"ملف ١٠/١٢ مكتب البريد - مسقط وجوادر" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٥] (٤٢٤/٢٤٩)

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)eMpllcat«d •achia^ry f*r
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Parcels
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)&xlstlng postage rates fer )
)all countries everseas, ex* )
)eept India and/er Pakistan )
)te be maintained. )
)Postage rates te India and/ )
)or Pakistan te be fixed )
)later, l.e. after final dls*)
)cusslens with Pakistan postal
F.D.D. Service
(Payment ef Customs
charges by sender)
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Re service
)
jThis service is available
)la India and/er Pakistan,
)but there appeers te have
)been no demand fer such a
)service in the Persian
)Gulf .
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am MAIL SERVICES
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The wain effeet ef the change ef centre! will he
that cemualeatien with India and/er Pakistan will be Internatioaal
instead ef internal . This aaaas that the existing cheap air wail
fates free tne Persian Calf te India and/er Pakistan will hare te
be increased*/. Fer exaaple t an air postage rata ef 6 annas per
half ounce could perhaps be justified fer letters addressed te
the United tiagden (ascoppered with the existing week rate ef
IS annaa per half ounce)• Air nail rates fer the Western
Hemisphere generally wight be at slightly less then these existing
at presentt possibly the sun ef the rates free the agencies te
the United £lngdew y and free U.k. te destinetlen 9 e*g* about
IBs. per half ounce fer legtors fer the U.8.A.
An air letter fern at 6 annas night be allowed te
any country f including the Western Henisphere.
The whole question ef the air postage rates is 9
however, already aider consideration by ny Headquarters 9 and
full details will be forwarded te you as seen as a decision has
been reached.
PmtHtt »lr nULmric. Bwt
The position is as explained in ay report ef the
14th ef Novamber.
Stilagg
The British Pest Of flee ie net anxious 9 at any rate
et the outset, te provide feeilities ef this klnd 9 but is pro*
pered f if desired 9 te liquidate responsibility ef the Indian
Feat £ Telsgraph uepartnant fer Indian Sawings Bank Accounts and
Katienal Sawings Csrtifleates. During wy prellwinary discussions
st Karachi, It was suggested infernally, that the best solution
would perhaps be fer the Inhabitants ef the Gulf Agencies te be
advised as early as possible that
(I) the Indian Pest A Telegraph Department was
giving up the centre! of the pastel, etc. services
in the Perslen Gulf en the 31st ef Kerch, 1948,
and that after that data the British Pest Office
would take ever, and
(II) as a rasult these persons holding Indian