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54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATION-APR . 8 , 1938 If the radio direction-finding station is not satisfied with the opera- tion, it shall request the calling station to repeat the transmission indicated under (3). (5) As soon as the calling station has received the result of the observation, it shall repeat the message to the radio direction-finding station. The latter shall then confirm the accuracy of the repetition or, when necessary, shall correct it by again repeating the message. When the radio direction-finding station is certain that the mobile station has received the message correctly, it shall transmit the sig- nal "end of work". This signal shall then be repeated by the call- ing station, as an indication that the operation is completed. B. TO OBTAIN A POSITION FROM TWO OR MORE DIRECTION-FINDING STATIONS ORGANIZED AS A GROUP If the calling station wishes to be informed of its position by the control station of a group of radio direction-finding stations, it shall call the control station as above and request a position, using the abbreviation QTF? ' The control station shall reply to the call and, when the radio direction-finding stations are ready, shall direct the calling station to transmit. When it has determined the position, it shall transmit it to the calling station as above, using the abbreviation QTF. C. TO OBTAIN SIMULTANEOUS BEARINGS FROM TWO OR MORE RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING STATIONS ORGANIZED AS A GROUP Upon receiving a request for bearings, the control station of a group of radio direction-finding stations shall proceed as in B above, and then transmit the bearings observed by each station of the group, each bearing being preceded by the call signal of the station which has taken it. APPENDIX 16 Internal Regulations of the International Radio Consulting Committee (C.C.I.R.) (See article 33) An*, p. 1677. ARTICLE 1 OrganizingAdministration. Definition and Functions By "organizing administration" shall be meant the administration in charge of organizing a meeting of the C.C.I.R. Its functions shall expire five months after the closing of the meeting it has organized. I Coast stations, as a general rule, shall not give positions. 1649