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WE HAVE CONSULTED DTI ABOUT THIS DISCREPANCY. THEY HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE CALL SIGN VSB WAS ALLOCATED TO BERMUDA A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. IN MARCH 1989, HOWEVER, A DTI OFFICIAL IN ERROR INFORMED HONG KONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITIES THAT THEY COULD USE VSB. BERMUDA WAS DELETED FROM VSB IN THE DTI DEPARTMENTAL LIST BUT NEVER INFORMED OF ANY CHANGE. THIS ERROR WAS CARRIED FORWARD IN DTI'S LETTER OF 6 JULY 1989 TO DART OF SEND.
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WE REGRET THIS ERROR AND THE CONFUSION WHICH HAS ARISEN. IT DOES LOOK AS THOUGH BERMUDA HAS THE PRIOR CLAIM ON THE VSB CALL SIGN. DTI ARE IN TOUCH SEPARATELY WITH MR L LIANG OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS BRANCH OF YOUR GPO ADVISING HIM THAT HONG KONG SHOULD NOT/NOT USE THE VSB BLOCK. WE UNDERSTAND FROM DTI THAT YOU HAVE NOT IN FACT ALLOCATED CALL SIGNS IN THE VSB SERIES.
3. ON PARA 3 OF TUR, BERMUDA DOES HAVE BLOCKS IN OTHER SERIES TO WHICH TO TRANSFER ITS VR CALL SIGNS AND, INDEED, DTI HAVE OFFERED TO ISSUE THEM A NEW SERIES IF NECESSARY (PARA 4 OF MY TELNO 168). THERE WOULD OF COURSE STILL BE DISRUPTION TO BERMUDA IN TRANSFERRING ITS VR CALL SIGNS BUT THE VS SERIES SEEMS OF MORE CONCERN TO THEM. WE HOPE THEY WILL BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE BUREACRATIC INCONVENIENCE AND TO GO ALONG WITH THE COMPROMISE PROPOSED IN MY TELNO 168. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL ALSO FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THAT COMPROMISE.
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