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YRTELNO 1768 OF 26 SEPTEMBER 1991: JLG XX: THIRD DAY: CALLSIGNS
1. FOLLOWING AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE AT JLG XX ON NEW CALLSIGN ALLOCATION ARRANGEMENTS, WE HAVE PREPARED A DRAFT PAPER AT MIFT CONTAINING SPECIFIC PROPOSALS ON A JOINT APPROACH TO THE ITU FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE.
2. THE PAPER MAY APPEAR RATHER THIN: WE ARE NOT YET AT THE STAGE
OF DRAWING UP A DETAILED LIST OF WHICH CALLSIGNS WILL BE RE-
ASSIGNED AND WHEN. WE DO NOT IN ANY CASE BELIEVE THAT THE CHINESE
WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THIS DEGREE OF DETAIL: IF HOWEVER THEY ARE, WE WILL INDICATE THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE THIS TO THEM FOR INFORMATION IN DUE COURSE. THE URGENCY AT THIS STAGE IS ATTACHED TO SECURING ITU APPROVAL OF OUR PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS.
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT, AND FOR A DRAFT LETTER TO THE ITU AS MENTIONED AT PARA 5 OF IT.
4. WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT DTS WILL BE ABLE AND WILLING TO VACATE THE VR SERIES BY END-1996.
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