Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 4.djvu/911

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61 STAT.] Jan. 21, Oct. 8, 1946 61 STAT.] LEBANON-POSTAL MONEY ORDERS an. 21, ct1946 3ar.15 ,1947 ing the receipt of the request from the creditor country, and verifica- tion of the amount due. In case of nonpayment in the stipulated time, interest at the rate of 6% per annum shall be paid from the date the payment is due until the date of payment. ARTICLE XXII. The balance of the general account must be paid by the debtor country not later than 15 days after the date on which the general account is accepted as correct. The payment mentioned in this article and article XXI, will be effected by remittance on New York or Beyrouth, as the case may be, in the money of the credi- tor country, without any loss to the latter. Any amount not paid by one of the Central Administrations to the other, after the expiration of six months following the period for which the bill was rendered, will bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum. ARTICLE XXIII. Each of the Central Administra- tions is authorized to adopt any supplementary measures, not con- trary to the provisions of this Convention, which it may deem advisable to guard more securely against fraud or to improve the working of the service provided due notice thereof be given to the other. ARTICLE XXIV. The General Administration of Posts and Telegraphs of the Lebanon Republic shall have the right to fix the maximum amount les huit jours qui suivront le r6cep- tion de la demande du crediteur, et verification de la montant du. En cas de non versement dans le delai sus-indiqu6, les sommes dues porteront int6erts a raison de 6% l'an du jour de l'expiration de ce delai au jour du paiement. ARTICLE XXII. La balance d'un compte general devra etre versee par l'office d6bi- teur quinze jours au plus apr6s la date de reception du compte ge- neral reconnu exact. Balance of general account. Les versements vises tant au Pos, . 4270 . present article qu'a l'article XXI, seront effectu6s au moyen de traites tirees suivant le cas soit sur New York, soit sur Beyrouth, et dans la monnaie du pays cr6di- teur, sans perte pour ce dernier. Toute somme restant due par Interest on unpaid amounts. l'une des Administrations Cen- trales a l'autre a l'expiration du delai de six mois qui suivra la periode pour laquelle le compte a et6 6tabli portera int6rets a raison de 6%. ARTICLE XXIII. Clacune des Administrations Centrales sera autoris6e A adopter, pour autant qu'clles ne sont pas contraires aux dispositions de la presente convention toutes mesu- res complementaires qu'elle jugera convenables en vue d'assurer une plus grande securite contre les fraudes, ou une meilleure execu- tion du service, pourvu qu'elle fasse connaitre a sa correspon- dante les dispositions adoptees. ARTICLE XXIV. La Direction Generale des Postes et des T6legraphes de la R6publique Libanaise aura la fa- cult6 de fixer le montant maximum Supplementary IICnsRiisn, etc. Right to fix maxi- mum amount. 4261