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International High FreqĽUSSY

The Internati mal High frequency Broadcasting Conte- to mich Colonial re uireasats for the General

nce at sexico City, mes sub ...tte: thr

ost „ffice ese y la 194o, onded in \pril after seve.... wonths in

as of the renalting agrea-ant ană high frequency allocation plan

on as they ars uzsilsðis, Is the new time I enel sa

will be singulates ** a copy of a list of xilson less unde to British olzmien atë. under the plas

for the Juse cœlian phase of the sunspot or Ooad.tee is to meet shortly in Pweis 1) follo» 10% losely the ratio of alloa-tion Nerazo ^ity Osaference propose: Enterosli sal igh Frequency dan ers

Technical

laaning

ne up plans or other phases, olablishe】 in the June plan. that these should vs suvaltte: to

in the autumn,

2. The agreement and sian were signed

sither

und satelites

The

cave no explanati a “o une:pectaŭÁ. For your information, the dele;olza zure falt by sang theo del to cover up faulty tacti * Jas accept its results.

liɛely to co-operate Comittee.

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further

by 50 of the 67 countries represented. the United taten 6. -marion signel.

eɔurse, -nish tas on the shɖle nosna given by the thized states 21 to be ül-tɛted no by a da

ée tran unos a real inability and the united tates of meri a soED

org of the teannical ; lasnom

3.

The Un`ted King alth sch

ills sho i là nome important 2-

requires to vnd thara

half of the Malon.es, of its pɛn essential he sain basis for this - :ecisi: alan somandei steng support nax

certain Colonies,

was the knowledge that the agreesent ae

a large majority of entries - indeed it see:ed possible w`til the last minute that every inso tant country wula subs ibe to it, n that if the united

sung an were to sel se to do so it might "ind itsel? in a less favourable

...tin than 1 it x4 100. For exa...le, non-signatory powni ies are precluued from participiting ernept as observers, in the work of te Technics) lanning Touittee, «oreover it is alicely t «t the June median len will hive time to enter into oren, an: the Onfer ? at Rome vill provi B. spportunity for t daited kingdon to attempt to improve any unscooptable allocations in the clann dram uọ by the Technical "lanning Jom ittes for subsequent in the last resort there is provizin in the agrae ant for with armsal by refusing to sign any oo the laus "ər th. different sunspot phases, 30

solute so vult sent has therefore been 188

es to the Jaferen

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Sisius nuznitted by mil eount: three time the total 31h frequency be nienstung time available, Very large reductions «ers therefore necessary efore there could be any chance at all of evolving an equitable intermati nal plan of allocation. To the general call for aut.al stressi on there z added avvero ani a ntinuous pressure by

'oloval “laiss.

lear that

* iusbar of countries against

ritish

the pre-test total allsont:m to the Colonies hich could be erpested woule

barely enough for the mini

s of the:r corasatie braud erting services;

ues to e termol,

whịch would be further prejud ́ed by the apʻlio t. in broadcasting fra 'alonies,

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