– 144 – (6.1 – ITU Membership) R 177 Circular telegrams to administrations (C-1950) The Council, considering that the practice of circulating by telegram to all administrations communications emanating from an administration throws heavy burden on all administrations and private operating agencies, which is justified only in cases of urgent necessity for the services of the Union, recommends 1 the administrations of the Union to refrain, insofar as possible, from requesting that their communications to the Union should be forwarded by circular telegram, restricting such requests to strictly indispensable cases; 2 that the Secretary-General, when he receives a communication from a Member of the Union with the request that he should forward it to all the other Members, by circular telegram, should comply only if he judges that the matter is urgent and of fundamental importance to the services of the Union, which might be prejudiced if telegraph is not used; 3 that in all other cases, he shall use the post, informing the administrations in question accordingly and referring to the present Resolution. If the administrations should insist on a circular telegram, the Secretary-General shall comply with the request. Ref.: Document 806/CA5 (1950). R 216 Applications for Membership of the Union (C-1951, last amended C-1984)9 The Council, in view of the provisions of Nos. 2 to 6 of the Nairobi Convention, 1982, regarding applications for Membership of the Union, considering a) that there is no provision in the Convention limiting the number of applications for admission which may be made by any one country; b) that the Secretary-General is not qualified to express an opinion upon the status of a country or the Government thereof having submitted an application, resolves 1 that in accordance with No. 11 of the Nairobi Convention, 1982, Members which have signed and ratified the Convention or have acceded hereto are permitted to vote on the admission of a new Member (see also No. 178 of the Convention); 2 that applications for admission as Member sent to the Secretary-General, as well as the results of the consultations communicated by the Secretary-General to the applicant governments, must be sent through diplomatic channels and through the intermediary of the Swiss Government; 3 that a country of which the application for Membership has been declared unsuccessful may at any time make further application for Membership; ____________________ 9 See also Decision 185.