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 territorial waters adjacent thereto under the sovereignty, suzerainty, protection or mandate of such State.

(a) This Convention shall be applicable only to civil aircraft, and shall not be applicable to state aircraft.

(b) Aircraft used in military, customs and police services shall be deemed to be state aircraft.

(c) No state aircraft of a contracting State shall fly over the territory of another State or land thereon without authorization by special agreement or otherwise, and in accordance with the terms thereof,.

(d) The contracting States undertake, when issuing regulations for their state aircraft, that they will have due regard for the safety of navigation of civil aircraft.

Each contracting State agrees not to use civil

aviation for any purpose inconsistent with the alms of this Convention.

CHAPTER II

FLIGHT OVER TERRITORY OF CONTRACTING STATES

Each contracting State agrees that all aircraft of the other contracting States, being aircraft not engaged in scheduled international air services shall have the right, subject to the observance of the terms of this Convention, to make flights into or in transit non-stop across 1ts territory and to make stops for