Insured Letters and Boxes Agreement [With Detailed Regulations]

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

POSTAL

Signed at

• Tokyo

Signed on

14 November 1969

In force on

1 July 1971

Treaty document

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Parties

1. ALGERIA
2. Antigua
3. Antilles And Suriname
4. ARGENTINA
5. AUSTRIA
6. BAHAMAS
7. BANGLADESH
8. BARBADOS
9. BELARUS
10. BELGIUM
11. Bermuda
12. BOLIVIA
13. BRAZIL
14. British Antarctic Territory
15. British Honduras
16. British Indian Ocean Territory
17. British Solomon Islands
18. British Virgin Islands
19. Brunei
20. BULGARIA
21. BURMA
22. BURUNDI
23. CAMEROON
24. Cayman Islands
25. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
26. Central Southern Line Islands
27. CEYLON
28. CHAD
29. Channel Islands
30. CHILE
31. CHINA
32. COLOMBIA
33. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
34. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
35. Cook Islands
36. COSTA RICA
37. COTE D'IVOIRE
38. CYPRUS
39. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
40. DAHOMEY
41. DENMARK
42. Dominica
43. EGYPT
44. Falkland Island Dependencies
45. Fiji
46. FINLAND
47. FRANCE
48. GABON
49. GAMBIA THE
50. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
51. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
52. GHANA
53. Gibraltar
54. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
55. GREECE
56. GRENADA
57. GUINEA
58. GUYANA
59. Hong Kong
60. HUNGARY
61. ICELAND
62. INDIA
63. INDONESIA
64. IRAN
65. IRAQ
66. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
67. Isle Of Man
68. ISRAEL
69. ITALY
70. JAMAICA
71. JAPAN
72. JORDAN
73. KENYA
74. KHMER REPUBLIC
75. KUWAIT
76. Land Berlin
77. LAOS
78. LEBANON
79. LIBYA
80. LIECHTENSTEIN
81. LUXEMBOURG
82. MADAGASCAR
83. MALAWI
84. MALAYSIA
85. MALI
86. MAURITANIA
87. MAURITIUS
88. MEXICO
89. MONACO
90. MONGOLIA
91. Montserrat
92. MOROCCO
93. NETHERLANDS THE
94. New Hebrides
95. NEW ZEALAND
96. NICARAGUA
97. NIGER
98. NIGERIA
99. Niue Island
100. NORWAY
101. OMAN
102. PAKISTAN
103. PARAGUAY
104. Pitcairn Group
105. POLAND
106. PORTUGAL
107. Qatar
108. ROMANIA
109. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
110. RWANDA
111. SALVADOR
112. SAN MARINO
113. SAUDI ARABIA
114. SENEGAL
115. SEYCHELLES
116. SIERRA LEONE
117. SINGAPORE
118. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
119. Southern Rhodesia
120. SPAIN
121. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
122. St Helena Dependencies
123. ST LUCIA
124. St Vincent
125. SWAZILAND
126. SWEDEN
127. SWITZERLAND
128. SYRIA
129. TANZANIA
130. THAILAND
131. TOGO
132. Tokelau Islands
133. TONGA
134. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
135. TUNISIA
136. TURKEY
137. Turks And Caicos Islands
138. UGANDA
139. UKRAINE
140. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
141. UNITED KINGDOM
142. UPPER VOLTA
143. URUGUAY
144. VATICAN CITY
145. VIETNAM
146. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
147. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
148. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
ALGERIA	Signature	14 November 1969
ALGERIA	Ratification	25 January 1973
Antigua	Extension	30 June 1972
Antilles And Suriname	Extension	7 September 1971
ARGENTINA	Signature	14 November 1969
ARGENTINA	Ratification	6 November 1974
ARGENTINA	Declaration	6 November 1974
AUSTRIA	Signature	14 November 1969
AUSTRIA	Ratification	27 August 1971
BAHAMAS	Extension	30 June 1972
BANGLADESH	Accession	25 April 1974
BARBADOS	Signature	14 November 1969
BARBADOS	Approval	16 May 1973
BELARUS	Signature	14 November 1969
BELGIUM	Signature	14 November 1969
BELGIUM	Approval	21 May 1971
Bermuda	Extension	30 June 1972
BOLIVIA	Signature	14 November 1969
BRAZIL	Signature	14 November 1969
British Antarctic Territory	Extension	30 June 1972
British Honduras	Extension	30 June 1972
British Indian Ocean Territory	Extension	30 June 1972
British Solomon Islands	Extension	30 June 1972
British Virgin Islands	Extension	30 June 1972
Brunei	Extension	30 June 1972
BULGARIA	Signature	14 November 1969
BULGARIA	Approval	28 February 1974
BURMA	Signature	14 November 1969
BURMA	Approval	12 September 1973
BURUNDI	Signature	14 November 1969
BURUNDI	Ratification	5 February 1973
CAMEROON	Signature	14 November 1969
CAMEROON	Ratification	21 November 1974
Cayman Islands	Extension	30 June 1972
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	14 November 1969
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	30 May 1974
Central Southern Line Islands	Extension	30 June 1972
CEYLON	Signature	14 November 1969
CEYLON	Approval	24 April 1973
CHAD	Signature	14 November 1969
CHAD	Ratification	6 January 1972
Channel Islands	Extension	30 June 1972
CHILE	Signature	14 November 1969
CHILE	Ratification	20 September 1972
CHINA	Signature	14 November 1969
CHINA	Ratification	3 February 1972
CHINA	Accession	7 February 1973
COLOMBIA	Signature	14 November 1969
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Signature	14 November 1969
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF	Signature	14 November 1969
Cook Islands	Extension	12 November 1971
COSTA RICA	Signature	14 November 1969
COTE D'IVOIRE	Signature	14 November 1969
CYPRUS	Signature	14 November 1969
CYPRUS	Approval	28 September 1972
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	14 November 1969
DAHOMEY	Signature	14 November 1969
DENMARK	Signature	14 November 1969
DENMARK	Ratification	17 February 1971
Dominica	Extension	30 June 1972
EGYPT	Signature	14 November 1969
EGYPT	Ratification	3 June 1971
Falkland Island Dependencies	Extension	30 June 1972
Fiji	Accession	14 August 1972
FINLAND	Signature	14 November 1969
FINLAND	Ratification	21 July 1972
FRANCE	Signature	14 November 1969
FRANCE	Approval	18 February 1971
GABON	Signature	14 November 1969
GABON	Ratification	23 November 1972
GAMBIA THE	Accession		9 October 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession		1 June 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Objection	29 October 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	14 November 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	5 October 1971
GHANA	Signature	14 November 1969
GHANA	Ratification	22 April 1974
Gibraltar	Extension	30 June 1972
Gilbert And Ellice Islands	Extension	30 June 1972
GREECE	Signature	14 November 1969
GREECE	Ratification	31 May 1972
GRENADA	Extension	30 June 1972
GUINEA	Signature	14 November 1969
GUINEA	Ratification	26 July 1973
GUYANA	Signature	14 November 1969
GUYANA	Ratification	21 June 1973
Hong Kong	Extension	30 June 1972
HUNGARY	Signature	14 November 1969
HUNGARY	Approval	13 March 1974
ICELAND	Signature	14 November 1969
ICELAND	Ratification	29 March 1971
INDIA	Signature	14 November 1969
INDIA	Approval	17 November 1972
INDONESIA	Signature	14 November 1969
IRAN	Signature	14 November 1969
IRAN	Ratification	2 April 1973
IRAQ	Signature	14 November 1969
IRAQ	Ratification	4 November 1971
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	14 November 1969
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	30 June 1971
Isle Of Man	Extension	30 June 1972
ISRAEL	Objection	6 January 1974
ITALY	Signature	14 November 1969
ITALY	Ratification	30 August 1972
JAMAICA	Accession	10 December 1973
JAPAN	Signature	14 November 1969
JAPAN	Approval	8 June 1971
JORDAN	Signature	14 November 1969
KENYA	Signature	14 November 1969
KENYA	Ratification	26 February 1973
KHMER REPUBLIC	Signature	14 November 1969
KHMER REPUBLIC	Ratification	3 August 1972
KUWAIT	Signature	14 November 1969
KUWAIT	Ratification	26 May 1972
Land Berlin	Extension	5 October 1971
LAOS	Signature	14 November 1969
LAOS	Approval	15 October 1971
LEBANON	Signature	14 November 1969
LIBYA	Accession	8 August 1973
LIBYA	Declaration	8 August 1973
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	14 November 1969
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	5 November 1971
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	14 November 1969
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	6 August 1971
MADAGASCAR	Signature	14 November 1969
MADAGASCAR	Approval	9 January 1973
MALAWI	Signature	14 November 1969
MALAYSIA	Signature	14 November 1969
MALAYSIA	Approval	17 May 1974
MALI	Signature	14 November 1969
MALI	Ratification	18 August 1972
MAURITANIA	Signature	14 November 1969
MAURITIUS	Accession	10 September 1973
MEXICO	Signature	14 November 1969
MONACO	Signature	14 November 1969
MONACO	Ratification	14 July 1971
MONGOLIA	Signature	14 November 1969
Montserrat	Extension	30 June 1972
MOROCCO	Signature	14 November 1969
MOROCCO	Ratification	19 July 1973
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	14 November 1969
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	7 September 1971
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	9 May 1972
New Hebrides	Extension	30 June 1972
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	14 November 1969
NEW ZEALAND	Approval	12 November 1971
NICARAGUA	Signature	14 November 1969
NIGER	Signature	14 November 1969
NIGER	Approval	21 June 1971
NIGERIA	Signature	14 November 1969
NIGERIA	Approval	3 September 1974
Niue Island	Extension	12 November 1971
NORWAY	Signature	14 November 1969
NORWAY	Approval	29 March 1973
OMAN	Accession	28 December 1971
PAKISTAN	Signature	14 November 1969
PAKISTAN	Approval	10 October 1972
PARAGUAY	Signature	14 November 1969
Pitcairn Group	Extension	30 June 1972
POLAND	Signature	14 November 1969
PORTUGAL	Signature	14 November 1969
PORTUGAL	Approval	15 October 1971
Qatar	Signature	14 November 1969
ROMANIA	Signature	14 November 1969
ROMANIA	Approval	11 April 1974
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Signature	14 November 1969
RWANDA	Signature	14 November 1969
SALVADOR	Signature	14 November 1969
SAN MARINO	Signature	14 November 1969
SAN MARINO	Approval	1 July 1971
SAUDI ARABIA	Signature	14 November 1969
SENEGAL	Signature	14 November 1969
SEYCHELLES	Extension	30 June 1972
SIERRA LEONE	Signature	14 November 1969
SIERRA LEONE	Approval	18 January 1974
SINGAPORE	Signature	14 November 1969
SINGAPORE	Approval	19 January 1972
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession	9 December 1971
Southern Rhodesia	Extension	30 June 1972
SPAIN	Signature	14 November 1969
SPAIN	Ratification	8 May 1973
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla	Extension	30 June 1972
St Helena Dependencies	Extension	30 June 1972
ST LUCIA	Extension	30 June 1972
St Vincent	Extension	30 June 1972
SWAZILAND	Accession	8 June 1971
SWEDEN	Signature		14 November 1969
SWEDEN	Ratification	1 October 1971
SWITZERLAND	Signature	14 November 1969
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	23 March 1971
SYRIA	Signature	14 November 1969
SYRIA	Ratification	15 September 1971
TANZANIA	Signature	14 November 1969
TANZANIA	Provisional application	14 June 1979	1 July 1971
THAILAND	Signature	14 November 1969
THAILAND	Approval	24 March 1971
TOGO	Signature	14 November 1969
TOGO	Ratification	15 December 1971
Tokelau Islands	Extension	12 November 1971
TONGA	Accession	26 January 1972
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Signature	14 November 1969
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Ratification	7 March 1974
TUNISIA	Signature	14 November 1969
TUNISIA	Ratification	16 November 1971
TURKEY	Signature	14 November 1969
Turks And Caicos Islands	Extension	30 June 1972
UGANDA	Signature	14 November 1969
UKRAINE	Signature	14 November 1969
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	Accession	2 March 1973	30 March 1973
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	14 November 1969
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	30 June 1972
UNITED KINGDOM	Approval	30 June 1972
UNITED KINGDOM	Objection	22 January 1975
UPPER VOLTA	Signature	14 November 1969
UPPER VOLTA	Approval	29 May 1971
URUGUAY	Signature	14 November 1969
VATICAN CITY	Signature	14 November 1969
VATICAN CITY	Ratification	11 May 1973
VIETNAM	Accession	21 January 1974
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC	Signature	14 November 1969
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Accession	20 April 1971
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	14 November 1969
YUGOSLAVIA	Ratification	10 September 1971

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/65/0: 0
2. UN Registration Switze/0: 810 197
3. Treaty Series 074/1973: Cmnd 5356||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1973-TS0074.pdf