NEWSReport No. IN 97-2       INTERNATIONAL ACTION             January 9, 1996

       INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION REFERENCE MATERIALS
          CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE CENTER

The International Bureau is providing the following publications from the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) in the International Reference Center:

     1.  Glossary of Telecommunications Terms (English, Arabic, French, Spanish)
     2.  1996 L-Band Multilateral Meeting in Mexico City (1996 & 1997 Operating
     Agreements)
     3.  Books 1 & 2 of Telecommunications Standardization Sector of ITU
     4.  1986-1993 ITU Statistical Yearbook
     5.  Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-95)
     6.  Color charts of frequency allocations 0 kHz to 400 GHz

The International Bureau Reference Center is located in Room 102, 2000 M Street,
N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554. The Reference Center hours of operation are 10:00
AM - 3:30 PM.
          
Please note that certain of these ITU materials are copyrighted and therefore may not
be photocopied without permission form the ITU. The ITU Catalog of Publications and
order forms for the ITU Catalog of Publications are also available in the International
Reference Center.

For further information, contact Tom Sullivan (202) 418-0420.