1、751 Off. of Science and Tech. Policy and Natl. Security Council 213.1 212.2 Scope. The procedures in this part provide guidance for the submission of emer-gency requirements for telecommuni-cation channels from the United States to overseas or foreign points. Guidance on this subject was previously
2、con-tained in Annex 2 of DMO 3000.1 and Mobilization Plan IX3. Mobilization Plan IX3 has been canceled. 212.3 Responsibilities. (a) Executive departments and agen-cies of the United States, whether or not components of the National Com-munications System, (NCS), shall, to the extent permissible by l
3、aw and con-sistent with national security, submit their international emergency tele-communications requirements to the Executive Agent, NCS, for coordination and consolidation of mobilization re-quirements. (b) The Department of Defense shall coordinate NATO requirements in con-sonance with approve
4、d NATO/U.S. pro-cedures for subsequent processing by the Executive Agent, NCS. (c) The Department of State shall co-ordinate and approve foreign govern-ment telecommunications require-ments and forward them to the Execu-tive Agent, NCS, for further proc-essing. 212.4 Other requirements. (a) Governme
5、nt, other than Execu-tive departments and agencies of the United States, having need for emer-gency international telecommuni-cation service, shall present their re-quirements through the appropriate sponsor to NCS. (b) The private sector, including car-riers, having need for emergency inter-nationa
6、l telecommunication service, shall present their requirements to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). PART 213GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE TELE-COMMUNICATIONS PRECE-DENCE SYSTEM Sec. 213.0 Authority. 213.1 Background and purpose. 213.2 Scope. 213.3 Cancellation. 213.4 Definitions. 21
7、3.5 Precedence designators. 213.6 Criteria. 213.7 Policies. 213.8 Implementation. AUTHORITY: Sec. 606, 48 Stat. 1104; 47 U.S.C. 606, E.O. 10705, 3 CFR, 19541958 Comp. E.O. 10995, 3 CFR, 19591963 Comp., Presidents Memorandum of August 21, 1963; 3 CFR, 1959 1963 Comp., p. 858; E.O. 12046, 43 FR 13349,
8、 Mar. 29, 1978. SOURCE: 43 FR 50434, Oct. 30, 1978, unless otherwise noted. 213.0 Authority. (a) The voice and message precedence procedures for departments and agen-cies of the Federal Government pre-scribed by this part are prescribed pur-suant to Executive Order No. 12046 (43 FR 13349 et seq.) an
9、d the Presidents memorandum of August 21, 1963, which established the National Communica-tions System (28 FR 9413; 3 CFR, 1959 1963 Comp., p. 858). (b) The procedures applicable to com-munications common carriers and non- Federal Government users prescribed by this part are prescribed by author-ity
10、conferred upon the President by subsection 606(a) of the Communica-tions Act of 1934, as amended, and dele-gated to the National Security Council by Executive Order 12046. That author-ity under section 606(a) may be exer-cised only during the continuance of a war in which the United States is en-gag
11、ed. 213.1 Background and purpose. (a) The National Security Council and the Federal Communications Com-mission have agreed upon a precedence system for the expeditious handling of messages and calls transmitted over Government and public correspondence facilities in all types of situations from peac
12、etime to massive nuclear attack. Effectuation of that system requires that the Director issue a circular and that the Commission concurrently issue an order prescribing the stand-ards, procedures, policies, and regula-tions that together, constitute this sin-gle integrated precedence system. (b) In
13、conformity with that agree-ment the National Security Council is issuing this circular the purpose of VerDate Mar2010 11:43 Jan 07, 2011 Jkt 220204 PO 00000 Frm 00761 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 E:TEMP220204.XXX 220204rmajette on DSK29S0YB1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networki
14、ng permitted without license from IHS-,-,-752 47 CFR Ch. II (10110 Edition) 213.2 which is to prescribe, on behalf of the President, that part of those standards, procedures, policies, and regulations which are within the cognizance of the NSC. No significance should be at-tached to the fact that sl
15、ightly dif-ferent terms are used in their circular from those used in the companion order of the FCC. Those differences re-sult from differences in terms in the basic legal authorities of the director and the Commission rather than from an intent to denote a distinction in purpose or effect. 213.2 S
16、cope. The precedence system contained herein is applicable to: (a) Users of Government service fa-cilities, whether owned or leased. (b) Users of public correspondence service facilities of the communication common carriers, to U.S. domestic and international communication common carriers, and to th
17、e extent possible by agreement between the latter and their foreign correspondents. 213.3 Cancellation. This circular cancels: (a) Attachments A and B to Annex 3 of DMO 3000.1, dated November 8, 1963 (28 FR 12273). (b) That portion of the memorandum of the Special Assistant to the Presi-dent for Tel
18、ecommunications, dated August 27, 1964, pertaining to message precedences. 213.4 Definitions. As used herein: (a) Public correspondence services means those services offered to the general public for communications be-tween all points served by a carrier or by interconnected carriers on a non-exclus
19、ive message by message or call by call basis, as differentiated from leased private line services. (b) The term precedence means the order in which messages and calls are processed. Transmission of information and call completion is therefore to be accomplished in the order required by the precedenc
20、e designator. Any such properly categorized communications precede noncategorized communica-tions. (c) The term Government where used alone means Federal, foreign, State, county, or municipal government agen-cies. Specific reference will be made whenever it is intended to apply to less than the whol
21、e, e.g., State Government, Federal Government, etc. (d) The term Foreign Government in-cludes those foreign diplomatic and consular establishments and those coa-litions or associations of governments such as NATO, SEATO, OAS, UN, and associations of governments or govern-mental agencies such as Pan
22、American Union, International Postal Union, International Monetary Fund, and similar organizations. (e) The term message means a written or other form of record communication prepared for transmission and delivery at the destination. (f) The term call means a request from a user for a connection to
23、another station whether for telephone or record communication. 213.5 Precedence designators. (a) The following precedence designa-tors are available for Government and public correspondence users: Federal Government Domestic public correspondence and international telephone calls Flash . Flash emerg
24、ency. Immediate . Immediate emergency. Priority Priority emergency. Routine . (No domestic equivalent.) (b) Government and non-Government users of public correspondence services will handle their international mes-sages in accordance with current ITU Telegraph Regulations. Government users should no
25、te that, generally, the only precedence designator available for their use for international messages sent over public correspondence cir-cuits if Etat Priorite. The ITU Regula-tions do not contain precedence des-ignators which equate to Flash, Imme-diate, or Priority. Accordingly, Gov-ernment messa
26、ges whether Flash, Im-mediate, or Priority precedence when sent over international public cor-respondence circuits will be handled as Etat Priorite messages. Thus, Priority messages will receive the same treat-ment in transmission and processing as VerDate Mar2010 11:43 Jan 07, 2011 Jkt 220204 PO 00
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28、 Etat Priorite messages re-ceived in the United States shall be transmitted and processed in the order of receipt, to the extent possible. The precedence designator available for non-Government users of public cor-respondence services is Urgent. The Ur-gent designator is limited for use only during
29、wartime conditions, as declared pursuant to section 606 of the Commu-nications Act of 1934. (c) Domestic and International U.S. common carriers, insofar as prac-ticable by agreement with their foreign correspondents, shall endeavor to ar-range the proper level of precedence handling of international
30、 messages and calls originating, terminating in, or transiting the United States: Provided, however, That insofar as international messages are concerned the level of precedence shall be consistent with the International Telecommunication Con-ventions and regulations thereunder. (d) The Government d
31、esignators shall be used throughout the Federal Gov-ernment. All messages and telephone calls sent via public correspondence services shall use domestic or inter-national public correspondence des-ignators as appropriate. Thus, the re-sponsibility is on Government and pub-lic correspondence users to
32、 recognize and use the appropriate designators when using public correspondence serv-ices. (e) On international telephone calls the carriers operator will convert to the appropriate international desig-nator. 213.6 Criteria. (a) Flash, Flash Emergency. (1) This is the highest order of precedence and
33、 shall be strictly limited to Federal and Foreign Government agencies. (2) Flash, or Flash Emergency tele-phone calls or messages shall be han-dled in the order received and ahead of all calls or messages except as indi-cated for international messages in ITU Regulations. When necessary to obtain a
34、circuit for a Flash, or Flash Emergency call any call in progress of a lesser precedence will be interrupted, if feasible. Any message of a lesser precedence in the process of trans-mission will be halted, if feasible, to clear the channel for the Flash or Flash Emergency transmission. Flash or Flas
35、h Emergency precedence shall be reserved for calls and messages hav-ing an immediate bearing on: (i) Command and control of military forces essential to defense and retalia-tion. (ii) Critical intelligence essential to national survival. (iii) Conduct of diplomatic negotia-tions critical to the arre
36、sting or lim-iting of hostilities. (iv) Dissemination of critical civil alert information essential to national survival. (v) Continuity of Federal govern-mental functions essential to national survival. (vi) Fulfillment of critical U.S. inter-nal security functions essential to na-tional survival.
37、(vii) Catastrophic events of national or international significance, such as Presidential Action Notices essential to national survival during attack or preattack conditions. (b) Immediate, Immediate Emergency, Urgent. Immediate, Immediate Emer-gency, or Urgent telephone calls or messages shall be h
38、andled as fast as possible and ahead of all other calls or messages except those having a higher precedence. Any message or call of a lower precedence in the process of transmission will be halted, if feasible, to clear the channel for this trans-mission. It will be reserved generally for calls or m
39、essages pertaining to: (1) Situations which gravely affect the security of national and allied forces. (2) Reconstitution of forces in a post-attack period. (3) Intelligence essential to national security. (4) Conduct of diplomatic negotia-tions to reduce or limit the threat of war. (5) Implementati
40、on of Federal Gov-ernment actions essential to national survival. (6) Situations which gravely affect the internal security of the United States. (7) Civil defense actions concerning direction of our population and its sur-vival. VerDate Mar2010 11:43 Jan 07, 2011 Jkt 220204 PO 00000 Frm 00763 Fmt 8
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42、t on the welfare of the population. (9) Vital information having an im-mediate effect on aircraft, spacecraft, or missile operations. (c) Priority, Priority Emergency, Ur-gent. Priority, Priority Emergency, or Urgent messages and calls shall take precedence over messages or calls des-ignated Routine
43、, or in the case of com-mon carriers, over all nonprecedence traffic. Priority, Priority Emergency, or Urgent precedence is generally re-served for calls or messages which re-quire expeditious action. Examples are calls or messages pertaining to: (1) Information on locations where attack is impendin
44、g or where fire or air support will soon be placed. (2) Air-ground integrated operations. (3) Important intelligence. (4) Important diplomatic informa-tion. (5) Important information concerning the launch, operation, or recovery of spacecraft or missiles. (6) Movement of naval, air, and ground force
45、s. (7) Coordination between govern-mental agencies concerning the per-formance of emergency preparedness functions. (8) Major civil aircraft accidents. (9) Maintaining the public health, safety, and the welfare of our popu-lation. (10) Critical logistic functions, provi-sions of critical public util
46、ity services, and administrative military support functions. (11) Distributing essential food and supplies critical to health. (12) Accomplishing tasks necessary to insure critical damage control func-tions. (13) Preparations for adequate hos-pitalization. (14) Continuity of critical Govern-ment fun
47、ctions. (15) Arranging minimum transpor-tation for accomplishing the aforesaid functions. (16) Continuing or reestablishing our more important financial, economic, health, and safety activities. Pro-ducing, procuring, and distributing food materials and supplies which are considered necessary to the
48、 immediate support of a war effort, the national de-fense, or for expediting the means of meeting the effects of natural disas-ters. (17) Prompt delivery of information by press representatives to news media organizations and newspapers covering news of national or widespread disas-ters. (d) Routine
49、; no domestic equivalent. Routine precedence designation applies to those normal day-to-day commu-nications which require rapid trans-mission by telephone or message, but do not require urgent or preferential handling. 213.7 Policies. (a) Calls and messages in each prece-dence classification above shall have no precedence over others within the same classification, except where, within the same classification, they cannot be handled simultaneously. Then, th
