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63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OCT. 2 , 1947 (Chapter IV, art. 11 RR) (317320) 317 §3. Notification under the provisions of § 2 of this article must be made to the Board before the frequency is brought into use and in time to enable administrations to make such representations as seem necessary to them to ensure the proper working of their services. However, where an urgent requirement must be met and it is clear that the use of a frequency assignment will not create international interference, the assignment need not be notified in advance. 318 § 4. (1) Each notice shall include at least the following in- formation: Name of the notifying country; Frequency; Class of station; Location of station; Class of emission and bandwidth; Power; Hours of operation; Points of intended reception where applicable (otherwise area to which communications are directed); Date of use; and If such assignment is made pursuant to a service or regional agreement, the identity of such agree- ment. It is recommended that the notifying country also include the additional data called for in appendix 1 and may include other information. 319 (2) Preliminary telegraphic notices may be transmitted to the Board in brief form including at least the frequency, location and class of station, advising that a complete notice is being transmitted. 320 (3) The date of first receipt by the Board of such notice in either complete or preliminary form shall establish the order of its consideration; provided, however, that the date of receipt of a preliminary notice shall be applicable only 1725