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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. December 27, 1946, May 6, 8, July 21,1947 [T. I. A. S. 1587] Inauguration of air services. Agreement between the United States of America and Peru, and accom- panying notes, respecting air transport services. Signed at Lima December 27, 1946; entered into force December 27, 1946. And agreement effected by exchange of notes signed at Washington May 6 and 8, and July 21, 1947; entered into force July 21, 1947. AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Peru, desiring to stimulate and promote the development of Air Transportation between both countries, and having in mind the recommendations of Section VIII of the Final Act of the Conference on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on the seventh of December, 1944,[ 1] have resolved to sign an Air Transport Agree- ment and for that purpose have designated their respective Pleni- potentiaries to wit: His Excellency the President of the United States of America, Their Excellencies Mr. Prentice Cooper, Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- potentiary before the Government of Peru, and Mr. William Mitchell, Special Representative and Minister Plenipotentiary specially acredited for this purpose, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Peru, Their Excellencies Sefiores Enrique Garcia Sayan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Enrique G6ngora, Minister of Aeronautics. who, after exchanging their full powers which they have found to be in good and proper form, have agreed that the establishment and development of Air Transport Services between their respective terri- tories shall be subject to the provisions of the present Agreement and of its Annex as follows: ARTICLE 1 Each contracting party grants to the other contracting party the rights as specified in the Annex hereto necessary for establishing the international civil air routes and services therein described, whether such services be inaugurated immediately or at a later date at the option of the contracting party to whom the rights are granted. ARTICLE 2 Each of the air services so described shall be placed in operation as soon as the contracting party to whom the rights have been granted by article 1 to designate an airline or airlines for the route concerned [International Civil Aviation Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 1 to December 7, 1944, Final Act and Related Documents, Department of State publi- cation 2282, p. 39 .] 2586