INTERNATIONAL   EARTH   ROTATION   SERVICE   (IERS) 
                     SERVICE INTERNATIONAL LA ROTATION  TERRESTRE




BUREAU CENTRAL DE L'IERS
OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS                                   
61, Av. de l'Observatoire 
75014 PARIS (France)
Tel. 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26  
FAX  33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
Internet: iers@obspm.fr                                 Paris, 29 November 1996
                                                        Bulletin D 65










                               ANNOUNCEMENT OF DUT1




     From the


                              6 February 1997, 0h UTC


until further notice, the value of DUT1 to be disseminated with the time
signals will be


                                    DUT1 = - 0.2 s


     Bulletin D 66 should be issued in January 1997.