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 .i 3 STAT.] MU'ITILATERAIL-TELECOMMUTNICATIONS-OCT. 2, 1947 2143 ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS TO THE ACTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE OF AlLANTIC CITY At the time of signing the International Telecommunication Con- vention of Atlantic City, the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed Ante, p. 1399. the following additional protocols: I PROTOCOL Concerning Transitional Arrangements The International Telecommunication Conference of Atlantic City has agreed to the following arrangements to ensure the satisfactory functioning of the Union and to facilitate the application of the International Telecommunication Convention of Atlantic City upon its coming into force on January 1, 1949: 1. (1) The Administrative Council shall be set up forthwith in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Atlantic City Con- vention and shall forthwith function on a provisional basis until the Ante, P.1415. coming into force of that Convention. It will hold its first meeting at Atlantic City. (2) At that meeting the Administrative Council shall elect its Chairman and Vice-Chairmen and shall plan its work for the transi- tional period ending December 31, 1948, with a view to taking over, on January 1, 1949, its permanent functions. 2. (1) The International Frequency Registration Board shall be set up forthwith in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of the Atlantic City Convention and shall function on a provisional basis Ante' p. 1417. until the coming into force of the said Convention. (2) It will hold its first meeting at Atlantic City. For that meeting the Members of the Board may make temporary unpaid ap- pointments of technically qualified persons without regard to all the conditions laid down in Article 6 of the Convention.

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