Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 2.djvu/587

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62 STAT.] UNITED KINGDOM-MILITARY AIR BASES-FEB. 24, 1948 lar matters of Colonial or United Kingdom national interest, the United States military authorities, in consultation with the Govern- ment of the Territory, will, if this is possible without conflict with military requirements, designate an appropriate area or areas within the boundaries of the Base for such purposes. The United States military authorities shall permit to have convenient access to and egress from the area or areas so designated all bona fide passengers and air crews and all other persons whose presence there is certified by the Government of the Territory to be necessary for civil aviation purposes. Subject to the provisions of the present Agreement, the area or areas so designated, the provision of the said facilities, supplies and services and the conduct of the said matters within the area or areas so designated shall be under the control and jurisdiction of the Government of the Territory in the same manner and to the same extent as they would be if the area or areas so designated were outside the Leased Area: Provided that the United States military authorities shall have the right to resume complete and unrestricted control and use of the designated area or areas and its or their facilities should this prove to be necessary for military reasons of overriding necessity. (b) Subject to the provisions of this Article, the terms and condi- tions on which any such area and any buildings therein are designated shall be determined after consultation between the United States military authorities and the Government of the Territory or, if necessary, between the two Governments, it being understood that the Government of the Territory will pay agreed charges to the United States in respect of the use by that Government of any buildings or other improvements constructed and made available by the United States in any such area. (c) The terms and conditions upon which rights of occupancy or user of land within a Base, and the terms and conditions (including charges) upon which rights of occupancy or user of buildings or parts of buildings within a Base, are granted by the Government of the Territory shall be subject to the approval of the United States military authorities, it being understood that, so long as the Govern- ment of the United States maintains the Base in operational condition for civil use, and until such time as the Government of the Territory assumes the said maintenance, any profit accruing to the Government of the Territory from charges made to any civil enterprise for the right to provide facilities, supplies and services in such buildings or parts of buildings, erected and made available by the United States, will be paid to the Government of the United States. (3) The United States military authorities shall have the right, in collaboration with, or after prior notice to, the appropriate Colonial authorities, to enter upon and to inspect any area designated under paragraph (2) of this Article and any buildings and any facilities or services provided in such area, for the purpose of satisfying them- selves that adequate precautionary measures are taken in connection 1867