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UNION MADRID [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Telecommunications
OBS

On 17 May 1865 ... the International Telegraph Union (ITU) was set up to enable subsequent amendments to this initial agreement to be agreed upon. ... At the 1932 Madrid Conference, the International Telegraph Union decided to combine the International Telegraph Convention of 1865 and the International Radiotelegraph Convention of 1906 to form the International Telecommunication Convention. It also decided to change its name and was known as from 1 January 1934 as the International Telecommunication Union.

Key term(s)
  • International Telecommunications Union

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Le 17 mai 1865, à Paris, [...] l'institution [...] était créée, sous le nom d’Union télégraphique internationale. [...] À la Conférence de Madrid, en 1932, l'Union télégraphique internationale réunit en une Convention internationale des télécommunications les deux conventions adoptées en 1865 et 1906, à savoir la Convention télégraphique internationale et la Convention radiotélégraphique internationale. Elle change en outre de nom et devient à compter du 1er janvier 1934 l'Union internationale des télécommunications.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Telecomunicaciones
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Record 2 2001-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

On 17 May 1865 after two and a half months of arduous negotiations, the first International Telegraph Convention was signed by the 20 participating countries and the International Telegraph Union (ITU) was set up to enable subsequent amendments to this initial agreement to be agreed upon. This marked the birth of the ITU ... At the International Radiotelegraph Convention Conference held in 1906, the first International Radiotelegraph Convention was signed ... At the 1932 Madrid Conference, the International Telegraph Union decided to combine the International Telegraph Convention of 1865 and the International Radiotelegraph Convention of 1906 to form the International Telecommunication Convention. It also decided to change its name and was known as from 1 January 1934 as the International Telecommunication Union.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Le 17 mai 1865, à Paris, après deux mois et demi de négociations serrées, la première Convention télégraphique internationale était signée par les vingt pays participants et l'institution au sein de laquelle ils allaient pouvoir amender ce premier accord était créée, sous le nom d’Union télégraphique internationale. [...] En 1906 a lieu la Conférence radiotélégraphique internationale de Berlin au cours de laquelle est signée la première Convention radiotélégraphique internationale. [...] À la Conférence de Madrid, en 1932, l'Union télégraphique internationale réunit en une Convention internationale des télécommunications les deux conventions adoptées en 1865 et 1906, à savoir la Convention télégraphique internationale et la Convention radiotélégraphique internationale. Elle change en outre de nom et devient à compter du 1er janvier 1934 l'Union internationale des télécommunications.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Madrid Union.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Union de Madrid.

Spanish

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