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PER PARAS 511 and 60a ( l~},, AR 380-5 

Secretary of State signed ~nrshall (AIRGRAM) 

AMEl4BASSY Guatemala City Guatemala; A?-1EMB.l\SSY Dan 

Salvador El Salvador; AMEMBJ\SSY Tegucigalpa H~:1c1uras; 

AMEMBASSY tJianagua Micaragua; AMEMBASSY San Jo~~ Costa 

Rica; AMEMBASSY Panama; AME?iIBASSY Eoz;oto Colom·t'ia; 

AMEMBASSY Quito EcUDdor; AMEf-$ASSY Lima Paru; 

AMEMBASSY Santiago Chile; AMEMB_l\SSY Bv.enos Aires 

Argentina; AMEJ.1BASSY Montevideo Uruguay; AMEMBASSY 

Rio de Janeiro Brazil; AMEMBASSY C~racas Venezuela 

1/ 8:35 A.M. 

Special Telecommunications Mission of Mr. Rayraonu L 

Harrell. 

Mr. Rayanond L. Harrell,, Telecommunications Attache,, 

Habana, designated special United States r~prenentative to 

treat with several Telecommunication mottcrs or speciDl i~­

portance i11 relation to Central and South Amc.n"ican countries 

{except Mexico). Each Ame1"ican lilinsicn hereby informed vitnl 

concern United States these matters ang is requested render 

Harrell all possible assistance. Harrell to· conduct m1eoion 

with consent and Ddvice officer in charge each mission visitsd. 

He is authorized use for purposes consultation ~nd without 

expenso to Department,, services United States citizeno avail- . able at site and qualified ~n field his endeavor. 

Recasting radio frequency list by Provj.sional _Frequency Board now sitting in Geneva is most important project reoulting Altantic City Telecommunication Conferences. Wakefield, 

Chairman United S·t;a·i;cs Delegation, strongly urc;cs Latin A;nerican cot111.tries send representatives PJ.i'B fo1., their m·m sake and 

to coun·i ... arbalance Soviet bloc. Two or three Latin American 

Republic d only no\·1 rcpreaented in spi tc; previous eff'orts 

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From: Secretary of State signed Marshall (AL~GRAM) 

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through American Missions urge countries send rcpres~n·i;;.: i;ives. 

Soviet bloc now ma1"shals ten vot~s out of' tnenty-eight. Frequently other countries vote 1·1i th USSR in sel~ interest. 

Since frequency list revision vital Unlted Stater. Telecomrr.tmi·-

cation interest, essential United States obtain nll han1isphere support poss~ble. No person designated by member 

tnternational Teleco1mnu11ications .Union to ser·vc on Administrative Council or International Frequency Registration Board, 

fl·cty exercise funct:to11s unJuil in3t1"un.cnt of ratification 01• . . ~ccess1on conv~ntion has been deposited J:TU. On Administrative 

Council are Colombia, Br-azil and Argcmtj.na . On IFRB are CubD 

and Argentina. Imperative in Ur1ited Stotes viet·1 these coui1-

tr1es ratify convention prior January 1, 19'~9- Ul'lited States 

opposed pro:...'"Y voting Atlantic City Cr.mi'e1"e11c e3; stressed 

desirability representatives physical nttendance. Fin~ncial 

or other difficulties may p~event s~3ller Latin American 

cou11tries sending personal representatives Geneva. Only 

alternative may be proxies . In that cva-n·i:;, Harrell to suggest appointment some non-United St~tes American Republic 

hold ~roxy. As last al~ernative United States may consider ~ccepting proxy. 

United States preparing :for Fourth !ntcr-Aracrican 

Telecommunication Conference. Cons:tderation being given 

posaibili"t:;y substa11t:lal mod:i.fication Telecommunication 

Convention signed Rio de Janeiro, Septcmbar 1945. Authentic 

text th.is convention :t."eached United States only tmcks ago De~artment tempor.'.lrily witl:.hold.ing Senate action toward 

rati:rication. United Statas most anxious kno~1 feeling in 

other countries concerning revision or rati~ication this 

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Convention at this late date. Anm·mr this auestion \'1ill have immediate and important influence Confcrance preparation. 

Important portion Rio Convention concerns organization Inter-American Telecor.ununication Of'i'ice ( OI'!') which would 

supplant Inter-American Radio Office (O!R). Would be most 

helpful in Conferenc~ p11 oparatory work·o:if ir.imc.:d.iate r~action 

Latin American countries concering continuance·or modi:f-lc~ 

tion th1e office be obtained. Few Latin lnuorj.can countries 

contribute OIR, therefore, possibly not interested its 

continuation- Some QIT functions might be performed by 

special PDn-American Office. f\iany OIT functions proposed Rio duplicate in fact ma:rr3 perfo~mad by ITU Secretariat. 

L.M. Ericcsson company, Sweden, in reported extremely active Latin American countries outbidding American Telecommunication companies this field. Ericcsoon equipment 

substantially different from United States equipment. Rais~s 

s ··rious replacement problem should Wriccsnou. equipment become 

unavailable, 01 .. Company come under d 'mina·cion USSR, importnnt determine extent and nature Ericcsson opm."ation. 

Harrell expected depart Iinbana June 29 ror Caracas 

His itinerary t;o be ror"t·Jarded la'te?r. He will cont;act 

Officer in Charge immediately upon arrival for purpose discussion subjects in detail t·:ith :Ju.ch s·caff' mer.ibers as 

may- seen desi1"~ble. Would be very helpful if,, - -~or . . his ar1 .. ival,, a list of f'oreign oti'icials he sh01,.t1.d' contact_··, 

were compiled and available discussion on arrival. :e~uch ' 

officials would normally include appropjiate rore:Qi;rtl qftice r 

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DTG: l/8:35 A.M. l July 1948 

orficials, those responsible for all radlo services. bocb 

civilian a11d mil:ttar.r, as i·teJ.1 as tl:osa charged uith allocat:i-

""·,- .... ~A"" "' aquencieo and control of Tcleconununicationa. It 

la request~d, however, that all discussions 't·Ji th foreign e.!Uthori ties in this .regard,, awa:i. t ar1"'i val of' Harrell. 

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