States; its Territories and possessions;

Army-Air Force (APO) and Navy (FPO)

post offices; also mail for delivery to the

United Nations, N.Y. The term "Terri-

tories and possessions" includes Baker

Island, Canal Zone,1 Canton Island, Caro-

line Islands, Enderbury Island, Guam,

Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston

Island, Kingman Reef, Manua Island,

Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Mid-

way Islands, Navassa Island, Puerto

Rico, Commonwealth of, Saint Croix Is-

land, Saint John Island, Saint Thomas

Island, Samoa (American), Sand Island,

Swain's Island, Swan Islands, Trust Ter-

ritory of the Pacific, Virgin Islands

(U.S.), and Wake Island.

(R.S. 161, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 22, 89 U.S.C.

501) [26 F.R. 11513, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended

at 26 F.R. 12122, Dec. 19, 1961, 30 F.R. 13214,

Oct. 16, 1965. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350,

Dec. 8, 1966]

PART 113-MAIL TREATED IN

CONFIDENCE

§ 113.1 Mail treated in confidence.

Sealed first-class mail while in the cus-

tody of the Post Office Department is ac-

corded absolute secrecy. No persons in

the Postal Service, except those employed

for that purpose in dead-mail offices,

may break or permit the breaking of the

seal of any matter mailed as first-class

mail without a legal warrant, even

though it may contain criminal or other-

wise unmailable matter, or furnish evi-

dence of the commission of a crime.

(R.S. 161, as amended, sec. 1, 62 Stat. 782;

5 U.S.C. 22, 18 U.S.C. 1717, 39 U.S.C. 501) [26

FR. 11513, Dec. 6, 1961. Redesignated at

31 FR. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

Annual Report of the Postmaster General.. $0.75.
The Postmaster General presents the
annual report to the President on the
services of the Post Office Department
for the fiscal year. The foreword
points up results in continuing pro-
grams to improve service and reduce
costs. The organization of the Post
Office Department is shown followed
by a brief financial summary. The
report then gives details on matters
covering operations and services; re-
search and engineering; modern trans-
portation; financial and related serv-
ices; facilities and equipment; per-
sonnel management; public informa-
tion; the inspection service; legal
matters; judicial functions; and plans
for better management. The appendix
contains numerous statistical tables
giving data on financial statements,
auditor's opinion, and summary; mail
and other services; employees and em-
ployment; post offices and collection
and delivery services; facilities and
related services; inspection service; ad-
ministrative proceedings; mail trans-
portation service; and history of the
potsal service.

Commemorative Stamp Posters........

8 x 10 inch posters provide advance

information on commemorative stamps.

Contain enlarged illustration of stamp

to be issued, date and place of issue,

number of copies to be printed, size

and color, and complete instructions

for stamp collectors who wish to obtain

first-day cancellations.

Equal Employment Opportunity in the U.S.

Post Office Department (April 1963)---

A supplemental report to the Post-

master General by the Post Office De-

partment Advisory Board showing

progress made by the POD in demon-

strating the administration's commit-

ment to equal employment oppor-

tunity.

Postal Bulletin.

Issued every Thursday, with special

issues if required. Contains tempo-
rary instructions relating to operations
of the Postal Service, including phila-
telic information of interest to stamp col-
lectors; mail handling; transportation;
finance; supplies; personnel; inspec-
tion; legislation; airmail; money orders;
parcel post, etc. Postal installations
will retain Postal Bulletins for 6
months only. Permanent instructions
will be incorporated into the Postal
Manual or some other permanent form
of issuance.

See footnotes at end of table.

$1.50 a year.

*$0.50.

$0.15.

$2.25 a year.

*$2.50.