§ 3217. — Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries of Postal Union of Americas and Spain.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC3217]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART IV--MAIL MATTER
CHAPTER 32--PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL
Sec. 3217. Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and
consuls of countries of Postal Union of Americas and Spain
Correspondence of the members of the diplomatic corps of the
countries of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain stationed in the
United States may be reciprocally transmitted in the domestic mails free
of postage, and be entitled to free registration without right to
indemnity in case of loss. The same privilege is accorded consuls and
vice consuls when they are discharging the function of consuls of
countries stationed in the United States, for official correspondence
among themselves, and with the Government of the United States.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 755.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2401, 3627 of this title.
