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54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATION-APR . 8, 1938 13 The delegation from the United States of Venezuela states that its Government reserves the right to use radiotelephone transmitters, now working on the frequencies of: 8,173 kc and 5,220 kc (36.70 and 57.47 m) transmitter YVA 7,920 kc and 5,215 kc (37.88 and 57.53 m) transmitter YVB 7,842 kc and 5,035 kc (38.26 and 59.58 m) transmitter YVO 13,345 kc and 6,672 kc (22.48 and 44.96 m) transmitter YVQ 18,295 kc and 9,147 kc (16.40 and 32.80 m) transmitter YVR to carry on broadcasting any time it deems necessary. It also announces that it does not accept the limitations specified in the bands reserved for tropical broadcasting [frequencies between 2,000 and 3,500 kc (150 and 85.71 m) and frequencies between 3,500 and 5,200 kc (85.71 and 57.69 m)]. It also does not accept the lim- itation of determined power. Consequently, the administration of Venezuela will make every possible effort to achieve the allocation ordered by the RG table, but should it find itself in a situation limiting or causing prejudice to its services, the administration will take all the necessary steps to protect the latter, while respecting the priority of the services estab- lished in other countries, and already registered with the Bureau of the International Telecommunications Union at Bern. 14 The delegation from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics states formally that its administration reserves the right to use on its terri- tory the following frequency bands: I. For Broadcasting From 150 to 160 kc [2,000 to 1,875 m] From 265 to 285 kc [1,132 to 1,053 m] and from 340 to 415 kc [882 to 723 m] From 5,100 to 5,200 ke [58.82 to 57.69 ml From 15,350 to 15,450 kc [19.54 to 19.42 m] 1667 United States of Venezuela. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. over the territory of the U.S .S .R . lying east of the meridian 40° E. over the territory of the U.S .S .R . lying east of meridian 40° E., re- taining on territory of the Euro- pean part of the U.S.S .R. the already-existing broadcasting sta- tions. The use of the band 340 to 415 kc (882 to 723 m) for broad- casting is considered by the ad- ministration of the U.S.S.R. as secondary, supplementing the fun- damental allocation of this band provided by the General Regula- tions for the aeronautical services over the entire territory of the U.S.S.R . over the territory of the U. S .S. R . lying east of meridian 40° E. over the entire territory of the U.S.S.R .