INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTIETH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, January 3, 1947, and adjourned sine die on Friday, December 19, 1947 HARRY S. TRUMAN, President; ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG, President of the Senate pro tempore; JOSEPH W. MARTIN, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives. Interim arrangement between the United States of America and Canada Jtm25 d respecting mobile radio transmitting stations. Effected by exchange [T. I . A. S. 1670o of notes signed at Washington June 25 and August 20, 1947; entered into force Augzust 20, 1947. The Secretary of State to the CanadianCharge d'Affaires ad interim DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASIINGTroN, D.C. June 425, 1,947 SIR: I refer to recent informal discussions between representatives of the Government of (Canada and the United States concerning the entrance into Canada of United States vehicles equipped with land mobile radio transmitting equipment. The present laws of the United States prohibit operation of un- licensed radio transmitting equipment, and station licenses cannot be issued to aliens. It is the Department's understanding that the laws of Canada contain similar provisions. Proposals have been made for certain modifications of United States laws which, if adopted, would permit on a reciprocal basis alien oper- ation of certain foreign licensed mobile equipment while it is within the territory of the United States. However, this problem is still under consideration, and it is believed that an interim arrangement would be desirable, in order to permit the carriage across the border of radio transmitting equipment installed aboard vehicles. It would, therefore, be appreciated if you could inform this Depart- ment whether the Canadian Government would be disposed to con- sider a reciprocal interim arrangement under which mobile radio 3349
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