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 2668 AIR NAVIGATIOX-ITALY. October13and14.1931. Arrangement between the r"nited State8 oj America and Italy concerning a1'r navigation. Effected by exchange of notes, signed October 13 and 14, 1931, e.tfectil'e October 31, 1931. The Secretary oj State (Stimson) to the Italian Cha.rge d' .ilffa ires ad interim (..\;Iarchetti) SIR: DEPAU'l'MENT O}<' STATE, ' VASHINGTON, October 13,1931. Recipr9callarrange- Reference is made to the neaotiations which have tnken place he- ment wIth taIy for. e. • admission of civil aIr· tween thIS Department and your Embassy for the conclusIOn of a craft, etc. reciprocal arrangement between the Enited States and Italy for the admission of civil aircraft, the issuance of pilots' licenses, and the acceptance of certificates for aircraft and accessories imported ns merchandise. Terms. It is my understanding that it has been agreed in the course of the negotiations that this arrangement shall be as follows: ~\RTICI.E 1 Subject to the conditions and limitations hereinafter cO:ltaineo and set forth, Italian civil aircraft shall be permitted to operate in the United States of America and, in like manner, civil aircraft of the United St.ates of America shall be permitted to operate in Ital? Wherever either country is referred to herein it shall be under- stood to include its territories and possessions. The right of aircraft of either country to enter the territory of the other country shall be understood to include the right of transit across such territory. ARTICLE 2 All state aircraft other than military, naval, customs and police aircraft, shall be treated as civil aircraft and as such shall be subjf>ct to the requirements hereinafter provided for civil aircraft. ARTICLE 3 Italian aircraft, before ent('ring the United States, must be regis- tered and passed as airworthy by the Italian Ministry of Aero- nautics and must bear the registration markings allotted to them by that ~Iinistry, preceded by the letter "I", placed on them in accord- ance with the Air Navigation Regulations of the Ministry of Aero- nautics. Aircraft of the United States, before entering Italy, must be regis- tt'red and pasliled as airworthy by the United States Department of Commerce, and must bear the registration lllttrkings allotted to them by that Department, preceded by the letter "N", placed on them in accordance with the Air Commerce Regulations of the Department of Commerce.