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 1698 Purchase of addi- tional equipment. Purchase of multi- channel or multiplex equipment. Tariffs and operat- ing procedures. Transfer to commer- cial service. Determination of commercial and tech- nical regulations. ARTICLE m The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics agrees: A. To purchase through the United States Foreign Liquidation Commission such additional single-channel radio teletypewriter equipment as may be necessary to fulfill the terms of Article II. B. To purchase through the commercial companies which manu- facture multichannel or multiplex equipment such multichannel or multiplex equipment as may be required to fulfill the terms of Article II. C. To authorize the Ministry of Postal and Electrical Communica- tions immediately to complete such necessary negotiations with the participating United States commercial companies regarding the tar- iffs and operating procedures as may be required. ARTICLE IV The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics agree: A. That upon the completion of the first three single-channel relay installations at Tangier, to inaugurate immediately radio teletype- writer service on a commercial basis through the radio relay station or stations at Tangier, utilizing for this purpose in Moscow the equip- ment of the existing military radio teletypewriter channels, the trans- fer to commercial service to be made without loss of circuit time. B. That the commercial and technical regulations for the opera- tion of this communication system will be determined prior to the initial operation of the system, by mutual agreement of the United States commercial communication companies participating and the Ministry of Postal and Electrical Communications subject to such approval as may be required by the laws of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. these full-duplex single-channel installations will be replaced or aug- mented by multichannel or multiplex equipment. equip- D. That assistance will further be given to obtain such additional equipment as may be required for the Moscow terminal of these chan- nels upon presentation of evidence of the necessity therefor to the Government of the United States through the American Embassy in Moscow. in circuit E. After the initial establishment of the commercial radio tele- typewriter channels, to assist the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in increasing the circuit capacity to meet the load requirements of the circuit by increased speeds of operation and such other technical developments as may become commercially available. al aee- F. To authorize the participating companies immediately to initi- ate such commercial agreements regarding tariffs, et cetera, as may be required. Additions ment. Increase capacity. Oommere ments.

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