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 AIR NAVIGATION-DENMARK. 1855 Arrangement between the United States oj America and Denmark jor March 14, 24, 11134. air navigation. Effected by exchange oj notes, signed March 12 and 24, 1934. Effective April 16, 1934. TILe American Minister (Owen) to the Danish Minister for For- eign Affairs (Mtmeh) No. 46. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Oopenhagen, March 12, 1934. EXCELLENCY: Rf . d h .. h'hh tk I Arrangement with e erence lS rna e to t e negotlatIons w lC ave a en p ace Denmark governing air between the Government of the United States of America and the navigation. Government of Denmark for the conclusion of a reciprocal air nav- igation arrangement between the United States of America and Denmark, governing the operation of civil aircraft of the one coun- try in the other country. It is my understanding that it has been agreed in the course of 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 Denmark on the subject of air navigation, the op- eration 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 the United States of Areaaftected. America and Denmark, and likewise, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 6, the following possessions terri- tories or colonies over which they respectively exercise jurisdiction, including territorial waters: (a) Alaska, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands of the United States, and American Samoa. (b) Greenland. ARTICLE 3 The term aircraft with reference to one or the other Party to this Aircraft defined. 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 Freedom of I'assage. its territory jn time of peace to the aircraft of the other party, pro- vided that the conditions set forth in the present arrangement are observed.