Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4525.7
April 2, 1981
ASD(MRA&L)
SUBJECT: Military Postal Service and Related Services
References: (a) DoD Directive 4525.6, "Single Manager for Military Postal system,"
May 5, 1980
(b) Section 406 of title 39, United States Code, "Postal Service"
(c) Sections 1375 and 1376 of title 49, United States Code,
"Transportation of Mail"
(d) U.S. Postal Service Manuals
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, issued by the U.S. Postal Service
(e) through (j), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction supplements the provisions of and delineates the responsibility
assigned pursuant to references (a) through (d) for the operation of the Military Postal
Service (MPS) and the transportation of mail, including mail services and charges,
within the Department of Defense.
2. APPLICABILITY
The provisions of this Instruction apply to the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD) (including elements assigned to OSD for administrative support), the Military
Departments, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Unified, Specified and
Combined Commands, the Defense Agencies (hereafter referred to as the "DoD
Components"), and other Government Agencies that use the MPS. The term "Military
Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine
Corps, and the Coast Guard (under agreement with the Department of Transportation).
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Includes Domestic Mail Manual, Administrative Support Manual, Postal Operations Manual and International Mail Manual.
Can be obtained upon request from HDQA (DAAG-MP), Washington, DC 20314
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