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2/19/43
FCC 0. K. ' S FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS* CONTRACTS WAIVER
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a reso¬ lution adopted by the Boards of Directors of Radio Corporation of America and R. C. A. Communica tions, Inc., authorizing the waiver of all preferential provisions in its contracts with foreign corres¬ pondents.
R. C.A. Communications was authorized to send the following notice to each foreign correspondent with which it operats a direct radiotelegraph circuit under a contract that all unrouted traffic destined to the United States be transmitted over the RCAC circuit:
"At the request of the Board of War Communications and the Federal Communications Commission of our Govern¬ ment, we desire to advise you that we hereby waive all provisions in the traffic agreement or understanding we have with you which might prevent tne establishment and unrestricted operation of such other circuits between you and other United States companies as you may wish to establish, including any provision which might require the transmission of all unrouted traffic over your circuit with R.C.A. Communications, Inc. "
The Commission is advising all other telegraph carrier licensees in the international field that similar action should be taken by them.
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CONFEREES REACH ACCORD IN WIRE MERGER
Senate and uouse conferees have agreed on terms of a bill to permit the merger of Postal Telegraph Co. with Western Union.
The principal point of contention, Job security for affected employees has been adjusted.
Senior employees, employed before March 1, 1941, may not be discharged, except for cause, for four years from the date of approval of the merger. Junior employees, hired since March 1, 1941, may either be retained for the same period of time after the merger as they served before, or they may be dismissed with one month’s severance pay for each year employed.
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