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Customs declarations: 2C, 1DN.

Prohibitions: Letters; German coin and paper money; dried and artificially coloured fruits; meat preservatives.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Czechoslovak bank- notes and coins; valuable documents; platinum, gold and silver; arms and parts of arms; bees; beeswax and honey; colours containing lead and copper; cosmetics; meat, lard and soap; medicines; plants and parts of plants; postage stamps; potatoes; serums and vaccines; tobacco in any form except for personal use and not over 500 grammes in weight; wireless apparatus.

DAHOMEY (including French Togoland)

LETTERS

Postage: first oz. 40c; each additional oz. 25c.

Services available: (1) Green label service, letter post (2) Printed papers (3) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb.; samples, limit 1 lb. (4) Small packets.

Customs declarations and language: (1) and (4) Green label; French.

gold, platinum or silver;

Prohibitions: Coin; articles of gold, jewellery; precious stones.

PARCELS

Postage: not over 2 lb. via London

$6.00

3 lb. $8.00

7 lb. 11 lb. 22 lb. $9.50 $12.50 $22.50

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $1,600 (prin- cipal towns only.)

Customs declarations: 4C, 1DN.

Prohibitions: Letters; counters resembling coin; spirits; weights and measures not of the decimal system.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms (including air guns); books and printed matter in Arabic; mineral waters; preserved plums, sardines and vegetables; saccharine and similar substances.

Address: Parcels for Dahomey are accepted only for:

Abomey

Abomey-Calavi

Bimbéréké. Bohicon

Kandi

Kouandé

Adjohon

Bopa

Malanville

Agoué

Cotonou

Natitingou

Allada

Dassa-Zoumé

N'Dali

Athiémé

Djougou

Nikki

Attogon Bassila

Grand-Popo Guéné

Ouagbo

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