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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. Deember 4,194 Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and IT.I. A. . 1181 certain Governments of the British Commonwealth and protocol between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland respecting telecommunications. Signed at Bermuda December 4, 1945. AGREEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTED AT THE BERMUDA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 1945. The Delegations of the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, India, and Southern Rhodesia, assembled in Conference in Bermuda from November 21 to December 4, 1945, have reached agreement as follows: ARTICLE I. RADIOTELEGRAPH CIRCUITS Section 1. Existing direct radiotelegraphcircuits. (i) United Kingdom: The circuits between the United States and the United Kingdom shall be retained, subject to examination as to the number required and to consultation between the two Governments before any of these circuits is discontinued. (ii) Australia, New Zealand and India: One circuit shall be retained between the United States and each of these countries. (iii) Bermuda: Both circuits between the United States and Bermuda may be retained, subject to the agree- ment of the Government of Bermuda. (iv) The Gambia, the Gold Coast and British Guiana: The circuits between the United States and these British Colonies shall be discontinued. Section 2. New direct radiotelegraphcircuits. (i) South Africa: The Governments of the United States and of the Union of South Africa shall promptly undertake a joint study to determine whether traffic and other conditions justify the establishment of a direct circuit between the two countries.

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