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 1828 AIR NAVIGATION-UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. March 17.1933. Arrangement between the United States oj America and the Union oj September 20.1933. South Ajrica concerning air na'lxigation. Effected by exchange oj note8, signed March 17 and September 20,1933; effective September 20,1933. The American Minister (Totten) to the Minister of External Affairs of the Union of South Africa (Hertzog) No. 166. SIR: LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Pretoria, iJlarch 1'7, 1933. Arrangement wit h I have the honor to communicate the text of the arrangement the Union of South • • dhU' fSo Africa concerning air between the Uruted States of AmerIca an t e mon 0 uth navigation. Africa providing for navigation by aircraft of each country in the territory of the other, as understood by me to have been agreed to in the negotiations which have just been concluded between the Legation and your Ministry, as evidenced by your note of March 13, 1933 1 (File No. P .M . 66/1/1). AIR NAVIGATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA• .ARTICLE 1 TentativeprovisloDS. Pending the conclusion of a convention between the United States of America and the Union of South Africa 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. Area affected. Aircraft construed. Freedom of passage. ARTICLE 2 The present arrangement shall apply to Continental United States of America, exclusive of Alaska, and to the Union of South Africa, 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 regis- tered 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, pro- vided that the conditions set forth in the present arrangement are observed. Reguiar air routes by It is, however, a'treed that the establishment and operation of transport company. regular air routes y an air transport company of one of the Parties within the territory of the other Party or across the said 1 Not printed.