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America through the Exchange Office in
Amsterdam, arrangements were made
with the Ariana Airlines, and mail for
Europe and the U.S.A. continued to be
despatched three times a week. There are
now twice weekly deliveries of air mail
between Kabul and Karachi.
Arrangements were made with the
Viennese 101 Office for the despatch of
air mail to Kabul in special envelopes in
accordance with the decisions of the
Ottowa Postal Congress.
A 12 per cent. increase has taken place
in postal revenues. On important national
and international occasions new stamps
have been issued, including the 40th
anniversary of Independence Day,
Children's Aid, the anniversary of the
United Nations, the Red Crescent,
Pakhtunistan Day, Atoms for Peace,
Human Rights, the International Exhibi-
tion in Kabul, and the visit to
Afghanistan of the President of Turkey.
Afghanistan's representative joined in the
annual communications conference of
E.C.A.F.E. and the International Tele-
communications Union's meeting in
Tokyo. As a result of talks held between
the Afghan representative and the
organisation's authorities, the Inter-
national Telecommunications Union
promised to give a further assistance of
175,000 dollars within the next three years
to the Ministry of Communications. This
sum will be used in the survey of com-
munications plans and for the School of
Communications in Kabul. The Union
moreover promised the services of a
specialist in the channel system, and also
gave 6,000 dollars worth of equipment to
the Ministry during the year. The French
S.F.R. Company too has presented the
Ministry with some equipment for the
wireless telegraphic system.
Back view of the new 50 kW. broadcasting transmitter at Kabul
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