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 63 STAT.] MIULTILATERAL-TELECOlMMUNICATI(ONS-OCT. 2, 1947 (Chapter XV, art. 39, 40 RR) (952955) from the name of the station by a fraction bar. Example: Oregon /OZOC (not Oregonozoc); Rose /DDOR (not Rose- ddor). 952 §2. When a coast or aeronautical station retransmits over the general telecommunication network a radiotelegram received from a mobile station, it transmits, as office of origin, the name of the mobile station in which the radiotelegram originated as this name appears in the appropriate list of sta- tions, followed by its own name. If necessary, the provisions of 951 are also applied. 953 §3. In order to avoid any confusion with a telegraph office or a fixed station of the same name, the coast or aero- nautical station may, if desirable, complete the indication of the name of the mobile station of origin by the word "ship" or "aircraft" placed before the name of the station of origin. ARTICLE 40 Routing of Radiotelegrams 954 § 1. (1) As a general rule, a mobile station which uses emis- sions of class A2 within the band from 405 to 535 kc/s trans- mits its radiotelegrams to the nearest coast or aeronautical station. In order to expedite or facilitate the transmission of the radiotelegrams, however, it may transmit them to another mobile station. The latter treats the radiotelegrams so received as if they originated with itself. (See Article 9 of the Additional Radio Regulations). ['] 955 (2) If, however, the mobile station can choose between several coast or aeronautical stations at approximately the same distance, it must give the preference to that which is established on the territory of the country of destination or of normal transit of radiotelegrams. When the station chosen is not the nearest, the mobile station must cease working or must change the frequency or class of emission upon the first request made by the coast or aeronautical station which is actually the nearest, this request being based upon the inter- ] Not printed. See statement for the United States of America, ante, p. 1547. 1927

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