International Telecommunications Convention with Final Protocol, Additional Protocols I to III and Optional Additional Protocol (with Additional Protocol IV of 21 October 1965)

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Signed at

• Montreux

Signed on

12 November 1965

In force on

1 January 1967

Treaty document

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Parties

1. AFGHANISTAN
2. ALBANIA
3. ALGERIA
4. Antigua
5. ARGENTINA
6. AUSTRALIA
7. AUSTRIA
8. BAHAMAS
9. BAHAMAS
10. BANGLADESH
11. BARBADOS
12. BELGIUM
13. Bermuda
14. BOLIVIA
15. BOTSWANA
16. BRAZIL
17. British Antarctic Territory
18. British Honduras
19. British Solomon Islands
20. British Virgin Islands
21. Brunei
22. BULGARIA
23. BURMA
24. BURUNDI
25. BYELORUSSIA S S R
26. CAMBODIA
27. CAMEROON
28. CANADA
29. Cayman Islands
30. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
31. Central Southern Line Islands
32. CEYLON
33. CHAD
34. Channel Islands
35. CHILE
36. CHINA
37. COLOMBIA
38. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
39. COSTA RICA
40. CUBA
41. CYPRUS
42. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
43. DAHOMEY
44. DENMARK
45. Dominica
46. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
47. ECUADOR
48. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
49. ETHIOPIA
50. Falkland Islands
51. Fiji
52. Fiji
53. FINLAND
54. FRANCE
55. GABON
56. GAMBIA THE
57. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
58. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
59. GHANA
60. Gibraltar
61. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
62. GREECE
63. GRENADA
64. GUATEMALA
65. GUINEA
66. GUYANA
67. HAITI
68. HONDURAS
69. Hong Kong
70. HUNGARY
71. ICELAND
72. INDIA
73. INDONESIA
74. IRAN
75. IRAQ
76. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
77. Isle Of Man
78. ISRAEL
79. ITALY
80. IVORY COAST
81. JAMAICA
82. JAPAN
83. JORDAN
84. KENYA
85. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
86. KUWAIT
87. Land Berlin
88. LAOS
89. LEBANON
90. LESOTHO
91. LIBERIA
92. LIBYA
93. LIECHTENSTEIN
94. LUXEMBOURG
95. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
96. MALAWI
97. MALAYSIA
98. MALDIVES
99. MALI
100. MALTA
101. MAURITANIA
102. MAURITIUS
103. MAURITIUS
104. MEXICO
105. MONACO
106. MONGOLIA
107. Montserrat
108. MOROCCO
109. NAURU
110. NEPAL
111. NETHERLANDS THE
112. New Hebrides
113. NEW ZEALAND
114. NICARAGUA
115. NIGER
116. NIGERIA
117. NORWAY
118. OMAN
119. PAKISTAN
120. PANAMA
121. PARAGUAY
122. PERU
123. PHILIPPINES
124. Pitcairn Group
125. POLAND
126. PORTUGAL
127. Qatar
128. ROMANIA
129. RWANDA
130. SALVADOR
131. SAUDI ARABIA
132. SENEGAL
133. SEYCHELLES
134. SIERRA LEONE
135. SINGAPORE
136. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
137. SOUTH AFRICA
138. SOVIET UNION
139. SPAIN
140. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
141. St Helena
142. ST LUCIA
143. St Vincent
144. SUDAN
145. SWAZILAND
146. SWAZILAND
147. SWEDEN
148. SWITZERLAND
149. SYRIA
150. TAIWAN
151. TANZANIA
152. THAILAND
153. TOGO
154. TONGA
155. TONGA
156. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
157. TUNISIA
158. TURKEY
159. Turks And Caicos Islands
160. UGANDA
161. UKRAINE S S R
162. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
163. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
164. UNITED KINGDOM
165. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
166. UPPER VOLTA
167. URUGUAY
168. VATICAN CITY
169. VENEZUELA
170. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
171. Western Pacific High Commsn Territories
172. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
173. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
174. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
175. ZAIRE
176. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
AFGHANISTAN	Signature	12 November 1965
AFGHANISTAN	Statement	12 November 1965
AFGHANISTAN	Ratification	31 January 1969
ALBANIA	Accession	5 May 1969
ALGERIA	Signature	12 November 1965
ALGERIA	Statement	12 November 1965
ALGERIA	Ratification	24 September 1968
Antigua	Extension	7 March 1968
ARGENTINA	Signature	12 November 1965
ARGENTINA	Statement	12 November 1965
ARGENTINA	Ratification	17 May 1967
AUSTRALIA	Signature	12 November 1965
AUSTRALIA	Statement	12 November 1965
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	25 January 1967
AUSTRALIA	Declaration	27 February 1973
AUSTRIA	Signature	12 November 1965
AUSTRIA	Statement	12 November 1965
AUSTRIA	Ratification	23 January 1969
BAHAMAS	Extension	7 March 1968
BAHAMAS	Accession	19 August 1974
BANGLADESH	Accession	5 September 1973
BARBADOS	Accession	18 August 1967
BELGIUM	Signature	12 November 1965
BELGIUM	Statement	12 November 1965
BELGIUM	Ratification	23 June 1971
Bermuda	Extension	7 March 1968
BOLIVIA	Signature	12 November 1965
BOLIVIA	Statement	12 November 1965
BOLIVIA	Ratification	24 September 1970
BOTSWANA	Accession	2 April 1968
BRAZIL	Signature	12 November 1965
BRAZIL	Statement	12 November 1965
BRAZIL	Ratification	12 July 1968
British Antarctic Territory	Extension	7 March 1968
British Honduras	Extension	7 March 1968
British Solomon Islands	Extension	7 March 1968
British Virgin Islands	Extension	7 March 1968
Brunei	Extension	7 March 1968
BULGARIA	Signature	12 November 1965
BULGARIA	Statement	12 November 1965
BULGARIA	Ratification	5 August 1969
BURMA	Signature	12 November 1965
BURMA	Statement	12 November 1965
BURMA	Ratification	16 July 1970
BURUNDI	Accession	21 April 1971
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Signature	12 November 1965
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Statement	12 November 1965
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Ratification	29 May 1969
CAMBODIA	Accession	13 September 1968
CAMEROON	Signature	12 November 1965
CAMEROON	Statement	12 November 1965
CAMEROON	Ratification	24 April 1968
CANADA	Signature	12 November 1965
CANADA	Statement	12 November 1965
CANADA	Ratification	31 August 1966
Cayman Islands	Extension	7 March 1968
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	12 November 1965
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	15 August 1966
Central Southern Line Islands	Extension	7 March 1968
CEYLON	Signature	12 November 1965
CEYLON	Ratification	13 January 1967
CHAD	Signature	12 November 1965
CHAD	Statement	12 November 1965
CHAD	Ratification	30 October 1968
Channel Islands	Extension	4 January 1967
CHILE	Signature	12 November 1965
CHILE	Statement	12 November 1965
CHILE	Ratification	30 October 1971
CHINA	Accession	16 November 1972
CHINA	Reservation	16 November 1972
COLOMBIA	Signature	12 November 1965
COLOMBIA	Statement	12 November 1965
COLOMBIA	Ratification	27 April 1974
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	12 November 1965
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF	Statement	12 November 1965
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	21 December 1965
COSTA RICA	Signature	12 November 1965
COSTA RICA	Statement	12 November 1965
COSTA RICA	Ratification	10 September 1973
CUBA	Objection	1 January 1905
CUBA	Signature	12 November 1965
CUBA	Statement	12 November 1965
CUBA	Ratification	12 February 1969
CYPRUS	Signature	12 November 1965
CYPRUS	Statement	12 November 1965
CYPRUS	Ratification	9 June 1971
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Objection	1 January 1905
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	12 November 1965
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Statement	12 November 1965
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	3 January 1968
DAHOMEY	Signature	12 November 1965
DAHOMEY	Statement	12 November 1965
DAHOMEY	Ratification	10 November 1967
DENMARK	Signature	12 November 1965
DENMARK	Statement	12 November 1965
DENMARK	Ratification	9 November 1966
Dominica	Extension	7 March 1968
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Accession	20 March 1968
ECUADOR	Signature	12 November 1965
ECUADOR	Statement	12 November 1965
ECUADOR	Ratification	10 October 1969
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	Accession	2 July 1970
ETHIOPIA	Signature	12 November 1965
ETHIOPIA	Statement	12 November 1965
ETHIOPIA	Ratification	29 July 1967
Falkland Islands	Extension	7 March 1968
Fiji	Extension	7 March 1968
Fiji	Accession	5 May 1971
FINLAND	Signature	12 November 1965
FINLAND	Statement	12 November 1965
FINLAND	Ratification	3 February 1967
FRANCE	Statement	1 January 1905
FRANCE	Signature	12 November 1965
FRANCE	Ratification	29 May 1967
GABON	Signature	12 November 1965
GABON	Statement	12 November 1965
GABON	Ratification	16 April 1971
GAMBIA THE	Accession	27 May 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Declaration	1 January 1905
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession	3 April 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Statement	1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	12 November 1965
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Statement	12 November 1965
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	16 December 1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	16 December 1968
GHANA	Signature	12 November 1965
GHANA	Statement	12 November 1965
GHANA	Ratification	24 January 1973
Gibraltar	Extension	7 March 1968
Gilbert & Ellice Colony	Extension	7 March 1968
GREECE	Signature	12 November 1965
GREECE	Statement	12 November 1965
GREECE	Ratification	26 July 1968
GRENADA	Extension	7 March 1968
GUATEMALA	Signature	12 November 1965
GUATEMALA	Statement	12 November 1965
GUATEMALA	Ratification	12 October 1972
GUINEA	Signature	12 November 1965
GUINEA	Statement	12 November 1965
GUINEA	Ratification	3 October 1972
GUYANA	Accession	8 March 1967
HAITI	Signature	12 November 1965
HAITI	Ratification	3 October 1966
HONDURAS	Accession	4 November 1973
Hong Kong	Extension	7 March 1968
HUNGARY	Objection	1 January 1905
HUNGARY	Signature	12 November 1965
HUNGARY	Statement	12 November 1965
HUNGARY	Ratification	20 January 1969
ICELAND	Signature	12 November 1965
ICELAND	Statement	12 November 1965
ICELAND	Ratification	8 March 1967
INDIA	Signature	12 November 1965
INDIA	Statement	12 November 1965
INDIA	Ratification	1 December 1967
INDONESIA	Signature	12 November 1965
INDONESIA	Statement	12 November 1965
INDONESIA	Ratification	12 January 1970
IRAN	Signature	12 November 1965
IRAN	Statement	12 November 1965
IRAN	Ratification	11 February 1969
IRAQ	Signature	12 November 1965
IRAQ	Statement	12 November 1965
IRAQ	Ratification	15 July 1969
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	12 November 1965
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	17 May 1967
Isle Of Man	Extension	4 January 1967
ISRAEL	Objection	1 January 1905
ISRAEL	Signature	12 November 1965
ISRAEL	Statement	12 November 1965
ISRAEL	Ratification	20 March 1968
ITALY	Signature	12 November 1965
ITALY	Statement	12 November 1965
ITALY	Ratification	28 October 1968
IVORY COAST	Signature	12 November 1965
IVORY COAST	Statement	12 November 1965
IVORY COAST	Ratification	15 January 1968
JAMAICA	Signature	12 November 1965
JAMAICA	Statement	12 November 1965
JAMAICA	Ratification	2 April 1969
JAPAN	Signature	12 November 1965
JAPAN	Ratification	30 August 1967
JORDAN	Signature	12 November 1965
JORDAN	Statement	12 November 1965
JORDAN	Ratification	1 March 1967
KENYA	Signature	12 November 1965
KENYA	Statement	12 November 1965
KENYA	Ratification	25 October 1968
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Signature	12 November 1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Statement	12 November 1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	14 March 1967
KUWAIT	Signature	12 November 1965
KUWAIT	Statement	12 November 1965
KUWAIT	Ratification	11 April 1968
Land Berlin	Extension	16 December 1968
LAOS	Signature	12 November 1965
LAOS	Ratification	27 September 1967
LEBANON	Signature	12 November 1965
LEBANON	Statement	12 November 1965
LEBANON	Ratification	10 January 1967
LESOTHO	Accession	26 May 1967
LIBERIA	Signature	12 November 1965
LIBERIA	Statement	12 November 1965
LIBERIA	Ratification	27 January 1973
LIBYA	Accession	15 August 1968
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	12 November 1965
LIECHTENSTEIN	Statement	12 November 1965
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	12 December 1967
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	12 November 1965
LUXEMBOURG	Statement	12 November 1965
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	31 December 1968
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Signature	12 November 1965
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Statement	12 November 1965
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Ratification	18 August 1967
MALAWI	Signature	12 November 1965
MALAWI	Statement	12 November 1965
MALAWI	Ratification	17 January 1969
MALAYSIA	Signature	12 November 1965
MALAYSIA	Statement	12 November 1965
MALAYSIA	Ratification	6 September 1968
MALDIVES	Accession	28 February 1967
MALI	Signature	12 November 1965
MALI	Statement	12 November 1965
MALI	Ratification	14 March 1968
MALTA	Signature	12 November 1965
MALTA	Statement	12 November 1965
MALTA	Ratification	9 May 1969
MAURITANIA	Signature	12 November 1965
MAURITANIA	Statement	12 November 1965
MAURITANIA	Ratification	13 August 1969
MAURITIUS	Extension	7 March 1968
MAURITIUS	Accession	30 July 1969
MEXICO	Signature	12 November 1965
MEXICO	Statement	12 November 1965
MEXICO	Ratification	2 November 1967
MONACO	Signature	12 November 1965
MONACO	Ratification	22 April 1969
MONGOLIA	Objection	1 January 1905
MONGOLIA	Signature	12 November 1965
MONGOLIA	Statement	12 November 1965
MONGOLIA	Ratification	29 October 1971
Montserrat	Extension	7 March 1968
MOROCCO	Signature	12 November 1965
MOROCCO	Statement	12 November 1965
MOROCCO	Ratification	17 October 1968
NAURU	Accession	10 June 1969
NEPAL	Signature	12 November 1965
NEPAL	Statement	12 November 1965
NEPAL	Ratification	12 November 1965
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	12 November 1965
NETHERLANDS THE	Statement	12 November 1965
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	27 December 1966
New Hebrides	Extension	7 March 1968
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	12 November 1965
NEW ZEALAND	Statement	12 November 1965
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	13 April 1967
NICARAGUA	Signature	12 November 1965
NICARAGUA	Statement	12 November 1965
NICARAGUA	Ratification	30 January 1969
NIGER	Signature	12 November 1965
NIGER	Statement	12 November 1965
NIGER	Ratification	22 June 1967
NIGERIA	Signature	12 November 1965
NIGERIA	Statement	12 November 1965
NIGERIA	Ratification	21 January 1967
NORWAY	Signature	12 November 1965
NORWAY	Statement	12 November 1965
NORWAY	Ratification	13 September 1968
OMAN	Accession	28 April 1972
PAKISTAN	Signature	12 November 1965
PAKISTAN	Statement	12 November 1965
PAKISTAN	Ratification	1 June 1967
PANAMA	Signature	12 November 1965
PANAMA	Statement	12 November 1965
PANAMA	Ratification	24 September 1971
PARAGUAY	Signature	12 November 1965
PARAGUAY	Statement	12 November 1965
PARAGUAY	Ratification	8 September 1967
PERU	Signature	12 November 1965
PERU	Statement	12 November 1965
PERU	Ratification	1 March 1967
PHILIPPINES	Signature	12 November 1965
PHILIPPINES	Statement	12 November 1965
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	1 November 1972
Pitcairn Group	Extension	7 March 1968
POLAND	Signature	12 November 1965
POLAND	Statement	12 November 1965
POLAND	Ratification	17 January 1969
PORTUGAL	Signature	12 November 1965
PORTUGAL	Statement	12 November 1965
PORTUGAL	Ratification	10 September 1968
Qatar	Accession	27 March 1973
ROMANIA	Signature	12 November 1965
ROMANIA	Statement	12 November 1965
ROMANIA	Ratification	29 September 1969
RWANDA	Statement	12 November 1965
RWANDA	Signature	12 November 1965
RWANDA	Ratification	29 September 1969
SALVADOR	Accession	5 September 1973
SAUDI ARABIA	Signature	12 November 1965
SAUDI ARABIA	Statement	12 November 1965
SAUDI ARABIA	Ratification	6 September 1968
SENEGAL	Signature	12 November 1965
SENEGAL	Statement	12 November 1965
SENEGAL	Ratification	5 June 1967
SEYCHELLES	Extension	7 March 1968
SIERRA LEONE	Signature	12 November 1965
SIERRA LEONE	Statement	12 November 1965
SIERRA LEONE	Ratification	24 February 1972
SINGAPORE	Signature	12 November 1965
SINGAPORE	Statement	12 November 1965
SINGAPORE	Ratification	23 November 1967
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Signature	12 November 1965
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Statement	12 November 1965
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Ratification	5 February 1971
SOUTH AFRICA	Accession	11 November 1966
SOVIET UNION	Signature	12 November 1965
SOVIET UNION	Statement	12 November 1965
SOVIET UNION	Ratification	16 April 1969
SOVIET UNION	Statement	12 September 1973
SPAIN	Signature	12 November 1965
SPAIN	Statement	12 November 1965
SPAIN	Ratification	6 June 1967
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla	Extension	7 January 1968
St Helena	Extension	7 March 1968
ST LUCIA	Extension	7 March 1968
St Vincent	Extension	7 March 1968
SUDAN	Signature	12 November 1965
SUDAN	Statement	12 November 1965
SUDAN	Ratification	4 June 1973
SWAZILAND	Extension	7 March 1968
SWAZILAND	Accession	11 November 1970
SWEDEN	Signature	12 November 1965
SWEDEN	Statement	12 November 1965
SWEDEN	Ratification	4 June 1969
SWITZERLAND	Signature	12 November 1965
SWITZERLAND	Statement	12 November 1965
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	5 January 1967
SYRIA	Objection	1 January 1905
SYRIA	Signature	12 November 1965
SYRIA	Statement	12 November 1965
SYRIA	Ratification	1 June 1968
TAIWAN	Signature	12 November 1965
TAIWAN	Statement	12 November 1965
TAIWAN	Ratification	12 January 1968
TANZANIA	Signature	12 November 1965
TANZANIA	Statement	12 November 1965
TANZANIA	Ratification	7 October 1967
THAILAND	Signature	12 November 1965
THAILAND	Statement	12 November 1965
THAILAND	Ratification	28 February 1969
TOGO	Signature	12 November 1965
TOGO	Statement	12 November 1965
TOGO	Ratification	8 August 1967
TONGA	Extension	7 March 1968
TONGA	Accession	7 January 1972
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Signature	12 November 1965
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Statement	12 November 1965
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Ratification	13 December 1967
TUNISIA	Signature	12 November 1965
TUNISIA	Statement	12 November 1965
TUNISIA	Ratification	1 April 1967
TURKEY	Signature	12 November 1965
TURKEY	Statement	12 November 1965
TURKEY	Ratification	29 August 1968
Turks And Caicos Islands	Extension	7 March 1968
UGANDA	Signature	12 November 1965
UGANDA	Statement	12 November 1965
UGANDA	Ratification	1 April 1967
UKRAINE S S R	Signature	12 November 1965
UKRAINE S S R	Statement	12 November 1965
UKRAINE S S R	Ratification	8 August 1969
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	Declaration	1 January 1905
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	Accession	27 June 1972
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Signature	12 November 1965
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Statement	12 November 1965
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Ratification	12 September 1969
UNITED KINGDOM	Statement	1 January 1905
UNITED KINGDOM	Statement	12 November 1965
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	12 November 1965
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	4 January 1967
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	4 January 1967
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	7 March 1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Notification	5 April 1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Statement	1 January 1905
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	12 November 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Statement	12 November 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Ratification	29 May 1967
UPPER VOLTA	Signature	12 November 1965
UPPER VOLTA	Statement	12 November 1965
UPPER VOLTA	Signature	5 April 1968
URUGUAY	Accession	12 June 1971
VATICAN CITY	Signature	12 November 1965
VATICAN CITY	Ratification	6 April 1968
VENEZUELA	Signature	12 November 1965
VENEZUELA	Statement	12 November 1965
VENEZUELA	Ratification	2 April 1969
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF	Accession	15 January 1968
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories	Extension	7 March 1968
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC	Accession	12 May 1972
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC	Declaration	12 May 1972
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Accession	15 August 1968
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Signature	12 November 1965
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Statement	12 November 1965
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	22 December 1967
ZAIRE	Signature	12 November 1965
ZAIRE	Statement	12 November 1965
ZAIRE	Ratification	21 April 1971
ZAMBIA	Signature	12 November 1965
ZAMBIA	Statement	12 November 1965
ZAMBIA	Ratification	13 December 1969

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1 790/0: 0
2. Treaty Series 041/1967: Cmnd 3383||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1967-TS0041.pdf
3. Command Paper 0/1966: Cmnd. 3054