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 1661 . 34 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATION-APR. 8, 1938 of the question. To this end, the centralizing administration shall assume the direction of the work and have the authority to call together the collaborating administrations, private operating enter- prises, and international organizations. These meetings shall take place only if the majority of the collaborating administrations agree. (2) The questions must, so far as possible, be solved through correspondence; for this purpose, the centralizing administration may correspond directly, in writing, with the collaborating adminis- trations, private operating enterprises, and international organiza- tions. However, if the complete solution of a question cannot be ob- tained by such means, the centralizing administration shall have the right to propose meetings at suitable places in order that the ques- tion under study may be discussed verbally. (3) The groups of administrations may invite experts from private industry to participate in certain of their studies and discussions if it appears that their collaboration may be useful. §3. The centralizing administration must send its general report to the Bureau of the Union not later than five months before the date of the C. C. I. R. meeting. §4. The administrations, private operating enterprises, and inter- national organizations which, after the closing of a meeting, desire to collaborate in the study of a question, must address their request to the competent centralizing administration. The latter shall in- form all the administrations thereof through the Bureau of the Union. ARTICLE 13 Representation of the C. C. I. R. in the Meetings of Other International Organizations §1. If other international organizations wish to have the C. C. I. R. participate in their meetings, they must address their requests to the Bureau of the Union. §2. The Bureau of the Union shall consult all the participating administrations, by correspondence, as to the action to be taken on the invitation. The costs of the representation shall be borne by the administrations to which the experts charged with representing the C. C. I. R. are subject. §3. In any case, the Bureau of the Union shall communicate to the international organizations concerned the decisions rendered on their requests and shall inform the members of the C. C. I. R. thereof.

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