The countries in respect of which the agreement is in force as a result of ratification or adherence are the United States of America, Canada, Costa Rica, and Spain.

Post Office Department Print.

Agreement concerning money orders of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain.

Signed at Madrid November 10, 1931; ratifications deposited with the Government of Spain August 11, 1932.

Effective March 1, 1932.

The countries in respect of which the agreement is now in force as a result of ratification are the United States of America, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and Spain.

Not printed.

BILATERAL TREATIES

Section 167 of the Act of June 8, 1872, to revise, consolidate and amend the statutes relating to the Post Office Department (17 Stat., 283, 304; Rev. Stat., 398) provides:

That for the purpose of making better postal arrangements with foreign countries, or to counter-act their adverse measures affecting our postal intercourse with them, the Postmaster-General, by and with the advice and consent of the President, may negotiate and conclude postal treaties or conventions, and may reduce or increase the rates of postage on mail-matter conveyed between the United States and foreign countries.

By virtue of this statutory authorization, and subject to ratification by the President, the Postmaster-General has entered into numerous postal agreements, both bilateral and multilateral, with other countries. The following lists give the names of the other parties to bilateral agreements, together with the dates of signature. This bulletin does not undertake to list arrangements entered into in regard to diplomatic pouches, which are independent of postal agreements in general. The texts of the listed agreements are published in the Statutes at Large.

Gibraltar

Dec. 7, 1914, and Jan. 8, 1915

Great Britain and Northern Ire- Oct. 1 and 27, 1924

Territories of which France is mandatory under the League of Nations. This convention became effective Nov. 1, 1929. Because of the requirements of the French mandate administration it was signed by representatives of the Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead of postal officials.

CANADA (GREAT BRITAIN).-Supplementary convention providing for the accession of the Dominion of Canada to the convention of March 2, 1899, between the United States and Great Britain concerning tenure and disposition of real and personal property.

Signed at Washington October 21, 1921; ratifications exchanged June 17, 1922; proclaimed June 19, 1922.

Effective June 17, 1922.

42 Stat. (pt. 2), 2147.

Treaty Series, No. 663 (printed with No. 146).
Treaties, etc., III, 2657.

12 League of Nations Treaty Series, p. 426.

GREAT BRITAIN.-Convention concerning tenure and disposition of real and personal property.

Signed at Washington March 2, 1899; ratifications exchanged July 28, 1900; proclaimed August 6, 1900.

Effective August 7, 1900.

31 Stat., 1939.

Treaty Series, No. 146.

Malloy, Treaties, I, 774.

GREAT BRITAIN.-Supplementary convention relative to tenure and disposition of real and personal property.

Signed at Washington January 13, 1902; ratifications exchanged April 2, 1902; proclaimed April 2, 1902.

GREAT BRITAIN.-Agreement to preserve the "status quo" with respect

to the protection of oil interests in Mexico.

Signed at Washington June 2, 1914.

Effective June 2, 1914.

Treaties, etc., III, 2639.

GREAT BRITAIN.-Agreement to preserve the "status quo" with respect to

mines and mining rights in Mexico.

Signed at Washington June 24, 1914.
Effective June 24, 1914.

Treaties, etc., III, 2640.

GUATEMALA.—Convention relative to tenure and disposition of real and personal property.

Signed at Guatemala City August 27, 1901; ratifications exchanged September 16, 1902; proclaimed September 18, 1902.

Effective September 26, 1902.

32 Stat. (pt. 1), 1944. Treaty Series, No. 412.

Malloy, Treaties, I, 876.

NETHERLANDS.-Agreement to preserve the "status quo" with respect to the protection of oil interests in Mexico.

Signed at Washington June 2, 1914.

Effective June 2, 1914.

Treaties, etc., III, 2735.

SPAIN. Agreement to preserve the "status quo" with respect to mines and mining rights in Mexico.

Signed at Washington July 26, 1914.
Effective July 26, 1914.

Treaties, etc., III, 2840.

TURKEY.-Protocol in regard to the right to hold real estate in Turkey. Signed at Constantinople April 11, 1874; proclaimed October 29, 1874.

Effective April 11, 1874.

18 Stat. (pt. 3), 850.

Treaty Series, No. 269.

Malloy, Treaties, II, 1344.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MULTILATERAL TREATIES

Convention, declaration and final protocol for the protection of submarine cables.

Signed at Paris March 14, 1884, December 1, 1886, and July 7, 1887; ratifications of convention exchanged April 16, 1885; proclaimed by the President of the United States May 22, 1885, and May 1, 1888.

Effective May 1, 1888.

The countries in respect of which the convention is now in force as a result of ratification or adherence are the United States of

America, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Free City of Danzig, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Newfoundland, Norway, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, El Salvador, Spain, Sweden, Tunis, Turkey, Union of South Africa, Uruguay, and Yugoslavia.

24 Stat., 989; 25 Stat., 1424, 1425. Treaty Series, Nos. 380; 380-2; 380–3. Malloy, Treaties, II, 1949, 1956, 1958.

International radiotelegraph convention, final protocol and service regulations.

Signed at London July 5, 1912; ratification of the United States deposited with the Government of Great Britain February 20, 1913; proclaimed by the President of the United States July 8,

1913.

Effective July 1, 1913.

The international radiotelegraph convention signed at Washington November 25, 1927, is intended to supersede, as among its parties, the convention of 1912. According to information in the possession of the Department of State, the countries parties to the 1912 convention which have not become parties to the convention of 1927 are Albania, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, France (including Algeria, French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, Indo-China, Madagascar, and Tunis), Haiti, Honduras, Lithuania, Monaco, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Russia, El Salvador, San Marino, Turkey, and Uruguay.

38 Stat. (pt. 2), 1672. Treaty Series, No. 581. Treaties, etc., III, 3048.

International radiotelegraph convention and general regulations.1

Signed at Washington November 25, 1927; ratification of the United States deposited October 8, 1928; proclaimed by the President of the United States January 1, 1929.

Effective January 1, 1929.

The countries in respect of which the convention is now in force as a result of ratification or adherence are the United States of America, Australia, Austria, Belgian Congo, Belgium, Brazil, British India, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Czechoslovakia, Free City of Danzig, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch East Indies, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain [including

1 The countries here listed as parties, except the United States, Canada, and Liberia, are also parties to the supplementary regulations signed on the same occasion.