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The Secretay of State to the Swedish Chargé d'Affaires ad interim August 6, 1954 Sir:

I have the honor to refer to discussions and correspondence that have recently taken place relating to the establishment of an air route between Scandinavia and the United States by way of Greenland. The United States suggests that such a route be established in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

An airline or airlines designated by the Government of Sweden may operate on a route from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway via Greenland to Los Angeles in both directions.

An airline or airlines designated by the Government of the United States may operate on a route from the United States via Greenland to Stockholm and beyond in both directions.

Operations by an airline or airlines designated by the Government of Sweden shall be limited to an experimental period of three years from the date on which a foreign air carrier permit shall be issued by the United States aeronautical authorities to such airline. If operating experience during the experimental period warrants making these routes permanent, the bilateral air transport agreement between the United States and Sweden, effected by an exchange of notes signed at Washington on December 16, 1944, shall be amended to provide for such routes. In this connection, the United States will be prepared to make arrangements with the Government of Sweden at the end of two years of operation on the experimental route to review the operating experience for the purpose of determining whether the route should be made permanent. If the agreement is amended at the end of three years to provide for permanent routes as specified, the United States will wish also to amend the