572.F1/264: Telegram
The American Delegation to the Secretary of State
[Received September 24, 1928—10 a.m.]
7. Eighth and last plenary session Telegraph Conference Saturday ended with signing of protocol containing amendments to Paris regillations [Page 459] effective October 1929. New regulations maintain ten-letter code word at present rate and definitely state conditions to which they must conform. New conditions will not cause scrapping present codes. Amended regulations also provide for new category of five-letter code words with no restrictions as to formation at two-thirds present charge in extra European regime and three-fourth present charge in European regime. Under latter category unions of plain-language words in five-letter groups also admitted. Amended regulations will therefore not increase cost telegraphic communication to anybody, if anything slight decrease may result from new class five-letter words. Full report being prepared and work of delegation will be completed by September 27. Report will be forwarded by next Embassy pouch.94 Account crowded conditions Embassy unable to arrange return passage earlier than October 5th and has approved allowance subsistence to that date.
- Published by the Department of State under title of Report of the American Delegation to the International Telegraph Conference of Brussels, September 10–22, 1928, etc. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1929).↩