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LINKS TO UPU CONVENTIONS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FREE ON THE INTERNET. by John Copeland Edition 18.7.2020 The links shown are either to the start of the book or other item containing the document or to the page which contains the start of the document itself. More than one link may be shown, (although once one link has been found, others have not been deliberately looked for) as defects in one may not appear in another, the language(s) used may differ and, even if the same copy of a book or even scan has been used to provide scans for the different providers, the formats available may differ. Experience of using Internet links shows that these can easily disappear. Most of those listed however are from organisations who are unlikely to cease to exist, although there is always a risk of a change in storage arrangements resulting in the substitution or deletion of links (e.g. with the Foreign Office in 2018) or a change of policy regarding provision of documents. For treaties from 1920 members of the League of Nations, and subsequently the United Nations, were supposed to register treaties involving them with the relevant body, who were supposed to publish them. It appears however that the League never got around to publishing the Conventions and other agreements arrived at in Madrid in 1920 and were not supplied with the supplemental agreements reached at Buenos Aires in 1939, while the convention and agreements agreed at Paris in 1947 were not published by the United Nations. The United Nations have arranged for various volumes to be accessible on the Internet and the World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) also provides access to the English texts. Many texts are available via the Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, Google Books and BNF Gallica. As far as Hathi Trust and Google Books are concerned, they do not automatically provide access to non-US IP addresses to publications published 140 years or less ago because of copyright worries (although this is over-cautious as far as reproducing books with UK Crown copyright is concerned). For US IP addresses, they use the period of 95 years but links to items only available in the United States are not included in these lists. The Internet Archive and Gallica seem more relaxed. The basic document for the UPU up to 1964 was the Convention which was supplemented by protocols and detailed regulations. There were additional supplemental agreements which did not involve all UPU members [the USA in particular did not join them]. At the Conference at Vienna the structure of the documents was changed so there was a Constitution with General Regulations covering the organisational aspects, the Convention for the technical aspects while the supplemental agreements continued. The language used for the original documents was French so the English versions were translations and more than one translation may be available. If you find a link does not work or spot an error please email [email protected] with details. Examples of the titles of the supplemental agreements in French with English equivalents follow although variations in the title names did occur. Arrangement concernant l'échange des lettres [et des boites Vienna 8.7.1891- ] avec valeurs déclarées [Paris 1.6.1878- ] Agreement concerning Insured Letters [and Boxes] Arrangement concernant l'échange des mandats de poste [avec les dispositions concernant le service des bons postaux de voyage Cairo 1934- Washington 1989] [Paris 1.6.1878- ] Agreement concerning money orders [and postal orders for travellers] Convention [Arrangement Stockholm 1924-] concernant l'échange des colis postaux [sans déclaration de valeur 1880 & 1885] [3.11.1880- ] Convention [Agreement] concerning Postal Parcels Arrangement concernant le service des recouvrements [Lisbon 21.3.1885-Washington 1989] Agreement concerning collection of bills, drafts, etc Arrangement concernant les envois contre remboursement [Paris (which brought together provisions from other UPU documents) 5.7.1947-] Agreement concerning Cash on Delivery Arrangement concernant l'introduction des livrets d'identité dans le trafic postal international [21.3.1885- 1906 Replaced by Article 9 and Regulation 25 in 1920 Convention] Agreement concerning postal identity cards Arrangement concernant l'intervention de la poste dans les abonnements aux journaux et publications périodiques [8.7.1891- Washington 1989] Agreement concerning subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals. Arrangement concernant le service des virements postaux [Madrid 30.11.1920- ] Agreement concerning postal cheques/Giro transfers Dispositions concernant le transport de la poste aux lettres par voie aérienne [10.9.1927- ] Provisions for the Conveyance of Mails by Air Dispositions concernant le transport des colis postaux par voie aérienne [10.9.1927- ] Provisions concerning the Transmission of Air Parcels Arrangement concernant le service international de l'épargne [Ottawa 3.10.1957- Washington 1989] Agreement concerning the international bank service General Postal Union Treaty Berne dated 9.10.1874. In force generally 1.7.1875. France 1.1.1876. Convention In French & English with regulations and specimen forms U.S. Government Printing Office US translation. Languages adjoining columns https://archive.org/details/treatyconcernin00uniogoog https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BVcNAAAAYAAJ Full view (original from Harvard University) Statutes of the United States of America U.S. Government Printing Office, In Treaties & postal conventions p.21 on. Languages adjoining columns. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b08zAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA21 In French with regulations and specimen forms https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=daVOMI8FX7AC In French with regulations but specimen forms missing Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg – Legilux http://data.legilux.public.lu/file/eli-etat-leg-memorial-1875-15-fr-pdf.pdf Initial proposals and record of proceedings in French Documents du Congrès postal international : réuni à Berne du 15 septembre au 9 octobre 1874. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UTc8AQAAMAAJ Full view (original from New York Public Library) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b0MhAAAAYAAJ Full view (original from Harvard University) Universal Postal Union Congress Paris Convention dated 1.6.1878. In force 1.4.1879. Convention in French & English [adjoining columns] with regulations and specimen forms US translation Report of the Postmaster-General of the United States p.297 https://archive.org/details/annualreportsre03deptgoog/page/n304 Convention and agreements in French and German in sequence Recueil des traités et conventions conclus par l'Autriche Neumann Volume 16/10. Languages in sequence. Convention https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait05woesgoog/page/n332 Regulations with specimen forms after German text https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait05woesgoog/page/n354 Agreement re Insured Letters https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait05woesgoog/page/n408 Regulations with specimen forms after German text https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait05woesgoog/page/n418 Agreement re money orders https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait05woesgoog/page/n440 Regulations with specimen forms after German text https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait05woesgoog/page/n450 Convention and agreements in French with regulations but specimen forms missing including p.176 Insured Letters, p.190 with regulations p.194, money orders p.199 with regulations p.202 Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg – Legilux http://data.legilux.public.lu/file/eli-etat-leg-memorial-1879-19-fr-pdf.pdf Summary of the Convention and Agreements re insured letters and money orders and Swiss arrête putting in force with text main documents but no regulations or specimen forms Message du Conseil fédéral à la haute Assemblée fédérale concernant les arrangements conclus à Paris au sujet de l'Union postale universelle. (Du 28 Juin 1878.) Postal Parcels Congress Convention 3.11.1880. In force 1.10.1881 [Convention concernant l'échange des colis postaux sans déclaration de valeur] In French with regulations and specimen forms Recueil des traités et conventions conclus par le royaume des Pays-Bas https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait03nethgoog/page/n585 In French with regulations but specimen forms missing Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg – Legilux http://data.legilux.public.lu/file/eli-etat-leg-memorial-1881-19-fr-pdf.pdf Nouveau recueil général de traités et autres actes relatifs aux rapports de droit international 2nd series Volume 8. https://archive.org/stream/nouveaurecueilg00martgoog#page/n135/mode/2up English version may be in British and Foreign State Papers volume 71 p.356 on Universal Postal Union Additional Acts Lisbon dated 21.3.1885. In force 1.4.1886. In French & English [adjoining columns] with regulations and specimen forms Report of the Postmaster-General of the United States via Internet Archive p.835 on https://archive.org/details/annualreportsre09deptgoog/page/n850 In French all documents with regulations and specimen forms Recueil des traités et conventions conclus par l'autriche... Volume 18/12 and Recueil des traités et conventions conclus par le royaume des Pays-Bas... volume 9, Trattati e convenzioni fra il regno d'Italia ...., volume 10 British and Foreign State Papers - volume 76 -1884-85 Convention https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait13austgoog/page/n292 https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait00woesgoog/page/n293 https://archive.org/details/recueildestrait04nethgoog/page/n181