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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [55 STAT. January 30, 1941 Arrangement between the United States of America, Canada, Cuba, the [E. A. S. 227] DominicanRepublic, Haiti, and Mexico, comprising recommendations of the North American Regional Radio-EngineeringMeeting (supple- mental to North American Regional BroadcastingAgreement, Habana, 1937). Signed at Washington January30, 1941; effective March 29, 1941. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The representatives of the Governments of Canada, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, and the United States of America, having met in Washington, D. C., United States of America, in an Engineering Conference from January 14 to 30, 1941, for the purpose of resolving, so far as possible, all conflicts arising as a result of the listings of standard broadcast stations by these Governments com- municated to the interested Governments pursuant to the provisions of Part III, Section 1, Paragraph d of the North American Regional Ante, p. 1016. Broadcasting Agreement (Habana, 1937), ['] having given appropriate recognition to the sovereign rights of all countries parties to the Agreement to the use of every channel in the standard broadcast band Ante, p. 1006. as provided for in Part I, Section 4 of the Agreement, and having reconciled, in their technical aspects, the conflicts which have arisen as a result of the aforementioned listings, recommend that the appro- priate radio administrations of these Governments take such action as may be necessary to accomplish the following: Licenses, permits, (a) To make effective prior to March 29, 1941, such licenses, permits or authorizations as may be necessary under the laws, regulations or practices of the respective countries to place in effect the listings of broadcast stations as set forth in the appendices hereto; [2] ntrltn...f .CO'.- (b) To adopt immediately adequate measures so that the crystals and associated frequency control apparatus as well as circuit tuning elements necessary for the proper operation of the stations in accord- ance with the listings included in the appendices hereto shall be in- stalled prior to March 29, 1941; qinmefor placing re (c) To place in effect at 0800 Greenwich Mean Time (3 a. m ., E. S . T.) March 29, 1941, the actual operation of broadcast stations on frequencies and at locations in accordance with the listings set forth in the appendices hereto. When a directional antenna as required has not been installed, the operating power will be restricted to a value which will not cause any objectionable interference to stations of other countries. Each administration will take the necessary measures to prevent the operation of any station not conforming with these requirements and the listings included in the appendices hereto; I [Treaty Series 962.] s [Pp. 1407 -1443 . The appendices were drawn up in the English language only.] 1398

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