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63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OCT. 2, 1947 1547 IV. FOR THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR The Republic of Ecuador formally declares that by signature of this Convention, it does not accept any obligation in respect to the Telegraph Regulations, the Telephone Regulations, or the Additional Radio Regulations, referred to in Article 13 of the Atlantic City Convention. An te, p. 1431 . V. FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature of this Convention for and in the name of the United States of America constitutes, in accordance with its constitutional processes, signature also on behalf of all territories of the United States of America. The United States of America formally declares that the United States of America does not, by signature of this Convention on its behalf, accept any obligation in respect of the Telegraph Regulations, the Telephone Regulations, or the Additional Radio Regulations re- ferred to in Article 13 of the Atlantic City Convention. VI FOR THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS When signing the International Telecommunication Convention, the U.S.S.R. Delegation declared formally its disagreement with para- graph 2, article 1 of the Convention which it finds legally unfounded Ante, p. 1409. and contradictory to the other articles of the Convention and to the resolution of Madrid Telecommunication Conference. At the same time the U.S.S .R . Delegation considers it unjustified that the following sovereign states, fully fledged participants of the Madrid Convention were without any legal foundation not included in exeluded firem the list of members of the Union set forth in Annex 1: the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Lithuanian Soviet Ante, P . 1481 . Socialist Republic, the Estionian Soviet Socialist Republic and the People's Republic of Mongolia. The U.S .S .R. Delegation is of the opinion that the whole status of Membership in the International Telecommunication Union should be brought up for revision at the next plenipotentiary conference. 81939 0-52 -PT. II----1