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 TELECOMMUNICATION CONVENTION. DECEMBER 9, 1932. 2417 CHAPTER IV SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR RADIO ARTICLE 34 I-ntercommunication § 1. Stations carrying on radio communications in the mobile serv- ice shall be bound, within the scope of their normal operation, to ex- change radio communications with one another irrespective of the radio system they have adopted. § 2. In order not to hinder scientific progress, however, the provi- sions of the preceding paragraph shall not prevent the use of a radio system incapable of communicating with other systems provided that this inability is due to the specific nature of the system and that it is not the result of devices adopted solely for the purpose of preventing intercommunication. ARTICLE 35 Interference § 1. All stations, regardless of their purpose, must, so far as possible, be established and operated in such a manner as not to interfere with the radio services or communications of either the other contracting governments, or the private operating agencies recognized by these contracting governments and of other duly authorized operating agencies which carry on radio-communication service. § 2. Each contracting government which does not operate the radio facilities itself undertakes to require the private operating agencies recognized by it and the other operating agencies duly authorized for this purpose, to observe the provisions of § 1 above. ARTICLE 36 Distress Galls and Mes.~ages Stations participating in the mobile service shall be obliged to accept, with absolute priority, distress calls and messages regardless of their origin, to reply in the same manner to such messages, and im- mediately to take such action in regard thereto as they may require. ARTICLE 37 False or Deceptive Distress Signals-Irregular Use of GaU Signals Special radio provi· sions. IntercolDlDunit>ution. Interference. Distress calls, etc. The contracting governments agree to take the steps required to. Fals~, etc. , distrtN' Signals. prevent the transmission or the putting into circulation of false or deceptive distress signals or distress calls, and the use, by a station, of call signals which have not been regularly assigned to it.