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 60 STAT.] NORTH AMERICAN-REGIONAL BROADCASTING-FEB. 25, 1946 1863 conditions of operation and limitations specified therein. The so- called 650-mile rule contained in Part II, C, Section 4, paragraph B, of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, Habana 1937, shall not be applicable to Cuba in connection with the use of 5Stat. 1010. those frequencies in Annex I hereof. ARTICLE V Cuba shall have the right to operate Special Class II stations on the regional frequencies described in Annex 2, with the power and under the conditions of operation and limitations specified therein. ARTICLE VI The Government of the Bahama Islands will cease all operations on the frequency of 640 kc not later than August 1, 1946. On or before June 1, 1946, the Government of the Bahama Islands shall notify directly the Government of Cuba the exact date on which it will cease using the said frequency. ARTICLE VII The United States of America agrees to the assignment of the frequency 1540 kc with Class I-A protection in accordance with the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, Habana 1937, to the Government of the Bahama Islands subject to the terms of this Agreement. The United States of America further agrees to collaborate with the Government of the Bahama Islands, after tests have been conducted on 1540 kc or other frequencies which may be suggested by the United States, with a view to determining whether the 1540 kc frequency or some other frequency should be substituted in the Bahama Islands for 640 kc. ARTICLE VIII The Governments parties to this Agreement shall cooperate to minimize interference to their respective services. Recognizing that propagation over sea water is superior to over-land propagation and that the present standards do not adequately take into account con- ditions of this nature, the Governments parties to this Agreement agree to cooperate with a view to minimizing interference in the event that sky wave signal intensities exceed the values stipulated in this instrument. ARTICLE IX Except as herein specifically provided, nothing contained in this Interim Agreement shall limit or restrict the use of any clear channel assigned under the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, Habana, 1937, for use by Class I-A stations in the country in which such stations may be located. Post, p. 1869. Cessation of use of certain frequency by Bahama Islands. Assignment of fre- quency to Bahama Islands. 55 Stat. 1005. Minimization of In- terference. Channel for Clas I-A stations. 55 Stat. 1005.

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