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 55 STAT.] INTER-AMERICAN-RADIO COMMUNICATIONS-JAN. 26, 1940 DECLARATIONS I STATEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE INTER-AMERICAN RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONVENTION. THE SECOND INTER-AMERICAN RADIO CONFERENCE, in con- sidering the propositions presented by some of the governments there represented and intended to introduce reforms in the Convention subscribed at Havana, Cuba, in December, 1937, formulates the s6tat.2514. following: That it confirms fully the authority of the Conference to modify, in whole or in part, the Convention, within the limitations imposed thereby, and by the accompanying Regulation; That, with the object of avoiding improvisations in codified in- struments, the proposals providing for reform of the Convention must be studied carefully and sufficiently in advance; That in accordance with such a principle, all the propositions presented at the present Conference will be referred for consideration to the next Conference, which must render a decision concerning them; That any new proposal for reform of the Convention must be referred to the following Conference, at least six months before the correspond- ing sessions commence, with a brief statement regarding the reasons; That notwithstanding the principles enunciated, it recognizes the immediate necessity of making the following clarifications with regard to the Convention: Article 6: It is recognized, in this article, that the consultative character of the 0. I. R. is not such as to authorize an initiative in consultations and reports, but only such as to permit it to effect the exchange of data and to facilitate consultations which the American countries may arrange among themselves, and always provided that they deem it desirable to do so through it as in- termediary. Article 7: It is recognized that the extent of the powers of the O. I. R. is limited to the work of the conferences themselves, and to the work growing out of these conferences. The O. I. R., which is obviously an exchange office, may not interpret or take the initiative in the application of the Convention, Agreement, or Recommendations. Article 7 of Annex No. 2: It is recognized that any government may change the category in which it appears, in which case the change will become effective in the annual period following that in which notification is given. This declaration will be included in the Final Act of the Second Inter-American Radio Conference. 1491

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