62 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION-JULY 5, 1947 declaration of the addressee stating that he has not received the article. In that case, the Administration of origin completes the form by indicating.thereon the particulars of dispatch to the first intermediate Administration. It then transmits it to the latter Administration, which enters its observations thereon and transmits it to the next Administration, if any. The inquiry thus passes from one Administration to another until the disposal of the article in- quired about is established. The Administration which has effected delivery to the addressee, or which cannot prove either delivery or regular transmission to another Administration, as the case may be, shows the fact on the form and returns it to the Administration of origin. 6. However if the Administration of origin or of destination requests it, the inquiry is transmitted from the very first from office to office, following the same route as the article. In that case, the investiga- tions are continued from the Administration of origin as far as the Administration of destination, observing the procedure indicated in Section 5. 7. Any Administration may request, by a notification addressed to the International Bureau, that inquiries concerning its service be transmitted to its central Administration or an office specially designated. 8. The Form C 9 and the papers attached thereto shall in all cases be returned to the Administration of origin of the article inquired about within the shortest period possible, and at the latest within a period of three months, counting from the date of the inquiry. That period is extended to six months in relations with distant countries. 9. The foregoing provisions do not apply to cases of rifling of mails, shortage of a dispatch or other similar cases which involve more extended correspondence between the Administrations. ARTICLE 142. Requests for information. Requests for information concerning ordinary or registered articles are treated in accordance with the provisions fixed by Articles 140 and 141, respectively. ARTICLE 143. Inquiries and requests for information concerning articles mailed in another country. In the case contemplated by Article 56, Section 5, of the Convention, the forms C 8 and C 9 concerning inquiries or requests for information are transmitted to the Administration of origin. The Form C 9 shall be accompanied by the certificate of mailing. 2. The Administration of origin shall be put in possession of the form within the periods prescribed by Article 56 of the Convention. Transmittal of in- quiries. Ante, p. 3260. Ante, p. 3328 Ante, pp. 3258, 3260. 3371
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