International Convention on Telecommunications [With Annexes, Final Protocol of Signature and Additional Protocols]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Signed at
Signed on
2 October 1947
In force on
1 January 1949

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ARGENTINA
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. Belgian Congo
  7. BELGIUM
  8. BOLIVIA
  9. BRAZIL
  10. British East Africa
  11. British West Africa
  12. BULGARIA
  13. BURMA
  14. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  15. CAMBODIA
  16. CANADA
  17. CEYLON
  18. CHILE
  19. CHINA
  20. COLOMBIA
  21. COSTA RICA
  22. CUBA
  23. Curacao
  24. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  25. DENMARK
  26. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  27. East Indies
  28. ECUADOR
  29. EGYPT
  30. ETHIOPIA
  31. FINLAND
  32. FRANCE
  33. French Colonies
  34. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  35. GREECE
  36. GUATEMALA
  37. HAITI
  38. HONDURAS
  39. HUNGARY
  40. ICELAND
  41. INDIA
  42. IRAN
  43. IRAQ
  44. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  45. ISRAEL
  46. ITALY
  47. JAPAN
  48. JORDAN
  49. KOREA
  50. LAOS
  51. LEBANON
  52. LIBERIA
  53. LIBYA
  54. LUXEMBOURG
  55. MALAYA
  56. MEXICO
  57. MONACO
  58. MOROCCO
  59. NAURU
  60. NETHERLANDS THE
  61. New Guinea
  62. New Hebrides
  63. New Hebrides Condominium
  64. NEW ZEALAND
  65. NICARAGUA
  66. Norfolk Island
  67. North Borneo
  68. NORWAY
  69. Overseas Territories
  70. PAKISTAN
  71. PANAMA
  72. Papua
  73. PARAGUAY
  74. PERU
  75. PHILIPPINES
  76. POLAND
  77. PORTUGAL
  78. ROMANIA
  79. Ruanda Urundi
  80. SALVADOR
  81. SAUDI ARABIA
  82. SIAM
  83. Somaliland
  84. SOUTH AFRICA
  85. Southern Rhodesia
  86. South West Africa
  87. SOVIET UNION
  88. SPAIN
  89. SURINAME
  90. SWEDEN
  91. SWITZERLAND
  92. SYRIA
  93. TUNISIA
  94. TURKEY
  95. UKRAINE S S R
  96. UNITED KINGDOM
  97. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  98. URUGUAY
  99. VATICAN CITY
  100. VENEZUELA
  101. VIETNAM
  102. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 31 March 1949
ALBANIA Signature 2 October 1947
ALBANIA Ratification 30 June 1949
ARGENTINA Signature 2 December 1947
ARGENTINA Ratification 17 August 1949
AUSTRALIA Signature 2 October 1947
AUSTRALIA Ratification 7 January 1949
AUSTRALIA Extension 7 January 1949
AUSTRIA Signature 2 October 1947
AUSTRIA Ratification 22 May 1950
Belgian Congo Extension 9 September 1949
BELGIUM Signature 2 October 1947
BELGIUM Ratification 9 September 1949
BELGIUM Extension 9 September 1949
BOLIVIA Accession 9 June 1950
BRAZIL Signature 2 October 1947
BRAZIL Ratification 24 August 1949
British East Africa Extension 18 April 1952
British West Africa Extension 20 July 1952
BULGARIA Signature 2 October 1947
BULGARIA Ratification 19 May 1949
BURMA Signature 2 October 1947
BURMA Ratification 21 January 1949
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 2 October 1947
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 1 March 1949
CAMBODIA Accession 10 April 1952
CANADA Signature 2 October 1947
CANADA Ratification 5 November 1948
CEYLON Accession 1 August 1949
CHILE Signature 2 October 1947
CHILE Ratification 27 September 1950
CHINA Signature 2 October 1947
CHINA Ratification 11 May 1949
COLOMBIA Signature 2 October 1947
COLOMBIA Ratification 12 September 1949
COSTA RICA Accession 28 February 1951
CUBA Signature 2 October 1947
CUBA Ratification 3 August 1949
Curacao Extension 2 October 1947
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 2 October 1947
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 24 August 1948
DENMARK Signature 2 October 1947
DENMARK Ratification 8 November 1948
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 2 October 1947
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 26 April 1950
East Indies Extension 2 December 1947
East Indies Ratification 31 December 1948
ECUADOR Signature 2 October 1947
ECUADOR Ratification 18 June 1951
EGYPT Signature 2 October 1947
EGYPT Ratification 25 January 1949
ETHIOPIA Signature 2 October 1947
ETHIOPIA Ratification 18 February 1949
FINLAND Signature 2 October 1947
FINLAND Ratification 30 December 1948
FRANCE Signature 2 October 1947
FRANCE Ratification 30 July 1949
FRANCE Extension 17 March 1950
FRANCE Extension 15 August 1951
French Colonies Extension 15 August 1951
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 17 April 1952
GREECE Signature 2 December 1947
GREECE Ratification 15 March 1950
GUATEMALA Signature 2 October 1947
GUATEMALA Ratification 18 October 1950
HAITI Signature 2 October 1947
HAITI Ratification 26 June 1951
HONDURAS Signature 2 October 1947
HONDURAS Ratification 26 September 1949
HUNGARY Signature 2 October 1947
HUNGARY Ratification 26 June 1950
ICELAND Signature 2 October 1947
ICELAND Ratification 28 October 1948
INDIA Signature 2 October 1947
INDIA Ratification Dated 25 January 1949
IRAN Signature 2 October 1947
IRAQ Signature 2 October 1947
IRAQ Ratification 3 January 1949
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 2 October 1947
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 31 December 1948
ISRAEL Accession 10 June 1949
ITALY Signature 2 October 1947
ITALY Ratification 28 January 1949
ITALY Extension 18 December 1953
JAPAN Accession 24 January 1949
JORDAN Accession 25 September 1950
KOREA Accession 31 January 1952
LAOS Accession 3 April 1952
LEBANON Signature 2 October 1947
LEBANON Ratification 15 July 1949
LIBERIA Accession 24 June 1950
LIBYA Accession 3 February 1953
LUXEMBOURG Signature 2 October 1947
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 21 April 1949
MALAYA Extension 6 May 1953
MEXICO Signature 2 October 1947
MEXICO Ratification 9 September 1949
MONACO Signature 2 October 1947
MONACO Ratification 17 September 1948
MOROCCO Extension 17 March 1950
MOROCCO Extension 2 May 1951
NAURU Extension 7 January 1949
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 2 October 1947
NETHERLANDS THE Extension 2 October 1947
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 31 December 1948
New Guinea Extension 7 January 1949
New Hebrides Extension 15 August 1951
New Hebrides Condominium Extension 15 August 1951
NEW ZEALAND Signature 2 October 1947
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 21 September 1948
NICARAGUA Signature 2 October 1947
NICARAGUA Ratification 20 February 1950
Norfolk Island Extension 7 January 1949
North Borneo Extension 6 May 1953
NORWAY Signature 2 October 1947
NORWAY Ratification 30 December 1948
Overseas Territories Extension 20 July 1949
PAKISTAN Signature 2 October 1947
PAKISTAN Ratification 6 January 1949
PANAMA Signature 2 October 1947
PANAMA Ratification 8 June 1954
Papua Extension 7 January 1949
PARAGUAY Accession 25 September 1950
PERU Signature 2 October 1947
PERU Ratification 10 March 1950
PHILIPPINES Signature 2 October 1947
PHILIPPINES Ratification 13 November 1952
POLAND Signature 2 October 1947
POLAND Ratification 14 May 1949
PORTUGAL Signature 2 October 1947
PORTUGAL Ratification 7 June 1949
ROMANIA Signature 2 October 1947
ROMANIA Ratification 17 August 1949
Ruanda Urundi Extension 9 September 1949
SALVADOR Signature 2 October 1947
SALVADOR Ratification 10 November 1950
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 2 October 1947
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 7 February 1949
SIAM Signature 2 October 1947
SIAM Ratification 12 July 1949
Somaliland Accession 18 December 1953
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 2 October 1947
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 19 February 1949
SOUTH AFRICA Extension 19 February 1949
South West Africa Extension 19 February 1949
Southern Rhodesia Signature 2 October 1947
Southern Rhodesia Ratification 20 July 1949
SOVIET UNION Signature 2 October 1947
SOVIET UNION Ratification 7 January 1949
SPAIN Accession 2 May 1951
SPAIN Extension 2 May 1951
SURINAME Extension 2 October 1947
SURINAME Extension 31 December 1948
SWEDEN Signature 2 October 1947
SWEDEN Ratification 21 December 1948
SWITZERLAND Signature 2 October 1947
SWITZERLAND Ratification 21 December 1948
SYRIA Signature 2 October 1947
SYRIA Ratification 25 May 1951
TUNISIA Extension 17 March 1950
TURKEY Signature 2 October 1947
TURKEY Ratification 8 May 1950
UKRAINE S S R Signature 2 October 1947
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 1 March 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 2 October 1947
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 20 July 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 29 November 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 15 August 1951
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 18 April 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 20 July 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 6 May 1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 2 October 1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 17 July 1948
URUGUAY Signature 2 October 1947
VATICAN CITY Signature 2 October 1947
VATICAN CITY Ratification 1 August 1949
VENEZUELA Signature 2 October 1947
VENEZUELA Ratification 28 July 1950
VIETNAM Accession 24 September 1951
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 2 October 1947
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 25 January 1949

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/318/0: 0
  2. UN Registration /0: 193 188
  3. Treaty Series 076/1950: Cmd 8124||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1950-TS0076.pdf
  4. Command Paper 0/1948: Cmd 7466
  5. United States Treaty Series 1901./0: 0
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 26c80c9f-7b7c-4a2d-8910-e6a2d99cb2e0
Treaty ID: 2037
Record ID: 70245