821.76/8–2444: Telegram
The Ambassador in Colombia (Lane) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 25—2:02 p.m.]
1489. Following is substance of further reply made by Minister of Posts and Telegraphs28 to the Embassy’s representations concerning [Page 858] radio interference referred to in Department’s 943 of July 31 and Embassy’s 1400 of August 9.
Begin Minister’s reply:
Problem has been discussed with Gustavo Piquero, radio expert of Ministry, who has just returned from technical studies in the United States. Piquero recommends that no immediate action be taken to change the frequencies of the Cali and Cúcuta stations for the following reasons:
- (1)
- Lack of frequencies to which such stations can be transferred;
- (2)
- Extreme difficulty of obtaining new crystals;
- (3)
- Because other countries have violated the Cairo International Radio Communications Convention in assigning stations to certain frequencies such as in the case of a London station which wrongfully operated on 7 kilocycles causing the suspension of Colombian station HKO–3 on 9.783 kilocycles;
- (4)
- Because of serious damages which would be sustained by the Cali and Cúcuta stations if their licenses were cancelled after working on their present frequencies for several years.
End of Piquero recommendations which are evidently approved and accepted by Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs.
In view of foregoing reply Department’s further instructions are requested.
- Luis Guillermo Echeverrí.↩