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18.

territorial

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teritorial and sea

transit of converfrondence in dosed

Mails sent through Japan for transmission to or

fran

buntries

and places leyond, shall be agreed upon between the two Post Departments when the excercise of the privilege is required.

The Country which sonds or receives closed Mails through the

üher shall render

arv

accimt

of the letters, newspapers, book- pockets and patterns contained

in such closed Mails.

Article VII.

The two Port Departments

of

the United States and

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Japan

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shall establish by agreement and

in

emformity with the arrangermente in force at the time, the condition upon which the two offices may reciprocally exchange,

open Mails ite"

correspondence

in

originating in or destined for foreign lemntries to which they

may respectively save)

mediaries.

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inter-

It is always understood however that such correspondance shall only be charged with the rates applicable to direct inter- national coverpondence augmented by the portage due to foreign

by any

Cantries o

wher taxe