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Convention and Final Protocol regarding the Universal Postal Union (with Regulations and Airmail Provisions)

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: Swiss Government

Place Of Signature: Buenos Aires

Date Of Signature: 23-May-1939



Publication Records

• PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/247/0: 0

• UN Registration USA/0: 202159

Participant Status

Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
Aden Colony	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Aden Protectorate	Extension	22-Oct-1941
AFGHANISTAN	Accession	06-May-1941
ALBANIA	Accession	11-Oct-1940
Algeria	Extension	23-May-1939
American Samoa	Extension	24-Feb-1940
Antigua	Extension	22-Oct-1941
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Signature	23-May-1939
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Ratification	30-Jul-1948
Ascension Island	Extension	22-Oct-1941
AUSTRALIA	Signature	23-May-1939
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	28-Mar-1940
AUSTRALIA	Declaration	28-Mar-1940
AUSTRIA	Accession	28-Aug-1946
Bahamas	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Barbados	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Bechuanaland	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Belgian Congo	Extension	30-May-1940
BELGIUM	Signature	23-May-1939
BELGIUM	Ratification	30-May-1940
Bermuda	Extension	22-Oct-1941
BOLIVIA	Signature	23-May-1939
BRAZIL	Signature	23-May-1939
British Guiana	Extension	22-Oct-1941
British Honduras	Extension	22-Oct-1941
British Solomon Islands	Extension	22-Oct-1941
British Virgin Islands	Extension	22-Oct-1941
BULGARIA	Signature	23-May-1939
Burma	Extension	22-Oct-1941
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Accession	08-May-1947
CANADA	Signature	23-May-1939
CANADA	Ratification	27-Sep-1940
Canal Zone	Extension	24-Feb-1940
Ceylon	Extension	22-Oct-1941
CHILE	Signature	23-May-1939
CHINA	Signature	23-May-1939
COLOMBIA	Signature	23-May-1939
COSTA RICA	Signature	23-May-1939
CROATIA	Accession	26-May-1941
CUBA	Signature	23-May-1939
Curacao	Extension	05-Apr-1940
Cyprus	Extension	22-Oct-1941
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Accession	10-Aug-1945
DANZIG	Signature	23-May-1939
DENMARK	Signature	23-May-1939
Dominica	Extension	22-Oct-1941
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	23-May-1939
East Indies	Extension	05-Apr-1940
ECUADOR	Signature	23-May-1939
EGYPT	Signature	23-May-1939
EGYPT	Ratification	16-Aug-1940
EL SALVADOR	Signature	23-May-1939
ESTONIA	Signature	23-May-1939
ETHIOPIA	Accession	31-May-1944	01-Jan-1945
Falkland Island Dependencies	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Falkland Islands	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Fiji	Extension	22-Oct-1941
FINLAND	Signature	23-May-1939
FRANCE	Signature	23-May-1939
FRANCE	Ratification	26-Jun-1941
French Colonies	Extension	23-May-1939
Gibraltar	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Gilbert And Ellice Islands	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Gold Coast	Extension	22-Oct-1941
GREECE	Signature	23-May-1939
Grenada	Extension	22-Oct-1941
GUATEMALA	Signature	23-May-1939
HAYTI	Signature	23-May-1939
HONDURAS	Signature	23-May-1939
Hong Kong	Extension	22-Oct-1941
HUNGARY	Accession	24-May-1940
ICELAND	Signature	23-May-1939
INDIA	Signature	23-May-1939
INDIA	Ratification	09-Feb-1942
INDO-CHINA	Accession	04-Dec-1939
IRAN	Signature	23-May-1939
IRAQ	Signature	23-May-1939
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	23-May-1939
ITALY	Accession	30-Dec-1939
Jamaica	Extension	22-Oct-1941
JAPAN	Signature	23-May-1939
JAPAN	Ratification	12-Sep-1940
Kenya	Extension	22-Oct-1941
LATVIA	Signature	23-May-1939
Lebanon	Extension	23-May-1939
LEBANON	Accession	27-Nov-1945
LIBERIA	Signature	23-May-1939
LITHUANIA	Signature	23-May-1939
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	23-May-1939
Malay States, Federated	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Malay States, Unfederated	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Malta	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Mauritius	Extension	22-Oct-1941
MEXICO	Signature	23-May-1939
MEXICO	Ratification	11-Jul-1940
Montserrat	Extension	22-Oct-1941
MOROCCO	Signature	23-May-1939
MOROCCO	Ratification	26-Jun-1941
Nauru	Extension	28-Mar-1940
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	23-May-1939
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	05-Apr-1940
New Guinea	Extension	28-Mar-1940
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	23-May-1939
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	05-Oct-1940
Newfoundland (UK)	Extension	22-Oct-1941
NICARAGUA	Signature	23-May-1939
Nigeria	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Norfolk Island	Extension	28-Mar-1940
North Borneo	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Northern Rhodesia	Extension	22-Oct-1941
NORWAY	Signature	23-May-1939
Nyasaland	Extension	22-Oct-1941
PAKISTAN	Accession	29-Aug-1947
Palestine	Extension	22-Oct-1941
PANAMA	Signature	23-May-1939
Papua	Extension	28-Mar-1940
PARAGUAY	Signature	23-May-1939
PHILIPPINES	Signature	23-May-1939
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	13-May-1940
Pitcairn Islands	Extension	22-Oct-1941
POLAND	Signature	23-May-1939
POLAND	Ratification	21-Jun-1948
PORTUGAL	Signature	23-May-1939
PORTUGAL	Ratification	19-Jun-1942
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa	Extension	23-May-1939
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania	Extension	23-May-1939
ROUMANIA	Signature	23-May-1939
Ruanda Urundi	Extension	30-May-1940
Sarawak	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Seychelles	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Sierra Leone	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Somaliland Protectorate	Extension	22-Oct-1941
SOUTH AFRICA	Signature	23-May-1939
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Southern Rhodesia	Extension	22-Oct-1941
SOVIET UNION	Signature	23-May-1939
SPAIN	Accession	08-Apr-1940
St Helena	Extension	22-Oct-1941
St Lucia	Extension	22-Oct-1941
St Vincent	Extension	22-Oct-1941
St. Christopher And Nevis	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Straits Settlements	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Surinam	Extension	05-Apr-1940
SWEDEN	Signature	23-May-1939
SWEDEN	Ratification	16-Sep-1940
SWITZERLAND	Signature	23-May-1939
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	08-Nov-1940
Syria	Extension	23-May-1939
SYRIA	Accession	10-Apr-1946
Tanganyika	Extension	22-Oct-1941
THAILAND	Signature	23-May-1939
The Gambia	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Tonga	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Transjordan	Extension	22-Oct-1941
TRANSJORDAN	Accession	10-Apr-1947
Trinidad And Tobago	Extension	22-Oct-1941
Tunisia	Extension	23-May-1939
TURKEY	Signature	23-May-1939
Uganda	Extension	22-Oct-1941
UKRAINE S S R	Accession	08-May-1947
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	23-May-1939
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	22-Oct-1941
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	22-Oct-1941
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	23-May-1939
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Ratification	24-Feb-1940
URUGUAY	Signature	23-May-1939
VATICAN CITY	Signature	23-May-1939
VENEZUELA	Signature	23-May-1939
West Indies	Extension	05-Apr-1940
Western Samoa	Extension	05-Oct-1940
YEMEN	Accession	17-Feb-1940
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	23-May-1939
Zanzibar	Extension	22-Oct-1941