– 73 – (2.4 – Other staff matters) 2.4 Other staff matters R 105 Issue of United Nations laissez-passer to officials of the ITU (C-1948, last amended C-1952) The Council, having considered the arrangement concluded between the Secretary-General of the Union and the Secretary-General of the United Nations concerning the procedure to be followed for the issue of the United Nations laissez-passer to officials of the ITU, which arrangement it approved at its 3rd Session, considering that it would be convenient to treat the arrangement as permanent subject to denunciation at six months notice by either party, resolves 1 to approve the new text of the Arrangement which is reproduced below; 2 that the Secretary-General may request a laissez-passer for any official (permanent, temporary or supernumerary) of the General Secretariat, of the IFRB, or of the CCIs, absent on official duty or on leave. ARRANGEMENT CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF UNITED NATIONS LAISSEZ-PASSER TO OFFICIALS OF THE ITU I. The Secretariat of the United Nations will issue United Nations laissez-passer to officials of the International Telecommunication Union under the following conditions: 1 All members of the personnel of the International Telecommunication Union will be considered as officials of the International Telecommunication Union in the meaning of Section I, with the exception of those recruited locally and paid by the hour. 2 Request for issuance of laissez-passer shall be made by the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union or by such person as he shall designate. Such requests, which will state that the official is about to travel on official duty or home leave, must be accompanied by: a) a form, copy of which is attached, which shall be filled in and signed by the official for whom the laissez-passer is required and the contents of which shall all have been verified and certified as correct by the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union or his designated representatives; b) two photographs of the applicant. 3 Requests for the issue of laissez-passer shall be addressed to the Section of Passports and Visas (Transportation Service of the United Nations, 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY). However, in cases of urgency, such requests may be addressed to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva which may, in such cases, issue the laissez-passer. 4 The Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union shall forward to the Section of Passports and Visas (Transportation Service of the United Nations), specimens of the signatures of such officials as shall have received authority to certify as correct the information given on the application form under Section 3. 5 The issuance of United Nations laissez-passer to officials of the International Tele-communication Union shall also be subject to such other conditions as may apply to the issuance of the laissez-passer to officials of the United Nations. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall immediately notify these conditions to the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union.