We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) and its operating agreement, signed in London on 3 September 1976,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned International Maritime Satellite Organization and the adherence to its convention are hereby approved.
Article II
The Minister of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone is hereby authorised to sign the operating agreement of the mentioned organisation on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman.
Article III
All relevant entities, each within its mandate, shall undertake the necessary measures to implement this decree.
Article IV
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 1 Safar 1401
Corresponding to: 8 December 1980
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 207 issued on 15 December 1980.