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 54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATION-APR. 8, 1938 1659 The fourth class shall include the administrations whose govern- ments are in the last three classes of article 17 of the Convention, 49 tat.2405. and, in addition, the participating private operating enterprises and international organizations. The dues must be paid in accordance with the provisions of article 17, §3 (5), of the Convention. ARTICLE 11 Distributionand Handling of Business §1. After the closing of a meeting, all the new questions which the administrations, private operating enterprises, and international or- ganizations wish to submit to the committee shall be sent to the Bureau of the Union, accompanied by a statement specifying the scope of each question. However, a new question will only be admitted for study if the request is supported by at least five participating administrations. §2. When a new question enters into the assignment of an existing group of administrations, the Bureau of the Union shall consult the centralizing administration of the said group in order to ascertain whether it agrees to study this new question. In case of refusal, the Bureau of the Union shall proceed in accordance with the provi- sions of §§3 and 4. §3. In other cases, the Bureau of the Union shall consult, through correspondence, all groups of administrations with regard to the assignment of the new question to an existing group of administra- tions, or, possibly, with regard to the institution of a new group of administrations, which will be charged with this question and with regard to the selection of the administration which will be requested to be the centralizing administration. §4. In case the groups of administrations agree in reference to the institution of a new group of administrations, they must indicate the administrations which might participate and the one which will be invited to be the centralizing administration. The Bureau of the Union shall communicate this opinion to the administrations con- cerned for the purpose of instituting this group of administrations. If the opinion of the groups of administrations is not unanimous, the Bureau of the Union shall proceed in accordance with the opinion of the majority. ARTICLE 12 Preparationfor a Meeting §1. All documents pertaining to a meeting shall be printed and dis- tributed by the Bureau of the Union. §2. (1) When the study of a question has been entrusted to a "group of administrations," it shall devolve upon the centralizing administration to take the necessary steps to proceed to the study

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