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RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, AMATEUR STATIONS-PERU. 3555 b h . d0: ifA . ndP . February 16 and Arrangement etween t e Untte otates 0 meru:a a eru C01I£erntng May 23, 1934. radio comm1.lnwations between amateur stations on behalf of third " parties. Effected by exchange of notes, signed February 16 and May 23,1934; effective May 23,1934. Tlte American Ambassador (Dearing) to the Peruvian Minister lor Foreign Affairs (Polo) Xo. tJG2 I~xCELLEN CY : EMBASSY OF TilE UNITED STATES OF A~[ERICA, Lima, February 16, 1934. Upon instructions from my Government I have the honor to Arranl!ement with , P"ru (·,mcernmg radIo bring the following matter to Your Excellency's attention: C'(t!lIll1l1nicatiom .1>e· tWl'en amateur sutlnns An important restriction upon the international exchange of mes- 011 . heha\( of third IJartlCs. sages by ama.teur radio stations on behalf of third parties was incorporated in Article 8 of the Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention of .Ma.drid, of which Sections 1 and 2 read as follows: "§1. The exchange of communications between amateur stations and between private experimental stations of different countries shall be forbidden if the Administration of one of the countries concerned has given notice of its opposition to this exchange. "~2. (1) 'Vhen this exchange is permitted, the communications must be carried out in plain language and be limited to messages having to do with experIments and remarks of a private nature for which, by reason of their unimportance, there could be no question of resorting to the public telegraph service. Owners of amateur stations shall be strictly prohibited from transmitting international communications emanatin~ from third parties. "(2) The above provisIOns may be modified by special arrange- ments between the interested countries." This prohibition upon the exchange of third party messages was not contained in the earlier Radio Regulations, and in deference to the wishes of those governments which might wish to permit tho international exchange of sueh messages, the provision permitting the relaxation of the prohibition by special arrangements was introduced. The Radio Regulations of Madrid were signed on behalf of Peru and the United States, but they have not yet been ratified by the United States, nor so far as my Government is aware, have they be(ln ratified by Peru. In view of the possible future ratification of the Regulations, however, it is believed desirable to keep the prohibition above quoted from applying at the time of such ratifi- cation to messages transmitted by amateur radio stations on behalf of third parties.