Agreement concerning Insured Letters and Boxes

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

POSTAL

Signed at

• Ottawa

Signed on

3 October 1957

In force on

1 April 1959

Treaty document

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Parties

1. Aden Colony
2. ALBANIA
3. ALGERIA
4. Antilles
5. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
6. AUSTRIA
7. Belgian Congo
8. BELGIUM
9. Bermuda
10. BOLIVIA
11. BRAZIL
12. British Guiana
13. British Honduras
14. British Virgin Islands
15. Brunei
16. BULGARIA
17. BURMA
18. BURUNDI
19. BYELORUSSIA S S R
20. CAMBODIA
21. CAMEROON
22. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
23. CEYLON
24. CHAD
25. Channel Islands
26. CHILE
27. COLOMBIA
28. Comoro Islands
29. CONGO
30. Cook Islands
31. CUBA
32. CYPRUS
33. CYPRUS
34. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
35. DAHOMEY
36. DANZIG
37. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
38. EGYPT
39. Falkland Island Dependencies
40. Fiji
41. FINLAND
42. FRANCE
43. French Cameroons
44. French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr.
45. French Polynesia
46. French Somaliland
47. French Togoland
48. GABON
49. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
50. GHANA
51. Gibraltar
52. GREECE
53. GUINEA
54. HAITI
55. HONDURAS
56. Hong Kong
57. HUNGARY
58. ICELAND
59. INDIA
60. INDONESIA
61. IRAN
62. IRAQ
63. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
64. Isle Of Man
65. ITALY
66. IVORY COAST
67. JAMAICA
68. JAPAN
69. JORDAN
70. KENYA
71. KENYA
72. KUWAIT
73. Land Berlin
74. LAOS
75. LEBANON
76. LIBYA
77. LIECHTENSTEIN
78. LUXEMBOURG
79. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
80. MALAYA
81. MALI
82. MALTA
83. MALTA
84. MAURITIUS
85. MONACO
86. MONGOLIA
87. MOROCCO
88. NETHERLANDS THE
89. New Caledonia And Dependences
90. New Guinea
91. NEW ZEALAND
92. NICARAGUA
93. NIGER
94. NIGERIA
95. NIGERIA
96. Niue Island
97. North Borneo
98. NORWAY
99. PAKISTAN
100. PARAGUAY
101. POLAND
102. PORTUGAL
103. Portugal, Provinces In West Africa
104. Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania
105. ROUMANIA
106. Ruanda Urundi
107. RWANDA
108. SALVADOR
109. SAN MARINO
110. Sarawak
111. SAUDI ARABIA
112. SENEGAL
113. SEYCHELLES
114. SIERRA LEONE
115. SIERRA LEONE
116. SINGAPORE
117. SOMALIA
118. Somaliland Protectorate
119. SOVIET UNION
120. SPAIN
121. Spain, Territories In Africa
122. St Helena
123. St Pierre and Miquelon
124. Surinam
125. SWEDEN
126. SWITZERLAND
127. SYRIA
128. TAIWAN
129. TANGANYIKA
130. TANGANYIKA
131. THAILAND
132. The Gambia
133. TOGO
134. Tokelau Islands
135. TONGA
136. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
137. TUNISIA
138. TURKEY
139. UGANDA
140. UGANDA
141. UKRAINE
142. UNITED KINGDOM
143. UPPER VOLTA
144. URUGUAY
145. VATICAN CITY
146. VENEZUELA
147. VIETNAM
148. WESTERN SAMOA
149. West Indies
150. YEMEN
151. YUGOSLAVIA
152. Zanzibar

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
Aden Colony	Extension	23 June 1960
ALBANIA	Signature	3 October 1957
ALGERIA	Extension	8 May 1959
Antilles	Extension	27 August 1959
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Signature	3 October 1957
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Ratification	15 April 1959
AUSTRIA	Signature	3 October 1957
AUSTRIA	Ratification	4 May 1959
Belgian Congo	Extension	5 March 1959
BELGIUM	Signature	3 October 1957
BELGIUM	Ratification	5 March 1959
Bermuda	Extension	23 June 1960
BOLIVIA	Signature	3 October 1957
BRAZIL	Signature	3 October 1957
BRAZIL	Ratification	26 January 1965
British Guiana	Extension	23 June 1960
British Honduras	Extension	23 June 1960
British Virgin Islands	Extension	23 June 1960
Brunei	Extension	23 June 1960
BULGARIA	Signature	3 October 1957
BULGARIA	Ratification	13 May 1959
BURMA	Signature	3 October 1957
BURMA	Ratification	16 June 1961
BURUNDI	Accession	6 April 1963
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Signature	3 October 1957
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Ratification	23 April 1959
CAMBODIA	Signature	3 October 1957
CAMBODIA	Ratification	12 January 1960
CAMEROON	Accession	26 June 1961
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Accession	21 August 1961
CEYLON	Signature	3 October 1957
CEYLON	Ratification	16 November 1959
CHAD	Accession	23 June 1961
Channel Islands	Extension	17 July 1959
CHILE	Signature	3 October 1957
COLOMBIA	Signature	3 October 1957
COLOMBIA	Ratification	5 April 1963
Comoro Islands	Extension	8 May 1959
CONGO	Accession	5 July 1961
Cook Islands	Extension	6 April 1959
CUBA	Signature	3 October 1957
CYPRUS	Extension	23 June 1960
CYPRUS	Accession	9 July 1962
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	3 October 1957
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	13 August 1959
DAHOMEY	Accession	27 April 1961
DANZIG	Signature	3 October 1957
DANZIG	Ratification	13 August 1958
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	3 October 1957
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	28 December 1962
EGYPT	Signature	3 October 1957
EGYPT	Ratification	15 January 1959
Falkland Island Dependencies	Extension	23 June 1960
Fiji	Extension	23 June 1960
FINLAND	Signature	3 October 1957
FRANCE	Signature	3 October 1957
FRANCE	Ratification	8 May 1959
French Cameroons	Extension	8 May 1959
French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr.	Extension	8 May 1959
French Polynesia	Extension	8 May 1959
French Somaliland	Extension	8 May 1959
French Togoland	Extension	8 May 1959
GABON	Accession	17 July 1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	3 October 1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	30 August 1960
GHANA	Accession	24 October 1960
Gibraltar	Extension	23 June 1960
GREECE	Signature	3 October 1957
GREECE	Ratification	2 October 1959
GUINEA	Accession	6 August 1959
HAITI	Signature	3 October 1957
HONDURAS	Signature	3 October 1957
Hong Kong	Extension	23 June 1960
HUNGARY	Signature	3 October 1957
HUNGARY	Ratification	5 April 1960
ICELAND	Signature	3 October 1957
ICELAND	Ratification	27 November 1958
INDIA	Signature	3 October 1957
INDIA	Ratification	21 December 1959
INDONESIA	Signature	3 October 1957
INDONESIA	Ratification	30 November 1961
IRAN	Signature	3 October 1957
IRAN	Ratification	9 October 1964
IRAQ	Signature	3 October 1957
IRAQ	Ratification	18 January 1960
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	3 October 1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	19 June 1961
Isle Of Man	Extension	17 July 1959
ITALY	Signature	3 October 1957
ITALY	Ratification	9 June 1960
IVORY COAST	Accession	23 May 1961
JAMAICA	Accession	29 August 1963
JAPAN	Signature	3 October 1957
JAPAN	Ratification	7 November 1958
JORDAN	Signature	3 October 1957
JORDAN	Ratification	2 March 1959
KENYA	Extension	23 June 1960
KENYA	Accession	27 October 1964
KUWAIT	Accession	7 June 1960
Land Berlin	Extension	30 August 1960
LAOS	Signature	3 October 1957
LAOS	Ratification	24 January 1964
LEBANON	Signature	3 October 1957
LEBANON	Ratification	23 July 1958
LIBYA	Signature	3 October 1957
LIECHTENSTEIN	Accession	13 April 1962
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	3 October 1957
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	13 January 1960
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Accession	2 November 1961
MALAYA	Accession	13 March 1959
MALI	Accession	18 August 1961
MALTA	Extension	23 June 1960
MALTA	Accession	21 May 1965
MAURITIUS	Extension	23 June 1960
MONACO	Signature	3 October 1957
MONACO	Ratification	2 September 1959
MONGOLIA	Accession	24 August 1963
MOROCCO	Signature	3 October 1957
MOROCCO	Ratification	9 July 1959
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	3 October 1957
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	27 August 1959
New Caledonia And Dependences	Extension	8 May 1959
New Guinea	Extension	27 August 1959
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	3 October 1957
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	6 April 1959
NICARAGUA	Signature	3 October 1957
NICARAGUA	Ratification	5 December 1961
NIGER	Accession	12 June 1961
NIGERIA	Extension	23 June 1960
NIGERIA	Accession	30 August 1961
Niue Island	Extension	6 April 1959
North Borneo	Extension	23 June 1960
NORWAY	Signature	3 October 1957
NORWAY	Ratification	19 August 1958
PAKISTAN	Signature	3 October 1957
PAKISTAN	Ratification	8 October 1959
PARAGUAY	Signature	3 October 1957
POLAND	Signature	3 October 1957
POLAND	Ratification	23 February 1961
PORTUGAL	Signature	3 October 1957
PORTUGAL	Ratification	12 July 1961
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa	Signature	3 October 1957
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa	Ratification	12 July 1961
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania	Signature	3 October 1957
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania	Ratification	12 July 1961
ROUMANIA	Signature	3 October 1957
ROUMANIA	Ratification	25 October 1964
Ruanda Urundi	Extension	5 March 1959
RWANDA	Accession	6 April 1963
SALVADOR	Signature	3 October 1957
SALVADOR	Ratification	1 November 1961
SAN MARINO	Signature	3 October 1957
SAN MARINO	Ratification	31 March 1959
Sarawak	Extension	23 June 1960
SAUDI ARABIA	Signature	3 October 1957
SAUDI ARABIA	Ratification	6 March 1961
SENEGAL	Accession	14 June 1961
SEYCHELLES	Extension	23 June 1960
SIERRA LEONE	Extension	23 June 1960
SIERRA LEONE	Accession	15 May 1964
SINGAPORE	Extension	23 June 1960
SOMALIA	Signature	3 October 1957
SOMALIA	Ratification	16 November 1960
Somaliland Protectorate	Extension	23 June 1960
SOVIET UNION	Signature	3 October 1957
SOVIET UNION	Ratification	23 April 1959
SPAIN	Signature	3 October 1957
SPAIN	Ratification	29 July 1959
Spain, Territories In Africa	Extension	29 July 1959
St Helena	Extension	23 June 1960
St Pierre and Miquelon	Extension	8 May 1959
Surinam	Extension	27 August 1959
SWEDEN	Signature	3 October 1957
SWEDEN	Ratification	2 May 1958
SWITZERLAND	Signature	3 October 1957
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	14 November 1958
SYRIA	Signature	3 October 1957
TAIWAN	Signature	3 October 1957
TAIWAN	Ratification	6 October 1959
TANGANYIKA	Extension	23 June 1960
TANGANYIKA	Accession	29 March 1963
THAILAND	Signature	3 October 1957
THAILAND	Ratification	21 July 1960
The Gambia	Extension	23 June 1960
TOGO	Accession	21 March 1962
Tokelau Islands	Extension	6 April 1959
TONGA	Extension	23 June 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Accession	15 June 1963
TUNISIA	Signature	3 October 1957
TURKEY	Signature	3 October 1957
TURKEY	Ratification	14 July 1961
UGANDA	Extension	23 June 1960
UGANDA	Accession	7 August 1964
UKRAINE	Signature	3 October 1957
UKRAINE	Ratification	5 May 1959
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	3 October 1957
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	17 July 1959
UPPER VOLTA	Accession	29 March 1963
URUGUAY	Signature	3 October 1957
VATICAN CITY	Signature	3 October 1957
VATICAN CITY	Ratification	13 April 1960
VENEZUELA	Signature	3 October 1957
VIETNAM	Signature	3 October 1957
VIETNAM	Ratification	3 December 1959
West Indies	Extension	23 June 1960
WESTERN SAMOA	Extension	6 April 1959
YEMEN	Accession	3 April 1959
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	3 October 1957
YUGOSLAVIA	Ratification	15 April 1959
Zanzibar	Extension	23 June 1960

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/584/0: 0
2. UN Registration Canada/0: 364 331
3. Treaty Series 080/1960: Cmnd 1219||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0080.1960.pdf