FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, D .C.	(41387)	 June 5, 1940 .
FOREIGN AMATEUR COMMUNICATION BANNED
PRESS RELEASE
Immediate ban on amateur radio communication with foreign stations was
today ordered by the Federal Communications Commission . There are approximately
55,000 amateurs licensed by the Commission .
This prohibition, however, does not apply to amateur communication
betweenlicensed amateur stations in the continental United States and its
territories and possessions ; nor does it apply to United States citizens
authorizedto operate amateur stations in the Philippine Islands or the Canal Zone
when such persons are communicating with amateurs in the United States .
Order No . 72, pursuant to Section 303 of the Communications Act and
in accordance with Article 8, Section 1, General Radio Regulations (Cairo
Revision,1938) annexed to the International Telecommunications Convention
(Madrid, 1934), as issued today, reads in the main :
"IT IS ORDERED, That amateur radio operators and amateur
radio stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
shall not exchange communications with operators or radio stations
of any foreign government or located in any foreign country ;
Provided,however, that this Order is not intended to prohibit the
exch=ge of communications between licensed amateur operators and
licensed amateur stations in the continental United States and
licensed amateur operators and licensed amateur stations in the
several Territories and possessions of the United States, or
betweenlicensed amateur operators and licensed amateur stations
in the Continental United States and United States citizens
authorized to operate amateur stations in the Philippine Islands
or the Canal Zone, or between licensed amateur operators and
licensedamateur stations in the several Territories and possessions
of the United States .
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That all Rules and Regulations of
the Commission inconsistent with this Order BE, AND THE SAME
HEREBY, SUSPENDED, ending the further Order of the Commission.
This Order shall become effective immediately ."