ITU F.1:1998
ITU F.1:1998 Operational Provisions For The International Public Telegram Service Deals with the correct formatting of telegrams.
Table of Contents
DIVISIONA-GENERALPROVISIONSAPPLYINGTOALLMETHODSOFWORKING
IHoursofserviceofoffices
1Durationandclosingofservice-legaltime
IIClassificationofcorrespondenceintheinternational
publictelegramservice
1Telegramsandspecialservices
1.1Obligatorytelegrams
1.2Optionaltelegramsandspecialservices
IIIPreparationandhandinginoftelegrams
1General
2Charactersthatmaybeusedforthepreparationof
telegrams
3Orderofarrangementofthevariouspartsofatelegram
4Heading
5Theaddresspart
5.1Theserviceindications
5.2Generalprovisionsfortheaddress
5.3Fullpostaladdress
5.4Registeredaddress
5.5Telephonicaddress
5.6Telexandfacsimileaddresses
5.6.1Telexaddress
5.6.2Facsimileaddress
5.7Posterestanteortelegrapherestantaddress
5.8Postofficeboxaddress
6Thetextpart
6.1Thetext
6.2Thesignature
6.3Longtelegrams
7Cancellationoftelegramsattherequestofthesender
IVCountingofwords
1Generalprovisions
2Countingthenumberofchargeablewords
3Indicationofthenumberofwordsinthepreambletime
4Transmissionoftheotherpartsofatelegram
VRoutingandretransmissionoftelegrams
VITransmissionoftelegrams
1Orderoftransmissionoftelegrams
2Orderoftransmissionofthevariouspartsofa
telegram
3Transmissionoftheheading
4Transmissionoftheotherpartsofatelegram
5Reception
6Errorsandinterruptions
VIIInterruptionoftelegramcommunications
1Diversionoftelegrams
VIIIDeliveryatdestination
1Generalprovisions
2Methodsofdelivery
3Non-deliveryanddelayeddelivery
IXObligatorytelegrams
1Telegramsrelatingtothesafetyoflife(SVH)
2Governmenttelegramsandtelegramsrelativetothe
applicationoftheUnitedNationsCharter
3Telegramsconcerningpersonsprotectedintimeof
warbytheGenevaConventionsof12August1949
4Ordinaryprivatetelegrams
5Telegraphservicecorrespondence
6Meteorologicaltelegrams
XOptionaltelegrams
1Postalfinancialtelegrams
2Lettertelegrams
3Privilegetelegrams
XISpecialservices
1Generalprovisions
2Urgenttransmissionanddelivery
3Deluxeform
XIIStoppageoftelegrams
1Transmissionofcertaintelegrams-Supplyingcopies
oftelegrams
XIIIArchives
1Archives
2Inspectionoforiginalformsoftelegrams-Supplying
copiesoftelegrams
DIVISIONB-OPERATIONALPROVISIONSAPPLYINGTOMORSEAND
SOUNDERWORKING
IMorsecode
1Morsecodesignals
2Spacingandlengthofthesignals
3Transmissionofsignsforwhichthereisno
correspondingsignalintheMorsecode
3.2Multiplicationsign
3.3Percentageorperthousandsign
3.4Invertedcommas(quotationmarks)
3.5Minuteandsecondsigns
4Transmissionofgroupsoffiguresandletters,of
ordinalnumbersoroffractions
IIGeneraltransmissionrules
IIITransmissionoftelegramswithidenticaltext
1Identicaltexts
IVTransmissionirregularities-Servicenotes
VCheckingthenumberofwordstransmitted-
Acknowledgementofreceipt
1Checkingthenumberofwordstransmitted
2Acknowledgementofreceipt
VITransmissionprocedures
DIVISIONC-OPERATIONALPROVISIONSAPPLYINGTOPRINTING
TELEGRAPHSYSTEMS
ITransmissionsignals
1TransmissionsignalsofInternationalTelegraph
AlphabetNo.2
2Transmissionofsignsforwhichthereisno
correspondingsignalinthetelegraphalphabet
3Transmissionofordinalnumbers,groupsoffiguresand
lettersorofnumbersthatincludefractions
IIGeneralprovisionsfortransmissionoftelegrams
1Calling
2Transmissionwithrunningseriesofnumbers
IIIGeneralprovisionsforreception
IVSpecialprovisionsforpoint-to-pointoperations
1Transmissionoftelegramstotape-printingsystems
2Transmissionoftelegramstopage-printingsystems
3Reception
VSpecialprovisionsforgentexoperations
1Generalprovisions
2Answer-backcodes
3Responsibilityoftransmittingorreceivingstations
4Proceduresbeforetransmissionofatelegram
5Transmissionoftelegrams
6Receptionoftelegrams
7Abnormalconditionsbeforetransmission
8Abnormalconditionsduringtransmission
9Trafficbetweengentexofficesequippedwith
page-printingteleprinters
10Interworkingbetweentape-printingandpage-printing
teleprinters
11Specialtransmissionproceduresforusewithformat
convertersand/orautomaticerrorcorrectiondevices
12Serviceadvices(A)anduseofcodes
VIInterworkingbetweenthetelegramretransmission
systemandthegentexnetwork
DIVISIOND-TELEGRAPHSERVICECORRESPONDENCE
ITelegraphservicecorrespondence
1Generalprovisions
2Servicetelegrams
3Serviceadvices
3.1Generalprocedure
3.2Procedure
3.2.1End-to-endservices
3.2.2Follow-onserviceadvices
3.2.3Returnserviceadvices
3.3Wording
3.4Repetitionofatelegram
IIIExamplesofformatandwordingofservice
correspondence
DIVISIONE-OPERATIONALPROVISIONSAPPLYINGTOINTERNATIONAL
FACSIMILETRANSMISSIONSOFTELEGRAMS
1Generalprovisions
2Preparationoftelegramsfortransmission
3Routingandretransmissionoftelegrams
4Deliveryatdestination
5Servicecorrespondence
6Archives