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(a) ,,Convention" means the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT),
including its Annex, opened for signature at London on 3 September 1976;
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(b) ,,Operating Agreement" means the Operating Agreement on the International Maritime Satellite Organization
(INMARSAT), including its Annex, opened for signature at London on 3 September 1976;
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(c) ,,Party to the Convention" means a State for which the Convention is in force;
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(d) ,,Headquarters Party" means the Party to the Convention in whose territory INMARSAT has established its headquarters;
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(e) ,,Signatory" means either a Party to the Protocol or an entity designated by a Party
to the Protocol for which the Operating Agreement is in force;
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(f) ,,Party to the Protocol" means a State for which this Protocol is in force;
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(g) ,,Staff member" means the Director General and any person employed full time by INMARSAT
and subject to its staff regulations;
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(h) ,,Representatives" in the case of Parties to the Protocol, the Headquarters Party
and Signatories means representatives to INMARSAT and in each case means heads of
delegations, alternates and advisers;
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(i) ,,Archives" includes all manuscripts, correspondence, documents, photographs, films,
optical and magnetic recordings, data recordings, graphic representations and computer
programmes, belonging to or held by INMARSAT;
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(j) ,,Official activities" of INMARSAT means activities carried out by the Organization
in pursuance of its purpose as defined in the Convention and includes its administrative activities;
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(k) ,,Expert" means a person other than a staff member appointed to carry out a specific
task for or on behalf of INMARSAT and at its expense;
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(I) “INMARSAT space segment" means the satellites, and tracking, telemetry, command, control,
monitoring and related facilities and equipment required to support the operation
of these satellites, which are owned or leased by INMARSAT;
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(m) ,,Property" means anything that can be the subject of a right of ownership, including
contractual rights.