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I have the honour, in consequence thereof and in accordance with the said Additional Protocol, to propose such application for a derogation for acceptance by the Governments of the Dominions and of India, and to request that you will be so good as to notify me, as soon as possible, of the decisions they make in regard thereto. I have, &c., Albert Roper, The Secretary, Air Ministry, London. General Secretary.

No. 7. New Zealand, Dominions No. 1. My Lord,- — Downing Street, Ist January, 1924. With reference to my despatch, Dominions No. 145, of the 12th April, 1920, and connected correspondence, I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, to be laid before your Ministers, a copy of a note from the Swedish Minister regarding the holding of an International Postal Congress at Stockholm in June, 1924. I have, &c., DEVONSHIRE. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. No. 183. Swedish Legation in London, My Lord Marquess,—• 27 Portland Place, W 1, 10th December, 1923. The Congress of the " Union Postale Universelle " held in Madrid in 1920, having resolved that the next Congress should assemble in Stockholm, the Royal Swedish Government have decided to invite the members of the said union to a Congress which is to meet in Stockholm the 4th June next. Acting upon instructions received, I have consequently the honour to invite His Britannic Majesty's Government to send as delegates to the said Congress representatives of—(1) Great Britain ; (2) the Indian Empire ; (3) Canada ; (4) Australia and British Guinea ; (5) the Irish Free State ; (6) the South African Union ; (7) the other British Dominions, colonies, and protectorates. At the same time I have been instructed to draw the attention of His Britannic Majesty's Government to the importance of the delegates being provided with full power, not only to take part in the debates at the Congress, but also to vote and to sign any postal conventions, arrangements, or regulations which may be brought on the agenda of the Congress. Finally, I beg leave to ask Your Lordship to inform me, at your earliest convenience, of the names and numbers of the delegates who may be appointed to represent the British Empire at the said Congress. I have, &c., The Most Hon. the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., &c. Palmstierna.

No. 8. New Zealand, Dominions No. 6. My Lord, — Downing Street, Bth January, 1924. With reference to my despatch, Dominions No. 471, of the 15th December, I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, for the information of your Ministers, copies of an extract from the Board of Trade Journal of the 27th December, containing the text of a Convention relative to the assessment and reparation of damage suffered in Turkey, which was signed at Paris on the 23rd November, 1923. 2. Copies of the final text of the Convention have not yet been received, but they will be forwarded in due course. I have, &c., DEVONSHIRE. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. War Damage in Turkey. Convention of Assessment and Reparation. 1. A Convention relative to the assessment and reparation of damage suffered in Turkey by the nationals of the Contracting Powers was signed at Paris on 23rd November on behalf of the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan. Roumania is entitled to accede to the Convention so long as the

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