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 1788 September 8, 9, 1983. AIR NAVIGATION-8WEDEN. A"angement between the United States oj America and Sweden jor air navigation. Effected by exchange oj notes, signed September 8 and 9, 1933; effective October 9, 1933. The Secretary oj State (Hull) to the Swedish Charge d' Atfaires ad interim (Beck- Friis) SIR: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 8, 1933. mI~w::e~nf~; Reference is made to the negotiations which have taken place be- air navigation. tween the Government of the United States of America and the Gov- ernment of Sweden for the conclusion of a reciprocal air navigation arrangement between the United States of America and Sweden, governing the operation of civil aircraft of the one country in the other country. Terms. Area affected. Aircraft construed. Liberty of passage. Regular air routes. It is my understanding that it has been agreed in the course of the negotiations, now terminated, that this arrangement shall be af) follows: Arran~ement between the United States of America and Sweden con- cernIng the operation of civil aircraft of the one country in the territory of the other country. ARTICLE 1 Pending the conclusion of a convention between the United States of America and Sweden on the subject of air navigation, the operation of civil aircraft of the one country in the other country shall be governed by the following provisions. ARTICLE 2 The present arrangement shall apply to continental United States of America, exclusive of Alaska, and to Sweden, including the adjacent territorial waters of the two countries. ARTICLE 3 The term aircraft with reference to one or the other party to this arrangement shall be understood to mean civil aircraft, including state aircraft used exclusively for commercial purposes, duly registered in the territory of such party. ARTICLE 4 Each of the parties undertakes to grant liberty of passage above its territory in time of peace to the aircraft of the other party, provided that the conditions set forth in the present arrangement are observed. It is, however, agreed that the establishment and operation of regular air routes by an air transport company of one of the parties within the territory of the other party or across the said territory,