Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

811.7400 Amateur/1

The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Federal Radio Commission (Sykes)²

[Washington,] November 22, 1933.

Sir: There is enclosed a copy of a letter dated November 14, 1933,³ which the Department has received from the American Radio Relay League, suggesting that this Government enter into agreements with certain other Governments under Article 8 of the General Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention of Madrid.⁴ The purpose of the desired agreements would be partially to relax the restriction upon the handling by amateur radio stations of messages for third parties.

The Department of State would appreciate an expression of your views as to the desirability of compliance by this Government with the request contained in the enclosed letter.

Very truly yours,

William Phillips

2. The same letter was sent, November 22, to the Secretaries of War, Navy, Treasury, and Commerce. Their responses were favorable.
3. Not printed.
4. For text of Convention signed December 9, 1932, see Foreign Relations, 1932, vol. i, p. 873; for text of Regulations, see Department of State Treaty Series No. 867, or Treaties, Conventions, etc., vol. iv, pp. 5379, 5392.