891.711/13

The Acting Postmaster General ( Howes ) to the Secretary of State

My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have your letter, NE 891.711/3[9], of June 22, 1936, relative to the action of the Iranian Postal Authorities in placing a prohibition on the delivery of second-class publications from the United States due to the appearance in some of said publications of matter deemed by the Iranian Government to be of an objectionable nature.

While this Department would have no objection to representations on the subject being made to the Government of Iran through diplomatic channels, if you deem proper, it is pointed out that under the provisions of the Universal Postal Convention which governs the exchange of international mails, the Postal Administration of Iran has a right to consider the publications in question as prohibited articles and to treat the same in accordance with its domestic regulations.

Very truly yours,

W. W. Howes