INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Regular Base by any Canadian civil air carrier granted such rights by the Government of the United Kingdom. It is also understood by Ante, p. 1863. my Government that that part of sub-paragraph 2 (b) of Article IV of said Agreement that refers to "corresponding rights" is intended to refer to an exchange of air transport rights between such third country and the United States on a basis mutually satisfactory to them. As far as my Government is concerned, it is felt that the existing air trans- port arrangements between the United States and Canada adequately meet the provisos of sub-paragraph 2 (b) of Article IV. If the Government of the United Kingdom agree, I would suggest that the present note and Your Excellency's reply should be regarded as an Agreement between our two Governments as contemplated in Ante, p. 183. paragraph (2) of Article IV of the Agreement signed today. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. G. C. MARSHALL His Excellency The Right Honorable THE LoRD INVERCHAPEL, P.C., G.C.M.G., British Ambassador. The BritishAmbassador to the Secretary of State BRITISH EMBAssY, WASHINGTON, D.C . No. 96 4/th February, 1948 SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's note of today's date, the terms of which are as follows: Ante, p. 186. "I have the honour to refer to paragraph (2) of Article IV of the Agreement relating to the civil use of the leased air bases signed today, which provides that "the Government of the United Kingdom may grant to civil air carriers using the Regular Bases, traffic rights at those Bases: Provided that except by agreement between the two Governments, (a) no rights so granted (including those granted to civil air carriers of the United Kingdom) shall be greater than, or differ- ent from, those granted to civil air carriers of the United States at the said Bases, save as provided in paragraph (3) of this Ante, p. 186 . Article; and (b) the rights so granted to civil air carriers of third countries shall not exceed the corresponding rights which such third countries shall have granted (not necessarily on the same routes as those operated by the air carriers of the third countries concerned) in their respective territories to civil air carriers of the United States," and to inform you that my Government agrees that the provisions of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of the said paragraph (2) shall not 1874
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