agreed to between itself and the interested Administrations.
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