International Convention concerning the Use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Signed at
Signed on
23 September 1936
In force on
2 April 1938

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. AFGHANISTAN
  3. ALBANIA
  4. Antigua
  5. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  6. Ascension Island
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. BARBADOS
  11. Basutoland
  12. Bechuanaland
  13. BELGIUM
  14. Bermuda
  15. BRAZIL
  16. British Guiana
  17. British Honduras
  18. British Solomon Islands
  19. British Virgin Islands
  20. BULGARIA
  21. BURMA
  22. CAMEROON
  23. CEYLON
  24. CHILE
  25. COLOMBIA
  26. Curacao
  27. CYPRUS
  28. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  29. DENMARK
  30. Dominica
  31. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  32. East Indies
  33. EGYPT
  34. ESTONIA
  35. Falkland Island Dependencies
  36. Fiji
  37. FINLAND
  38. FRANCE
  39. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  40. Gibraltar
  41. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
  42. Gold Coast
  43. GREECE
  44. GRENADA
  45. GUATEMALA
  46. HOLY SEE
  47. Hong Kong
  48. HUNGARY
  49. INDIA
  50. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  51. JAMAICA
  52. KENYA
  53. LAOS
  54. LATVIA
  55. LIBERIA
  56. LITHUANIA
  57. LUXEMBOURG
  58. Malay States, Federated
  59. Malay States, Unfederated
  60. MALTA
  61. MALTA
  62. MAURITIUS
  63. MAURITIUS
  64. MEXICO
  65. MONGOLIA
  66. Montserrat
  67. NAURU
  68. NETHERLANDS THE
  69. New Guinea
  70. New Hebrides
  71. NEW ZEALAND
  72. NIGERIA
  73. Norfolk Island
  74. North Borneo
  75. Northern Rhodesia
  76. NORWAY
  77. Nyasaland
  78. Palestine
  79. Papua
  80. ROUMANIA
  81. SALVADOR
  82. Sarawak
  83. SEYCHELLES
  84. SIERRA LEONE
  85. Somaliland
  86. SOUTH AFRICA
  87. Southern Rhodesia
  88. SOVIET UNION
  89. SPAIN
  90. St. Christopher And Nevis
  91. St Helena
  92. ST LUCIA
  93. Straits Settlements
  94. St Vincent
  95. Surinam
  96. SWAZILAND
  97. SWEDEN
  98. SWITZERLAND
  99. TANGANYIKA
  100. The Gambia
  101. TONGA
  102. TRANSJORDAN
  103. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  104. TURKEY
  105. UGANDA
  106. UNITED KINGDOM
  107. URUGUAY
  108. Zanzibar
  109. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 14 July 1939
AFGHANISTAN Accession 8 February 1985 9 April 1985
AFGHANISTAN Reservation 8 February 1985 9 April 1985
AFGHANISTAN Declaration 8 February 1985 9 April 1985
ALBANIA Signature 23 September 1936
Antigua Extension 14 July 1939
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 23 September 1936
Ascension Island Extension 14 July 1939
AUSTRALIA Accession 25 June 1937
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 17 May 1985 17 May 1986
AUSTRIA Signature 23 September 1936
BAHAMAS Extension 14 July 1939
BARBADOS Extension 14 July 1939
Basutoland Extension 14 July 1939
Bechuanaland Extension 14 July 1939
BELGIUM Signature 23 September 1936
BELGIUM Declaration 23 September 1936
Bermuda Extension 14 July 1939
BRAZIL Signature 23 September 1936
BRAZIL Ratification 11 February 1938
British Guiana Extension 14 July 1939
British Honduras Extension 14 July 1939
British Solomon Islands Extension 14 July 1939
British Virgin Islands Extension 14 July 1939
BULGARIA Accession 17 May 1972 16 July 1972
BULGARIA Reservation 17 May 1972 16 July 1972
BURMA Accession 13 October 1937
CAMEROON Succession 19 June 1967
CEYLON Extension 14 July 1939
CHILE Signature 23 September 1936
CHILE Ratification 20 February 1940
COLOMBIA Signature 23 September 1936
Curacao Extension 15 February 1939
CYPRUS Extension 14 July 1939
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 23 September 1936
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 29 January 1985 30 March 1985
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 29 January 1985 30 March 1985
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 29 January 1985 30 March 1985
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Withdrawal Res. 26 April 1991
DENMARK Signature 23 September 1936
DENMARK Ratification 11 October 1937
Dominica Extension 14 July 1939
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 23 September 1936
East Indies Extension 15 February 1939
EGYPT Signature 23 September 1936
EGYPT Ratification 29 July 1938
ESTONIA Signature 23 September 1936
ESTONIA Ratification 18 August 1938
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 14 July 1939
Fiji Extension 14 July 1939
FINLAND Accession 29 November 1938
FRANCE Signature 23 September 1936
FRANCE Ratification 8 March 1938
FRANCE Declaration 8 March 1938
FRANCE Denunciation 13 April 1984 13 April 1985
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 19 December 1984 17 February 1985
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 19 December 1984
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 19 December 1985
Gibraltar Extension 14 July 1939
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 14 July 1939
Gold Coast Extension 14 July 1939
GREECE Signature 23 September 1936
GRENADA Extension 14 July 1939
GUATEMALA Accession 18 November 1938
HOLY SEE Accession 5 January 1967 6 March 1967
Hong Kong Extension 14 July 1939
HUNGARY Declaration 17 May 1984 19 November 1984
HUNGARY Reservation 17 May 1984 19 November 1984
HUNGARY Accession 20 September 1984
INDIA Signature 23 September 1936
INDIA Ratification 11 August 1937
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 25 May 1938
JAMAICA Extension 14 July 1939
KENYA Extension 14 July 1939
LAOS Accession 23 March 1966
LATVIA Accession 25 April 1939
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 15 November 2005
LITHUANIA Signature 23 September 1936
LUXEMBOURG Signature 23 September 1936
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 8 February 1938
Malay States, Federated Extension 14 July 1939
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 14 July 1939
MALTA Extension 14 July 1939
MALTA Succession 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Extension 14 July 1939
MAURITIUS Succession 12 March 1968
MEXICO Signature 23 September 1936
MONGOLIA Accession 5 December 1985 3 February 1986
MONGOLIA Reservation 5 December 1985
MONGOLIA Declaration 5 December 1985
MONGOLIA Declaration 5 December 1985 3 February 1986
MONGOLIA Withdrawal Res. 19 July 1990 19 July 1990
Montserrat Extension 14 July 1939
NAURU Extension 25 June 1937
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 23 September 1936
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 15 February 1939
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 11 October 1982 11 October 1983
New Guinea Extension 25 June 1937
New Hebrides Extension 14 July 1939
NEW ZEALAND Signature 23 September 1936
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 27 January 1938
NIGERIA Extension 14 July 1939
Norfolk Island Extension 25 June 1937
North Borneo Extension 14 July 1939
Northern Rhodesia Extension 14 July 1939
NORWAY Signature 23 September 1936
NORWAY Ratification 5 May 1938
Nyasaland Extension 14 July 1939
Palestine Extension 14 July 1939
Papua Extension 25 June 1937
ROUMANIA Signature 23 September 1936
SALVADOR Accession 18 August 1938
Sarawak Extension 14 July 1939
SEYCHELLES Extension 14 July 1939
SIERRA LEONE Extension 14 July 1939
Somaliland Extension 14 July 1939
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 1 February 1938
Southern Rhodesia Accession 1 November 1937
SOVIET UNION Understanding 1 January 1905
SOVIET UNION Signature 23 September 1936
SOVIET UNION Declaration 23 September 1936
SOVIET UNION Ratification 3 February 1983 4 April 1983
SOVIET UNION Reservation 3 February 1983
SOVIET UNION Declaration 3 February 1983
SPAIN Signature 23 September 1936
SPAIN Reservation 23 September 1936
St Helena Extension 14 July 1939
ST LUCIA Extension 14 July 1939
St Vincent Extension 14 July 1939
St. Christopher And Nevis Extension 14 July 1939
Straits Settlements Extension 14 July 1939
Surinam Extension 15 February 1939
SWAZILAND Extension 14 July 1939
SWEDEN Accession 22 June 1938
SWITZERLAND Signature 23 September 1936
SWITZERLAND Ratification 30 December 1938
TANGANYIKA Extension 14 July 1939
The Gambia Extension 14 July 1939
TONGA Extension 14 July 1939
TRANSJORDAN Extension 14 July 1939
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 14 July 1939
TURKEY Signature 23 September 1936
UGANDA Extension 14 July 1939
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 23 September 1936
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18 August 1937
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 12 May 1972
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 9 December 1983
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 24 September 1984
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 5 December 1984
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal 24 July 1985 24 July 1986
URUGUAY Signature 23 September 1936
Zanzibar Extension 14 July 1939
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/206/0: 0
  2. UN Registration 4319/0: Vol.186/ 301
  3. Treaty Series 029/1938: Cmd. 5714||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1938-TS0029.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 006/1937: Cmd. 5505
  5. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 6c616488-25d9-44ae-b8d1-78d18268c952
Treaty ID: 1917
Record ID: 63958