Copy.
Enclosure No. 2.
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DRAFT.
AN AGREEMENT, made this
day of
19
between the GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH CROWN COLONY OF HONG
KONG (hereinafter called "the Government"), of the first
part, and RADIO CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the Philippine
Islands (hereinafter called "the Corporation"), of the second
part:
With regard to the working of a radio telegraph service between the radio telegraph station of the Government
in Hong Kong and the Corporation's radio station near Manila,
Philippine Islands, WITNESSETH that
It is hereby mutually agreed between the said
parties as follows:
I. Each of the contracting parties undertake to
hand over, unless specially ordered otherwise by senders, to
the other party, all the radio telegraphic traffic exchanged terminally between Hong Kong and the Philippine Islands with-
in its control.
It is understood that the foregoing provision does
in no way prevent the said stations from handling radiograms.
from or to places beyond the Philippine Islands or the Crown
Colony of Hong Kong.
II. The basic radio rates, classes of traffic
admitted and the places from or to which radiograms may be
dispatched shall be specially agreed upon between the
contracting parties.
III. The rates applicable to radiograms transmitt-
ed between the Government's Hong Kong station and the
Corporation's station near Manila, Philippine Islands, shall
comprise
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comprise the Government's terminal or transit tax, the
Corporation's terminal or transit tax and a basic radio rate.
The basic radio rate shall be considered as that
amount which remains after deducting the terminal and transit
taxes and all "other line" outpayments beyond the Government's
and Corporation's terminal zones from the through rate.
The terminal and transit taxes and all "other line"
outpayments shall be credited in full to the party to whom
they are due.
On traffic transmitted between the Government's
Hong Kong station and the Corporation's station near Manila,
Philippine Islands, one-half of the basic radio rate shall
accrue to each party.
IV. The contracting parties agree to adopt all
reasonable measure within their power to have their
respective installations so improved as to permit reliable
and regular direct service between the Government's Hong
Kong station and the Corporation's station near Manila,
Philippine Islands.
V. The contracting parties agree to transmit
between their respective stations mentioned in this agreement
the telegrams of the British Government, the Government of
the Philippine Islands and the United States Government,
at one-half the radio rate.
VI. The settlement of accounts between the
contracting parties shall be made quarterly, and the basis
of settlement shall be the gold franc, balances to be
remitted through a medium mutually agreed upon.
VII. In the execution of the service the
contracting parties undertake that the provisions of the
International Telegraph Convention of St. Petersburg and
any
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any modifications thereof shall be applicable by analogy, insofar as they are not contrary to the provisions of this
agreement or to any provisions of any International
Convention to which the governments of Great Britain, the
Philippine Islands and the United States of America shall
be signatory parties.
VIII. The contracting parties also undertake to
maintain their respective stations in good condition and
to conduct through same an efficient service for the handling
of the said traffic at all times, except between such hours
daily as shall be mutually agreed upon between the
contracting parties.
IX. This agreement shall continue in force for
a period of ten years from the date on which it has been
signed, and thenceforward until six calendar months' notice
to determine the same is given by either party to the other
in writing.
Done at the City of Hong Kong, in English, in
duplicate, this
day of
19
On behalf of the GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH
CROWN COLONY OF HONG KONG
By
On behalf of RADIO CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
By
Vice-President and General Manager.
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