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 54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATION-APR. 8, 1938 1651 ARTICLE 2 Invitation to the Meeting §1. The organizing administration shall set the place and definite date of the meeting and inform the other administrations thereof through the Bureau of the Union at least one year in advance. §2. At least six months before such date, the organizing adminis- tration shall address, through the Bureau of the Union, an invitation for this meeting to all the administrations of the International Tele- communications Union and to all the international organizations cited in §2 (2) of article 33 [No. 773]. Ante, p. 1677. The administrations shall communicate the invitation to private operating enterprises recognized by them and to other international organizations whose participation in the meeting they deem useful. At least four months before the meeting, they shall forward their reply to the Bureau of the Union, including those of the private oper- ating enterprises recognized by their respective governments adhering to the Radio Regulations, as well as those of the international organi- zations cited in the preceding paragraph. The international organizations cited in §2 (2) of article 33 [No. 773] Ante, p. 1 6 77. shall transmit their reply directly to the Bureau of the Union in the specified period. With respect to the countries in which radio services are performed by private operating enterprises, such private operating enterprises and other international organizations shall receive the invitation of the organizing administration through the intermediary of the two respective governments. §3. The following shall be admitted to the meeting: (a) As a matter of right, the experts of administrations adher- ing or not adhering to the Radio Regulations (delegates), of private operating enterprises recognized by the re- spective governments (representatives), and of interna- tional organizations (observers) cited in §2 (2) of article 33 A .nte, . 1577. [No. 773]. (b) As a matter of right, the Director of the Bureau of the Union or his representative and the representatives of other international consulting committees. (c) After decision by the opening plenary assembly, the experts of other international organizations (observers) mentioned by the administrations. §4. The organizing administration, five months before the meeting, shall communicate to all the administrations the list of committees the appointment of which it intends to propose upon the basis of the classification of opinions and the distribution of questions among the committees. Immediately before the date of opening of the meeting, the heads of delegations shall assemble to examine this plan.

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