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SATURDAY, AUG. 24, 1974.
SPEEDPOST SERVICE EXTENDED TO BRAZIL
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THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE, FIRST INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WILL BE EXTENDED TO BRAZIL AS FROM SEPTEMBER 9 THIS YEAR.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXTENSION FOLLOWED THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO GREAT BRITAIN LAST SEPTEMBER AND THE UNITED STATES IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
UNDER THIS FACILITY, INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES OF BUSINESS PAPERS, DOCUMENTS AND SAMPLES ARE GIVEN FAST AND RELIABLE DOOR-TO-DOOR COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICE.
+TIMES OF COLLECTION AND DELIVERY ARE SPECIFIED AND AGREED WITH THE CUSTOMER UTILISING PRE-DETERMINED FLIGHTS AND SPECIAL FACILITIES ARE GIVEN BY THE BRAZILIAN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION IN DELIVERING THE PACKAGES,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
HE EXPLAINED THAT PACKAGES COLLECTED IN HONG KONG WHEN NORMAL COMMERCIAL BUSINESS IS COMPLETED FOR THE DAY WOULD BE DESPATCHED ON A FLIGHT LEAVING KAI TAK EARLY NEXT MORNING AND ARRIVE IN RIO DE JANEIRO IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE FOLLOWING MORNING FOR SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL DELIVERY IN BRAZIL.
THE COST OF THE SERVICE, ARRANGED ON A CONTRACT BASIS, WILL BE $95 BASIC PLUS $35 FOR EACH POUND WEIGHT, OR PART OF A POUND.
THOSE WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE MAY CONTACT THE POST OFFICE ON TELEPHONE NO. 5-245992.
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