Prohibition of the Use of Agreed Language or Code in Private Telegrams in the Eastern States under the French Mandate

Type

Decision

Number

186

Date of the text

26/08/1939

Official Gazette

published in 1939

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

This decision bans the use of code or agreed-upon wording in private telegrams, both domestic and international, sent from or received by the Levant states under French mandate, extending the ban to private wireless telegrams.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1939. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.