63 STAT.] MULTILATERA-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OCT. 2, 1947 4. An Associate Member shall be: a) any country which has not become a Member of the Union in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, by acced- ing to this Convention in accordance with Article 17, after its application for Associate Membership has received approval by a majority of the Members of the Union; b) any territory or group of territories, not fully responsible for the conduct of its international relations, on behalf of which this Convention has been accepted by a Member of the Union in accordance with Article 17 or 18, provided that its application for Associate Membership is sponsored by such Member, after the application has received approval by a majority of the Members of the Union; c) any trust territory on behalf of which the United Nations has acceded to this Convention in accordance with Article 19, and the application of which for Associate Membership has been sponsored by the United Nations. 5. Associate Members shall have the same rights and obligations as Members of the Union, except that they shall not have the right to vote in any Conference or other organ of the Union. They shall not be eligible for election to any organ of the Union of which the Members are elected by a plenipotentiary or administrative conference. 6. For the purposes of paragraphs 2 c) and 4 a) and b) above, if an application for Membership or Associate Membership is made during the interval between two plenipotentiary conferences, the Secretary General shall consult the Members of the Union; a Member shall be deemed to have abstained if he has not replied within four months after his opinion has been requested. Article 2 Seat of the Union The seat of the Union and of its permanent organs shall be at Geneva. Article 3 Purposes of the Union 1. The purposes of the Union are: a) to maintain and extend international cooperation for the improvement and rational use of telecommunication of all kinds; b) to promote the development of technical facilities and their most efficient operation with a view to improving the effi- ciency of telecommunication services, increasing their use- 1411 PM, p. 1438 . PoW, p. 1437. Rights and oblig- tions of Associate Member.
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