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The Chief Postal Censor requests the opinion of the General Post Office on the matter,
It is as follows,
The Post Office as such is simply a carrying agency, and to deliver to the proper addressee any packets confided to it, or, if it cannot deliver them, so dispose of them according to the wishes of the sender; and it can depart from this principle only at the express request of a properly constituted authority.
The British Post Office has received no general request to restrict or annul in the case of parcels reported as undelivered to enemy addressees in Shanghai the option normally granted to the sender of an undeliverable parcel; and though the reason for stoppage was inserted in manuscript on the form now in question, no alteration was made suggesting a restriction of the option implied in the terms of the form.
As regards the present case, it is understood that the parcels contain merely advertisements of a Dutch Insurance Company sent for distribution to its agent in Shanghai, who is not, prima facie, of enemy nationality.
It is not evident either that the Dutch Consul will hand over the parcels (the sender may have arranged that they should be distributed by a new agent) or that the enemy will benefit appreciably if they are handed over; and in all the circumstances it is suggested that the parcels now in question might well be delivered to the Dutch Consul.
As regards the future, it is suggested that ...
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„dresseet and the Chief Postal Cenace requests the opinion
of the General Post Office on the matter,
It is as follows,
The Post Office as such is simply a oarrying agency,
and to deliver to the proper addressee any paakseta gonfided
Ito it, or, if it earmet deliver them, so dispose of them
woording so the wishes of the sendart and it can depart from
Vida rinciple only at the express request of a properly sonstituted
enthority. The British Post Office has received no general
request to restrict or arruil in the sass of paresls reported as
nidressed to enemy ambjesta in Shanghai the option normally
ranted to the sender of an undeliverable juroelt and though
the reason for stoppage was inserted in marusariys on the fom
now in question, no alteration was made sugresting a restrletion
of the option implied in the term of the for,
it is understood that the
As regards the present case,
rools contain merely advertisements of a Dutch Insurance
Company sent for distribution to its agent in Shangthad, who
It is not, prim fuoie,
evident either that the Dutch Consuă will hand over the parools
(the sender may have arranged that
hag, ens to be of enemy nati mlity,
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to the original addres500 –
She should have them distributed by a new agent)
鹼 or that the
enang will benefit appresisbly if they are handed over: and de
all the ciremstances it is suggested that the pureels new
iq ostion might well be delivered to the Dutch đồ:nouk,
As regards the future, it is muzgested that sat
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