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Exhibit 10.5

AMENDMENT

    THIS AMENDMENT ("Amendment") dated the 28th day of August, 2001, amends the
Transportation Agreement dated as of January 10, 2001 (the "Agreement") between
The United States Postal Service ("USPS") and Federal Express Corporation
("FedEx").

Preamble

    WHEREAS, USPS and FedEx entered into the Agreement in order to provide for
the transportation and delivery of the Products (as such term is defined in the
Agreement);

    WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement
to provide an expansion of the Products as stated below;

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in this Amendment, the parties agree as follows:

    1.  FedEx agrees to provide supplemental service ("Supplemental Service")
into and out of the locations identified in the supplemental operating plan
("Supplemental Operating Plan") which is set forth in the new Attachment VII to
Exhibit A, attached. FedEx agrees to provide Supplemental Service to the USPS on
a space available basis.

    2.  FedEx shall provide Supplemental Service to the USPS for the term of the
Agreement; provided, however, that in the event FedEx terminates Supplemental
Service to any location identified in the Supplemental Operating Plan, FedEx's
obligation to provide Supplemental Service to such location shall also
terminate.

    3.  Product transported by way of the Supplemental Service shall be subject
to a charge of [*] in addition to the non-fuel transport charge and fuel
transport charge specified in Exhibit B, Part B. Each time a Handling Unit
originates at or is destined to a location identified in the Supplemental
Operating Plan the Supplemental Service charge shall be applied. This rate will
escalate [*] per year beginning with the Schedule Period inclusive of the
following dates.

  Year 2   August 27, 2002   Year 3   August 27, 2003   Year 4   August 27, 2004
  Year 5   August 27, 2005   Year 6   August 27, 2006   Year 7   August 27, 2007

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    4.  The addition or deletion of any locations to the Supplemental Operating
Plan will require the execution of an amendment to the Supplemental Operating
Plan.

    5.  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have
the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

    6.  Except as amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are ratified and confirmed
in all respects.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Amendment in duplicate, one
for each of the Parties, as of August 28, 2001.

  THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
By:
 
/s/ LESLIE A. GRIFFITH   

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  Title:   Contracting Officer
 
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
 
By:
 
/s/ PAUL J. HERRON   

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  Title:   Vice President,
Postal Transportation Management

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Attachment VII to Exhibit A

[*]

*BLANK SPACES CONTAINED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

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