[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 12, 1992]
[Page 756]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Message to the Senate Transmitting 1987 Partial Revision of the Radio 
Regulations

May 12, 1992
To the Senate of the United States:
    With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the Partial Revision of the Radio 
Regulations (Geneva, 1979) signed on behalf of the United States at 
Geneva on October 17, 1987, and the United States reservations and 
statement as contained in the Final Protocol. I transmit also, for the 
information of the Senate, the report of the Department of State with 
respect to the 1987 Partial Revision.
    The 1987 Revision constitutes a partial revision of the Radio 
Regulations (Geneva 1979), to which the United States is a party. The 
primary purpose of the present revision is to update the existing 
regulations pertaining to the mobile radio services to take into account 
technical advances and the rapid growth of these services, and to 
implement the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. The revised 
regulations, with the two exceptions noted below, are consistent with 
the positions taken by the United States at the 1987 World 
Administrative Radio Conference for the Mobile Services.
    At the time of signature, the United States submitted two 
reservations and responded to a statement submitted by Cuba directed at 
U.S. use of radio frequencies in Guantanamo. The specific reservations 
and statement are addressed in the report of the Department of State.
    Most of the Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations entered into 
force October 3, 1989, for governments that, by that date, had notified 
the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union of 
their approval thereof; provisions specifically related to the maritime 
mobile service in the high frequency bands entered into force on July 1, 
1991.
    I believe that the United States should, subject to the reservations 
mentioned above, become a party to the 1987 Partial Revision, which has 
the potential to improve mobile radio-communications worldwide. It is my 
hope that the Senate will take early action on this matter and give its 
advice and consent to ratification.

                                                             George Bush

The White House,
May 12, 1992.