International Telecommunication Convention (with Annexes, Final Protocol and Additional Protocol)

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Signed at
Signed on
22 December 1952
In force on
1 January 1954

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. Aden Protectorate
  3. AFGHANISTAN
  4. ALBANIA
  5. ALGERIA
  6. Antarctic Territory
  7. Antigua
  8. Antilles
  9. ARGENTINA
  10. AUSTRALIA
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. BAHAMAS
  13. BARBADOS
  14. Basutoland
  15. Bechuanaland
  16. Belgian Congo
  17. BELGIUM
  18. Bermuda
  19. BOLIVIA
  20. BRAZIL
  21. British East Africa
  22. British Guiana
  23. British Honduras
  24. British Solomon Islands
  25. British Virgin Islands
  26. British West Africa
  27. BULGARIA
  28. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  29. CAMBODIA
  30. CAMEROON
  31. Cameroon & Togo Trust Territories
  32. CANADA
  33. Cayman Islands
  34. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  35. CHAD
  36. Channel Islands
  37. CHILE
  38. CHINA
  39. Christmas Island
  40. Cocos Islands
  41. COLOMBIA
  42. Cook Islands
  43. COSTA RICA
  44. CUBA
  45. CYPRUS
  46. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  47. DENMARK
  48. Dominica
  49. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  50. EGYPT
  51. ETHIOPIA
  52. Falkland Island Dependencies
  53. Fiji
  54. FINLAND
  55. FRANCE
  56. French Equatorial Africa
  57. French Oceania
  58. French Settlements In India
  59. French Somaliland
  60. French West Africa
  61. GABON
  62. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  63. GHANA
  64. Gibraltar
  65. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
  66. GREECE
  67. GRENADA
  68. GUATEMALA
  69. GUINEA
  70. HAITI
  71. Heard Island
  72. Hong Kong
  73. HUNGARY
  74. ICELAND
  75. INDIA
  76. INDONESIA
  77. IRAN
  78. IRAQ
  79. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  80. Isle Of Man
  81. ISRAEL
  82. ITALY
  83. IVORY COAST
  84. JAMAICA
  85. JAPAN
  86. JORDAN
  87. KENYA
  88. KOREA
  89. KUWAIT
  90. Land Berlin
  91. LAOS
  92. LEBANON
  93. Leeward Islands
  94. LIBERIA
  95. LIBYA
  96. LUXEMBOURG
  97. Macdonald Island
  98. Madagascar And Dependencies
  99. MALAYA
  100. Malay States
  101. MALI
  102. MALTA
  103. MAURITIUS
  104. MEXICO
  105. MONACO
  106. Montserrat
  107. MOROCCO
  108. MOROCCO
  109. NAURU
  110. NEPAL
  111. NETHERLANDS THE
  112. New Caledonia And Dependences
  113. New Guinea
  114. New Hebrides
  115. NEW ZEALAND
  116. NICARAGUA
  117. NIGER
  118. Niue Island
  119. Norfolk Island
  120. Northern Rhodesia
  121. NORWAY
  122. Nyasaland
  123. PAKISTAN
  124. PANAMA
  125. Papua
  126. PARAGUAY
  127. PERU
  128. PHILIPPINES
  129. POLAND
  130. PORTUGAL
  131. ROMANIA
  132. Ruanda Urundi
  133. SALVADOR
  134. SAUDI ARABIA
  135. SENEGAL
  136. SEYCHELLES
  137. Somaliland
  138. SOUTH AFRICA
  139. Southern Line Island
  140. Southern Rhodesia
  141. SOVIET UNION
  142. SPAIN
  143. SRI LANKA
  144. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  145. St Helena
  146. ST LUCIA
  147. St Pierre and Miquelon
  148. St Vincent
  149. SUDAN
  150. Surinam
  151. SWAZILAND
  152. SWEDEN
  153. SWITZERLAND
  154. SYRIA
  155. TANGANYIKA
  156. THAILAND
  157. Tokelau Islands
  158. TONGA
  159. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  160. TUNISIA
  161. TURKEY
  162. Turks And Caicos Islands
  163. UGANDA
  164. UKRAINE S S R
  165. UNITED KINGDOM
  166. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  167. URUGUAY
  168. VATICAN CITY
  169. VENEZUELA
  170. VIETNAM
  171. WESTERN SAMOA
  172. Windward Islands
  173. YUGOSLAVIA
  174. ZAIRE
  175. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 16 November 1953
Aden Protectorate Extension 16 November 1953
AFGHANISTAN Signature 22 December 1952
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 4 October 1956
ALBANIA Signature 22 December 1952
ALBANIA Ratification 16 May 1956
ALGERIA Extension 19 August 1954
Antarctic Territory Extension 14 July 1959
Antigua Extension 16 November 1953
Antilles Extension 9 May 1955
ARGENTINA Signature 22 December 1952
ARGENTINA Ratification 6 July 1955
AUSTRALIA Signature 22 December 1952
AUSTRALIA Ratification 22 March 1954
AUSTRALIA Declaration 22 March 1954
AUSTRALIA Declaration 14 July 1959
AUSTRIA Signature 22 December 1952
AUSTRIA Ratification 20 April 1956
BAHAMAS Extension 16 November 1953
BAHAMAS Declaration 28 November 1954
BARBADOS Extension 16 November 1953
BARBADOS Declaration 28 November 1954
Basutoland Extension 16 November 1953
Bechuanaland Extension 16 November 1953
Belgian Congo Extension 10 August 1955
BELGIUM Signature 22 December 1952
BELGIUM Ratification 10 August 1955
BELGIUM Declaration 10 August 1955
Bermuda Extension 16 November 1953
Bermuda Declaration 28 November 1954
BOLIVIA Signature 22 December 1952
BOLIVIA Ratification 14 August 1959
BRAZIL Signature 22 December 1952
BRAZIL Ratification 26 April 1957
British East Africa Extension 23 December 1953
British Guiana Extension 16 November 1953
British Guiana Declaration 28 November 1954
British Honduras Extension 16 November 1953
British Honduras Declaration 28 November 1954
British Solomon Islands Extension 16 November 1953
British Virgin Islands Extension 16 November 1953
British West Africa Extension 29 December 1953
BULGARIA Signature 22 December 1952
BULGARIA Ratification 14 July 1956
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 22 December 1952
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 21 February 1956
CAMBODIA Signature 22 December 1952
CAMBODIA Ratification 31 July 1956
CAMEROON Accession 22 December 1960
Cameroon & Togo Trust Territories Extension 19 August 1954
CANADA Signature 22 December 1952
CANADA Ratification 23 June 1954
Cayman Islands Extension 16 November 1953
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 2 December 1960
CHAD Accession 25 November 1960
Channel Islands Extension 23 December 1953
CHILE Signature 22 December 1952
CHILE Ratification 14 May 1957
CHINA Signature 22 December 1952
CHINA Ratification 3 February 1955
Christmas Island Extension 14 July 1959
Cocos Islands Extension 14 July 1959
COLOMBIA Signature 22 December 1952
COLOMBIA Ratification 18 September 1959
Cook Islands Extension 28 April 1955
COSTA RICA Signature 22 December 1952
COSTA RICA Ratification 24 August 1959
CUBA Signature 22 December 1952
CUBA Ratification 19 May 1954
CYPRUS Extension 16 November 1953
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 22 December 1952
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 17 April 1956
DENMARK Signature 22 December 1952
DENMARK Ratification 30 October 1953
Dominica Extension 16 November 1953
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 22 December 1952
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 27 July 1954
EGYPT Signature 22 December 1952
EGYPT Ratification 7 December 1954
ETHIOPIA Signature 22 December 1952
ETHIOPIA Ratification 3 November 1954
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 16 November 1953
Fiji Extension 16 November 1953
FINLAND Signature 22 December 1952
FINLAND Ratification 8 December 1953
FRANCE Signature 22 December 1952
FRANCE Ratification 19 August 1954
FRANCE Declaration 19 August 1954
FRANCE Declaration 3 May 1955
French Equatorial Africa Extension 19 August 1954
French Oceania Extension 19 August 1954
French Settlements In India Extension 19 August 1954
French Somaliland Extension 19 August 1954
French West Africa Extension 19 August 1954
GABON Accession 28 December 1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 22 December 1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 26 July 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 26 July 1955
GHANA Accession 17 May 1957
Gibraltar Extension 16 November 1953
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 16 November 1953
GREECE Signature 22 December 1952
GREECE Ratification 13 December 1955
GRENADA Extension 16 November 1953
GUATEMALA Signature 22 December 1952
GUATEMALA Ratification 1 May 1957
GUINEA Accession 9 March 1959
HAITI Accession 23 September 1957
Heard Island Extension 14 July 1959
Hong Kong Extension 16 November 1953
HUNGARY Signature 22 December 1952
HUNGARY Ratification 8 June 1956
ICELAND Signature 22 December 1952
ICELAND Ratification 15 October 1953
INDIA Signature 22 December 1952
INDIA Ratification 25 July 1954
INDONESIA Signature 22 December 1952
INDONESIA Ratification 15 July 1957
IRAN Signature 22 December 1952
IRAN Ratification 7 December 1956
IRAQ Signature 22 December 1952
IRAQ Ratification 4 February 1959
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 14 July 1954
Isle Of Man Extension 23 December 1953
ISRAEL Signature 22 December 1952
ISRAEL Ratification 10 June 1954
ITALY Signature 22 December 1952
ITALY Ratification 10 June 1954
ITALY Declaration 9 September 1955
IVORY COAST Accession 23 December 1960
JAMAICA Extension 16 November 1953
JAMAICA Declaration 28 November 1954
JAPAN Signature 22 December 1952
JAPAN Ratification 30 October 1953
JORDAN Signature 22 December 1952
JORDAN Ratification 23 February 1956
KENYA Extension 23 December 1953
KOREA Signature 22 December 1952
KOREA Ratification 28 December 1954
KUWAIT Accession 14 August 1959
Land Berlin Extension 26 July 1955
LAOS Signature 22 December 1952
LAOS Ratification 28 March 1956
LEBANON Signature 22 December 1952
LEBANON Ratification 2 June 1955
Leeward Islands Extension 16 November 1953
Leeward Islands Declaration 28 November 1954
LIBERIA Accession 1 June 1960
LIBYA Accession 16 October 1953
LUXEMBOURG Signature 22 December 1952
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 3 August 1954
Macdonald Island Extension 14 July 1959
Madagascar And Dependencies Extension 19 August 1954
Malay States Extension 23 December 1953
MALAYA Accession 3 February 1958
MALI Accession 21 October 1960
MALTA Extension 16 November 1953
MAURITIUS Extension 16 November 1953
MEXICO Signature 22 December 1952
MEXICO Ratification 14 July 1954
MONACO Signature 22 December 1952
MONACO Ratification 10 June 1954
Montserrat Extension 16 November 1953
MOROCCO Extension 16 September 1955
MOROCCO Accession 12 November 1956
MOROCCO Declaration 17 March 1959
NAURU Extension 22 March 1954
NEPAL Accession 5 December 1957
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 22 December 1952
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 9 May 1955
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 9 May 1955
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 19 August 1954
New Guinea Extension 22 March 1954
New Guinea Extension 9 May 1955
New Hebrides Extension 19 August 1954
NEW ZEALAND Signature 22 December 1952
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 28 April 1955
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 28 April 1955
NICARAGUA Signature 22 December 1952
NICARAGUA Ratification 8 November 1957
NIGER Accession 14 November 1960
Niue Island Extension 28 April 1955
Norfolk Island Extension 22 March 1954
Northern Rhodesia Extension 16 November 1953
NORWAY Signature 22 December 1952
NORWAY Ratification 11 May 1954
Nyasaland Extension 16 November 1953
PAKISTAN Signature 22 December 1952
PAKISTAN Ratification 3 November 1954
PANAMA Accession 16 July 1959
Papua Extension 22 March 1954
PARAGUAY Signature 22 December 1952
PARAGUAY Ratification 24 May 1957
PERU Signature 22 December 1952
PERU Ratification 4 July 1956
PHILIPPINES Signature 22 December 1952
PHILIPPINES Ratification 27 June 1955
POLAND Signature 22 December 1952
POLAND Ratification 22 June 1956
PORTUGAL Signature 22 December 1952
PORTUGAL Ratification 20 July 1956
PORTUGAL Declaration 20 August 1956
ROMANIA Signature 22 December 1952
ROMANIA Ratification 28 March 1956
Ruanda Urundi Extension 10 August 1955
SALVADOR Accession 6 January 1953
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 22 December 1952
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 13 December 1956
SENEGAL Accession 15 November 1960
SEYCHELLES Extension 16 November 1953
Somaliland Extension 16 November 1953
Somaliland Extension 9 September 1955
Somaliland Withdrawal 1 July 1960
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 22 December 1952
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 29 March 1954
SOUTH AFRICA Declaration 29 March 1954
Southern Line Island Extension 16 November 1953
Southern Rhodesia Extension 16 November 1953
SOVIET UNION Signature 22 December 1952
SOVIET UNION Ratification 12 January 1956
SPAIN Signature 22 December 1952
SPAIN Ratification 16 September 1955
SPAIN Declaration 16 September 1955
SRI LANKA Signature 22 December 1952
SRI LANKA Ratification 29 December 1953
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 16 November 1953
St Helena Extension 16 November 1953
ST LUCIA Extension 16 November 1953
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 19 August 1954
St Vincent Extension 16 November 1953
SUDAN Accession 23 October 1957
Surinam Extension 9 May 1955
SWAZILAND Extension 16 November 1953
SWEDEN Signature 22 December 1952
SWEDEN Ratification 31 October 1953
SWITZERLAND Signature 22 December 1952
SWITZERLAND Ratification 9 November 1953
SYRIA Signature 22 December 1952
SYRIA Ratification 1 May 1957
TANGANYIKA Extension 23 December 1953
THAILAND Signature 22 December 1952
THAILAND Ratification 27 August 1956
Tokelau Islands Extension 28 April 1955
TONGA Extension 16 November 1953
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 16 November 1953
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Declaration 28 November 1954
TUNISIA Accession 14 December 1956
TURKEY Signature 22 December 1952
TURKEY Ratification 31 May 1955 6 October 1955
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 16 November 1953
UGANDA Extension 23 December 1953
UKRAINE S S R Signature 22 December 1952
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 16 January 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 22 December 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 16 November 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 23 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 23 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 29 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 October 1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 22 December 1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 27 June 1955
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 27 June 1955
URUGUAY Signature 22 December 1952
URUGUAY Ratification 10 July 1956
VATICAN CITY Signature 22 December 1952
VATICAN CITY Ratification 3 August 1955
VENEZUELA Signature 22 December 1952
VENEZUELA Ratification 24 August 1956
VIETNAM Signature 22 December 1952
VIETNAM Ratification 26 January 1956
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 28 April 1955
Windward Islands Extension 16 November 1953
Windward Islands Declaration 28 November 1954
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 22 December 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 16 August 1954
ZAIRE Accession 13 December 1960
Zanzibar Extension 16 November 1953

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/474/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 036/1958: Cmnd 520||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1958-TS0036.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 051/1963: Cmnd 2070||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1963-TS0051.pdf
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 77401a2b-ccbd-417a-a4ef-db622f7cc23d
Treaty ID: 2186
Record ID: 70410