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 TELECOMMUNICATIO~ CONVENTION. DECEMBER 9, 1932. 2419 ARTICLE 38 Limited Service Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1 of article 34, a station may be assigned to a limited international telecommunication service, deter- mined by the purpose of such telecommunication or by other circum- stances independent of the system. ARTICLE 39 Instal!ations of National Defense Services Limited service. § 1. The contracting governments retain their full freedom in regard Installations of ••• " national defense to radio mstallatlOns not covered by artICle 9 and, partIcularly, the services. military stations of land, maritime, or air forces. Antr.:>. Z{99. § 2. (1) However, these installations and stations must, so far as possible, comply with the regulatory provisions concerning aid to be rendered in case of distress and measures to be taken to avoid inter- ference. They must also, to the extent possible, comply with the regulatory provisions concerning the types of waves and the fre- quencies to be used, according to the nature of the service performed by the said services. (2) Moreover, when these installations and stations exchange public correspondence or engage in the special services governed by the Regulations annexed to the present Convention, they must, in general, comply with the regulatory provisions for the conduct of such services. CHAPTER V FINAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 40 Effective Date oj the Convention The present Convention shall become effective on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-four. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the Convention in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of Spain and one copy of which shall be forwarded to each government. Done at Madrid, December 9, 1932. (Here follow signatures) Final provisions. E 1l'e<'! i ve date.