TNAG-2147-FCO40-3066-Approval-of-the-final-acts-of-the-World-Administrative-Radio-1990 — Page 8

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELNO 414

OF 21183OZ MAY 90

CONFIDENTIAL

Hhsc 190/1

For Holayl

136442

MDHOAN 9135

+

1990

I have just

come accross

These papes. Are they

of help?

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD

WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELNO-361

090900Z MARCH

BEGINS

INFO PRIORITY DTI

576

YOUR TELNOS 20 AND 22 AND OUR TELNO 658: APPROVAL OF FINAL ACTS

OF WARCS (1983 - 1988) AND WATTC (1988)

1. ON REFLECTION, WE DO NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO CONSULT THE CHINESE BEFORE THE UK RATIFIES THESE ACTS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG.

2. THE FINAL ACTS OF THE 5 WARCS (1983 1988) CONTAIN AMENDMENTS TO RADIO REGULATIONS, DEALING WITH TECHNICAL MATTERS SUCH AS BAND PLANNING AND FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS. THE REPRESENT AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING IROS BUT THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED ''SUBSTANTIAL OR

SIGNIFICANT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ITU CONVENTION. THERE IS THEREFORE NO NEED TO CONSULT THE CHINESE (PARA (2) (4) OF THE AGREED GUIDELINES REFERS). SIMILAR REASONING APPLIES TO THE ACTS OF WATTC

1988.

3. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD INCLUDE HK IN UK'S RATIFICATION OF BOTH WARCS AND WATTC ACTS (WE ASSUME THAT THE UK

HAS NOT YET RATIFIED THE WARCS ACTS).

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