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 1240 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAT. The Canadian Under Secretary of State for External Affairs to the American Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CANADA NOVEMBER 25, 1943. DEAR MR. ATHEmToN: I should like to refer to Mr. Clark's letter of November 5, 1943, in which permission is requested by the United States Government to construct and operate certain radio broadcasting stations in North- western Canada. I am pleased to inform you that the Canadian Government agrees to the construction and operation, by the Government of the United States, of radio broadcasting stations at Whitehorse, Watson Lake, Fort Nelson, Simpson and Norman Wells, subject to the following conditions: (1) that the stations will be operated directly by the United States Government, and for the sole purpose of bringing en- tertainment and information to United States and Canadian military and civilian personnel; (2) that the radio stations will be subject to the provisions of the Canadian Broadcasting Act, 1936, the Radio Act, 1938, the Regulations made under these Acts, and to all other appli- cable laws and regulations in force in Canada; provided that no fee or tax shall be paid by the United States Government to the Canadian Government in connection with the operation of these stations; (3) that each station will be operated in accordance with the terms of an annual renewable permit to be issued by the Depart- ment of Transport; (4) that authorization for the operation by the United States Government of the stations may be cancelled at any time by the Canadian Government, and in any case such authoriza- tion for operation shall cease with the termination of the war; (5) that the stations may be used for the broadcasting of Cana- dian programmes and in particular of Canadian news pro- grammes, it being understood that the amount of time to be set aside for Canadian programmes will be subject to agreement between the Special Commissioner for Defence Projects in the Northwest, and the Commanding Officer of the United States Northwest Service Command; (6) that the United States Government will make available to the Canadian Government its wire services for the trans- mission of Canadian news and Canadian programmes to the stations; (7) that the sites, frequencies, power, call letters and other tech- nical details concerning the stations shall be subject to the

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