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(6: STrAT.IjMILTIIATII{AL-TELECO)MMI'NICATI(NS-OCT. 2, 1947 (Chapter XV, art. 41 RR) (961-9C4) ship and aircraft charges follow the radiotelegrams from country to country through the medium of the telegraph ac- counts.') Such arrangements are subject to previous agree- ment between the administrations concerned. 961 §3. In the absence of a different arrangement in ac- cordance with the provisions of 960, the accounts relating to these charges are prepared monthly by the administrations to which the land stations are subject and are forwarded by them to the administrations concerned. 962 § 4. (1) Where the enterprise operating the land station is not the administration of the country, this enterprise may replace the administration of that country as far as accounts are concerned. In this event, the provisions of 964 to 999 shall apply to such enterprise in the same manner as to an administration. 963 (2) The radiotelegrams referred to in 699 can, if neces- sary, be included in an account destined for the administra- tion to which the ship or aircraft is subject. 964 § 5.(1) In the case of radiotelegrams originating in ship and aircraft stations, the administration to which the land station is subject debits the administration to which the ship or aircraft station of origin is subject with: - the land station charges, - the charges relating to transmission over the gen- eral telecommunication network, which will here- after be called telegraph charges, - the total charges collected for prepaid replies, land station and telegraph charges made for colla- tion, - charges collected for delivery by express, by post or by air mail and charges for copies of multiple telegrams. 960.1" The United States and Canada request that this system should be adopted to the greatest possible extent in relations between themselvs and other countries. 81939 0-52-PT. -- 41 1931