CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914 — Page 215

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GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON.

2 April 1914.

Sir,

I am directed by the Postmaster General to send to you herewith a copy of a letter which has recently been received from the Chinese Post Office notifying the adhesion of the

Republic of China to the Universal Postal Union on the 1st

of last month.

It will be observed from this letter that, as the

result of this step taken by the Chinese Government, the

postal arrangement concluded between your Administration and

the Chinese Post Office on the 12th/29th of December 1904

must be considered as abrogated as from the 1st of September

next.

As regards the contention of the Chinese Post Office

that the Parcel Post Agreement concluded between Hong

Kong and China in June 1909 must likewise be regarded as

abrogated so soon as the Chinese Government carries out its intention of notifying its adhesion to the Parcel Post Convention of the Postal Union, the Postmaster General has

informed the Chinese Administration that, as your Office is

not a party to the Parcel Post Convention of the Postal e Postmaster General,

HONG KONG.

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