ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd ɐɡˈɛn fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ˈɑːnwɚdz ɪt wʌz ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnd tə ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ænd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz.
In 1947 (and again from 1971 onwards) it was reassigned to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.