§ Mr. MALONEasked the Postmaster-General with which European and extra-European countries is the Post Office free to establish and operate wireless telegraph services; and with which countries are such services actually functioning?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHNo exclusive right to operate wireless telegraph services has been granted to any company, although under the scheme which was adopted on the recommendation of the Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference, 1928, the Post Office beam stations were leased to the Imperial and International Communications Company for a period of 25 years, dating from 1st April, 1928, and the Imperial wireless services worked from those stations were transferred to the company. In addition to certain wireless services of a special character, which are operated in one direction only, the Post Office is at present conducting wireless telegraph services with the following countries, namely: Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Poland and Rumania.