Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 49 Part 2.djvu/1720

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372H AIR NAYIGATION-GHEAT BRITAIX. l~)18:50, 19 November 2014 (UTC) aircraft" (ii) The term "British aircraft", as used in tIlls Note meuns civil aircraft, including State aircraft used exclusively for commercial purposes, duly registered in territories to which Your Excellency's Note under reference applies. 3. Subject to the provisions of this Note, British aircraft will, in time of peace, be allowed liberty of passage to and over the territories ('O~{TarmstroBot (talk)L~'l:~ii~e,rn-:,·,; to which tlus Note applies; provided, however, that no regular air route or service may be established or operated to, within or over any such territory, with or without a landing there, except by prior COIl- sent of the Government of the United States. Juristliction t,\"( 'r: .. 4. (i) Brit·l·sh aircraft, t.heir crews and passengers, and goods car- craft, pusseUK(1.T~, ('arf~' t, ete. ried thereon will, while within or over a territory to which tlus Note applies, be subject to the laws in force in that territory, including all regulations relating to air traffic applicable to foreign aircraft, the transport of passengers and goods, and public safety and order, as well as any regulations concerning immigration, passports, quarantine and (subject to the provisions of paragraph 6) customs. (ii) Subject to the provisions of the preceding sub-paragraph and to the laws and regulations therein specified, the carriage of passengers and the import or export of any goods which may lawfully be imported or exported will be permitted in British aircraft int.o or out of the territories to which this Note applies; and (subject to the same proviso) such aircraft, their crews, passengers und cargoes shall enjoy in those territories the same privileges as and shall not, merely by reason of the nationulity of the uircraft, be subjected to any other or higher duties or charges than those wIuch are or may be inlposed on United States aircraft or the aircmft of the most favored country not being part of the territories under United Stn.tes sovereignty, jurisdic- tion or authority, engaged in international commerce, or on their crews, passengers or cargoes. He~ulllliou to J,e 5. The regulations (to~ether with any subsequent alterations ("mlllunit'ate<i. ~ therein) relative to air traffic in force in the territories to wmeh tlils Note applies will be communicuted to His \-Iajesty's Government ill the United Kingdom. Fud reta:uul on lIir- 6. The fuel retained 011 board British aircraft arriving in or leaving ('raft. . any tenitory to wmch this Note applies shall be exempt from cus- toms duty, even though the fuel so retained is used by the aircraft on a flight in that territory, provided that such flight is definitely part of a journey from or to a place outside that territory. B;ite~II'18:50, 19 November 2014 (UTC){1t:per. In 7. Aerodromes open to public air traffic in the territories to wmch tms Note applies will, so far as they are under the control of the Government of the United States, be open to British aircraft, wmch (subject to the same proviso) will also be entitled to the assistance of the meteorological, wireless, lighting and day· and night signalling services at such aerodromes. Subjer.t ugnin to the same proviso, the scale of charges at such aerodromes for landing and accommodation will be the same for British as for United States aircraft.