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 AIR NAVIGATION-NORWAY. 1813 ARTICLE 16 No article or substance, other than ballast, may be unloaded or Permit to UDload. otherwise discharged in the course of flight unless special permission for such purpose shall have been given by the authorities of the territory in which such unloading or discharge takes place. ARTICLE 17 Whenever questions of nationality arise in C8J"rying out the present cra~ationalit7 arrangement, it is agreed that every aircraft shall be deemed to . possess the nationality of the Party in whose territory it is duly registered. ARTICLE 18 of air· The Parties to this arrangement shall communicate to each other t' Exchange of regula- the regulations relative to air traffic in force in their respective terri- IOns. tories. ARTICLE 19 The present arrangement shall be subject to termination by either Party upon sixty days' notice given to the other Party or by the enactment by either Party of legislation inconsistent therewith. I shall be glad to have you inform me whether it is the under- standing of your Government that the arrangement agreed to in the negotiations is as herein set forth. If so, it is suggested that the arrangement become effective on November 15, 1933. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. [SEAL] CORDELL HULL MR. HALVARD H. BACHKE, Minister oj Norway. The Norwegian l\linister (Bachke) to the Secretary oj State (Hull) SIR: ROYAL NORWEGIAN LEGATION, Washington, D.C ., October 16, 1933. Duration. Effective date. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note of October Acceptance by Nor. way. 16, 1933 in which Your Excellency communicated to me the text of the reciprocal air navigation arrangement between Norway and the United States of America, governing the operation of civil aircraft of the one country in the other country, as understood by Your Excel· lency to have been agreed to during the negotiations, now terminated, between the two countries. The text communicated to me by Your Excellency is reproduced below: ARTICLE 1 Pending the conclusion of a convention between Norway and the United States of America on the subject of air navigation, the opera- tion of civil aircraft of the one country in the other country shall be governed by the following provisions.