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 60 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS--DEC. 4, 1945 (ii) Jamaica: One direct circuit shall be established between the United States and Jamaica, subject to the agreement of the Government of Jamaica. (iii) Palestine: One direct circuit shall be established between the United States and Palestine, subject to the agreement of the Palestine Government. (iv) Ceylon, Federated Malay States (Singapore) and Hong Kong: The Government of the United Kingdom in consultation with the authorities of the territories concerned, shall undertake a study to determine whether traffic or other conditions warrant the establishment of direct circuits between the United States and Ceylon, the Federated Malay States (Singapore) and Hong Kong respectively. Section 3. General considerations. The signatory Governments agree to present, for the consideration of the next International Telecommunica- tions Conference, a statement, along the lines set forth in Annex A, relating to the general factors governing the PoO, P-143 establishment of direct radiotelegraph circuits. Section 4. Exclusive arrangements. The signatory Governments shall neither support nor approve efforts by telecommunications companies subject to their respective jurisdictions to prevent or obstruct the establishment of direct circuits between the United States or British Commonwealth points and other countries, and will take such steps as may be appropriate to discourage any such efforts. Section 5. Transit traffic. The traffic normally handled over direct radiotelegraph circuits shall be restricted to traffic originating in and destined for the countries between which the circuits are operated. This does not preclude the use of such circuits as "voies de secours" in emergency. Transit traffic may be handled over direct radiotelegraph circuits in any case where it is agreed that it would otherwise be subject to excessive delay. ARTICLE II. TELEGRAPH RATES Section 6. Ceiling rates. (i) The ceiling rate between the United States on the one hand and the countries of the British Commonwealth on the other shall be 30 cents or Is. 6d. per ordinary full rate word. (ii) The ceiling rate between the United States on the one hand and the countries of the British Commonwealth on the other shall be 20 cents or Is. per word for code (CDE) telegrams. (iii) For categories of telegrams charged at lower rates, the existing international proportions of the ordinary rate shall be maintained. 1637

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