The Archive · 1938

28 States Sign Agreement Regarding Uses of Radio injCausefof Peace

Great Britain, France and Soviet Russia Included in Parties Denouncing Inflammatory Broadcasts

Geneva, Apr. 2 An international agreement on the use of radio broadcasting in the interests of peace came into force here to-day, after having been signed by 28 states, including Great Britain. France, and Soviet The agreement is confi nce summoned which was held here from September 17 to 23. 1936.

According to the agreement, the contracting parties undertake mutually to forbid on their territories all broadcasts of a nature to incite the inhabitants of any country to acts contrary to the domestic order or territorial security of a contracting contracting parties will see to t the items broadcast by radio stations in their country do not incite their inhabitants to war against another contracting party. neither will they incite them to any acts capable of leading to a war A notable point is that the parties undertake to control all information of international nature broadcast by their stations, and to verify as to the exactitude of such information Havas "Complete Failure"

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