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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. May 21 ad , 1947 Agreement between the United States of America and the United King- IT. I. A. S. 1641] dom of Great Britainand NorthernIreland respecting airtransportserv- ices, Gander Airport, Newfoundland, supplementing the agreement of February 11, 1946. Efected by exchange of notes signed at London May 21 and 23, 1947; entered into force May 23, 1947. The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1 . No. W 342/342/802. 21st May, 1947. YoUR EXCELLENCY, I have the honour to state that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, after consultation with the Government of New- foundland and in accordance with the understandings arrived at in the course of the discussions leading up to the signing of the Ber- 60 Stat. 1499 . muda Agreement on the 11th February, 1946, have pleasure in informing the Government of the United States of America that an airline or airlines designated by the United States of America in 6 Stat. 1 .00. accordance with Article 2 (i) of the Agreement between the Gov- ernment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire- land and the Government of the United States of America signed on the 11th February, 1946 may enjoy at Gander Airport, Newfoundland. 10 Stat. i0Q. on routes 1 to 5 of Section III (b) of the Annex to that Agreement 60 Stat. 1504 . the rights set out in Section 1 of that Annex on the following understandings:- (a) that the grant of the rights mentioned above is subject to the observance of, and is to be governed by, the provisions of the Final Act of the Bermuda Civil Aviation Conference signed on the 11th February, 1946 and of the Agreement of the 11th February, 1946, referred to above; and (b) that similar rights will be granted, at a point or points to be agreed in the territory of the United States of America, to any air- line designated by His Majesty's Government in the United King- dom on behalf of the Government of Newfoundland for the oper- ation of air services on routes operating to or through the United States of America. 2. I am to add that, if and when as a result of any constitutional change affecting the status of Newfoundland, His Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom ceases to act on behalf of Newfoundland in such matters as are referred to in this note, His Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom agrees for its part that the provisions of this note should no longer apply and that a new agreement in such terms as may be appropriate should be entered into between the United 3092