International Federation of Radio Officers

The federation was established in June 1922, at a conference in Brussels, as the International Federation of Radio-Telegraphists. It set up headquarters in London, and affiliated to the International Mercantile Marine Officers' Association.^[1]

By 1932, the federation had affiliates from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.^[1] From about 1950, it was generally known as the "International Federation of Radio Officers", although its alternative French name remained the Fédération internationale des radio-télégraphistes.^[2]

1922: H. Robinson

T. J. O'Donnell

1938: Harry J. Perkins

1949: Hugh O'Neill

1950s: Gösta Hilding

1950s: J. Madsen

1960s: Böje Larsen

1922: J. Madsen