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 63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OCT. 2, 1947 Article 37 Secret Language 1. Government telegrams and service telegrams may be expressed in secret language in all relations. 2. Private telegrams in secret language may be admitted between all countries with the exception of those which have previously noti- fied, through the medium of the General Secretariat, that they do not admit this language for those categories of correspondence. 3. Members and Associate Members which do not admit private telegrams in secret language originating in or destined for their own territory must let them pass in transit, except in the case of suspension of service provided for in Article 30. Article 38 Rendering and settlement of Accounts 1. Administrations of Members and Associate Members and recog- nized private operating agencies which operate international tele- communication services, shall come to an agreement with regard to the amount of their credits and debits. 2. The statements of accounts in respect to debits and credits re- ferred to in the preceding paragraph shall be drawn up in accord- ance with the provisions of the Regulations annexed to this Conven- tion, unless special arrangements have been concluded between the parties concerned. 3. The settlement of international accounts shall be regarded as current transactions and shall be effected in accordance with the cur- rent international obligations of the countries concerned, in those cases where their governments have concluded arrangements on this subject. Where no such arrangements have been concluded, and in the absence of special arrangements made under Article 40 of this Convention, these settlements shall be effected in accordance with the Regulations. Article 39 Monetary Unit , The monetary unit used in the composition of the tariffs of the international telecommunication services and in the establishment of the international accounts shall be the gold franc of 100 centimes, of a weight of 10/31 of a gramme and of a fineness of 0.900. Article 40 Special Arrangements Members and Associate Members reserve for themselves, for the private operating agencies recognized by them and for other agencies duly authorized to do so, the right to make special arrangements on telecommunication matters which do not concern Members and Asso- 1447 Government tele- grams. Private telegrams.

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