INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SWITZERLAND RELATING TO AIR TRANS- PORT SERVICES Having in mind the resolution recommending a standard form of agreement for provisional air routes and services, included in the final act of the International Civil Aviation Conference signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944, [ ' ] and the desirability of mutually stimulat- ing and promoting the sound economic development of air transporta- tion between the United States of America and Switzerland, the two governments parties to this arrangement agree that the establishment and development of air transport services between their respective territories shall be governed by the following provisions: ARTICLE 1 The Contracting Parties grant the rights specified in the Annex hereto necessary for establishing the international civil air routes and services therein described, whether such services be inaugurated im- mediately or at a later date at the option of the Contracting Party to whom the rights are granted. ARTICLE 2 Insraration of air (a) Each of the air services so described shall be placed in operation . as so on as the Contracting Party to whom the rights have been granted by Article 1 to designate an airline or airlines for the route concerned has authorized an airline for such route, and the Contracting Party Pot,p . I18. granting the rights shall, subject to Article 6 hereof, be bound to give the appropriate operating permission to the airline or airlines con- cerned; provided that the airlines so designated may be required to qualify before the competent aeronautical authorities of the Contract- ing Party granting the rights under the laws and regulations normally applied by these authorities before being permitted to engage in the operations contemplated by this Agreement; and provided that in areas of hostilities or of military occupation, or in areas affected there- by, such inauguration shall be subject to the approval of the compe- tent military authorities. (b) It is understood that either Contracting Party granted com- mercial rights under this Agreement should exercise them at the earliestpracticable date except in the case of temporary inability to do so. l [InternationalCivil Aviation Conference, Chicago,Illinois, November 1 to Decem- ber 7, 1944, Final Act and Related Documents, Department of State publication 2282, Conference Series 64.] 1936
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