Somehow I doubt the post office would be unable to
deliver mail to the proper places even with "Republic
of Palau." CIA and State give the mailing address of
the US Embassy to Palau (also same ambassador as
Philippines) as "P. O. Box 6028, Republic of Palau
96940" Also there are several other instances (a
resort and Bureau of Public Health) where "Republic of
Palau" is used in the address. "Unacceptable?" -
sounds like an empty threat from the good ol' USPS, as
I think they would accept this mail for the purposes
of delivery.
--- "Lowell G. McManus" <
mcmanus71496@...> wrote:
> Mike wrote:
>
> > but you will have a hard time selling such fine
> distinctions in america
> > where no such problems exist
>
> While the contortions of the EU as to what and where
> their various rules do and
> do not apply are quite amusing to us Americans, we
> have our own idiosyncrasies
> that defy understanding elsewhere (and sometimes
> here).
>
> For instance: Guam is an organized but
> unincorporated territory, while Palmyra
> is an unorganized but incorporated Territory.
> Puerto Rico is a possession, but
> neither a territory nor a Territory. It is a
> Commonwealth, but so is Kentucky,
> which it is a state. Persons born in US possessions
> are US citizens, except
> those in American Samoa, who are US nationals, but
> not US citizens. Goods
> brought to the rest of the USA from the Virgin
> Islands are subject to customs
> duties, but not those from Puerto Rico. The CIA and
> State Department claim that
> the Republic of Palau is an independent and
> sovereign nation, but "in free
> association" with the USA. The address of the
> office of the President (chief of
> state and head of government) of that sovereign and
> independent nation is a post
> office box at the United States Post Office, Palau,
> PW 96940, USA. The US
> Postal Service says that "Republic of Palau" is
> "unacceptable" in the last two
> lines of addresses.
>
> Lowell G. McManus
> Leesville, Louisiana, USA
>
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