Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 3.djvu/772

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3062 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. ANNEX. SECTION I. The Government of the United States of America grants to the Government of the Union of South Africa the right to conduct air transport services by one or more air carriers of South African na- tionality designated by the latter country on the routes, specified in Schedule I attached, which transit or serve commercially the territory of the United States of America. SECTION II. South African rights oftransit inU. S. Post, p. 3066 r.it S. rights of The Government of the Union of South Africa grants to the Govern- transit In South Africa. ment of the United States of America the right to conduct air trans- port services by one or more carriers of United States nationality Po, p 30P designated by the latter country on the routes, specified in Schedule II attached, which transit or serve commercially territory of the Union of South Africa. SECTION III. One or more air carriers designated by each of the contracting parties under the conditions provided in this agreement will enjoy, in the territory of the other contracting party, rights of transit, of stops for non-traffic purposes and of commercial entry and departure for international traffic in passengers, cargo and mail at the points enumerated and on each of the routes specified in the schedules attached at all airports open to international traffic. SECTION IV. Encouragement of air travel. Equal opportunity for operation of serv- ices. It is agreed between the contracting parties- (A) that the two governments desire to foster and encourage the widest possible distribution of the benefits of air travel for the general good of mankind at the cheapest rates consistent with sound economic principles; and to stimulate international air travel as a means of promoting friendly understanding and good will among peoples and ensuring as well the many indirect benefits of this new form of trans- portation to the common welfare of both countries; (B) that the designated airlines of the two contracting parties operating on the routes described in this annex shall enjoy fair and equal opportunity for the operation of the agreed services. If the designated airline of one contracting party is temporarily unable, as a result of the war to take advantage of such opportunity, the contracting parties shall review the situation with the object of assist- ing the said airline to take full advantage of the fair and equal oppor- tunity to participate in the agreed services; (C) that in the operation by the air carriers of either contracting party of international services described in the present annex, the interests of the air carriers of the other country shall, however, be taken into consideration so as not to affect unduly the services which the latter provide on all or part of the same route;