Nations Plan Distribution Of Radio Wavelengths
LONDON, Dee. 13. Ifltern.ation.al plans for tlie allocation of higli frequeney broadeasting wavelengths on a world basis, were advanced a further stage at a conference wh.ich lias just concluded in Paris. It was decided after the war that steps must be taken to'avoid the overlapping of wavelengths and aceordingly an international conference at Which 80 nations were represented, was held in Mexico City in 1948, to devise preliminary plans. This conference decided to appoint a working eommittee of 12 nations to formulate detailed proposals for furtlier consideration by a second international conference to be held in Florence, Italy, in March next year. This working eommittee, on which New Zealand was represented by Mr. E. W. de Lisle, of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department, and Mr. N. B. Johnston, of the New- Zealand National Broadeasting Service, began its deliberation's in the middle of June and completed 'its Work only last week. Mr. de Lisle and Mr. Johnston, who have been conferring with representatives of the B.B.C. in London since the Paris conference concluded, leave by air for New Zealand 011 Tliursday.
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 December 1949, Page 5
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