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 AIR NAVIGATION-NORWAY. 1809 Arrangement between the United States of America and Norway for air October Hl navigation. Effected by exchange oJ notes, signed October 16, 1933; effective November 15, 1933. The Secretary of State (Hull) to the Norwegian Minister (Bachke) SIR: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, October 16, 1933. Reference is made to the negotiations which have taken place m!f~f~o~t:; between the Government of the United States of America and the operating, etc., aircraft. Government of Norway for the conclusion of a reciprocal air naviga- tion arrangement between the United States of America and Norway, governing the operation of civil aircraft of the one country in the other country. It is my understanding that it has been agreed in the course of Terms. the negotiations, now terminated, that this arrangement shall be as follows: ARTICLE 1 Pending the conclusion of a convention between the United States Tentative provisions. of America and Norway on the subject of air navigation, the operation of civil aircraft of the one country in the other country shall be gov- erned by the following provisions. ARTICLE 2 The present arrangement shall apply to the United States of Area atlected. America and Norway and likewise terntories and possessions over which they respectively exercise jurisdiction, including territorial waters, With the exception of the Philippine Islands, Hawaiian Islands and the Panama Canal Zone. ARTICLE 3 The term aircraft with reference to one or the other Party to this Aircraft construed. arrangement shall be understood to mean civil aircraft, including state aircraft used exclusively for commercial purposes, duly regis- tered in the territory of such Party. ARTICLE 4 Each of the parties undertakes to pant liberty of passage above Liberty of passage. its territory in time of peace to the 8.lI'craft of the other party, pro- vided that the conditions set forth in the present arrangement are observed. It is, however, agreed that the establishment and operation of t Regular air routes by regular air routes by an air transport company of one of the parties ransport company. w!thin th~ terri~ry of th~ other a:;ty or across t~e said territory, WIth or WIthout mtermediary Ian g, shall be subJect to the pnor Consent required.