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 1026 Title XI-Miscella- neous. Hazards to air com- merce. International agree- ments. Proviso. Disapproval of con- tract, etc. , by Au- thority. Nature and use of documents filed. Withholding of in- formation. PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 601 -JUNE 23, 1938 TITLE XI-MISCELLANEOUS [52 STAT. HAZARDS TO AIR COMMERCE SEC. 1101. The Authority shall, by rules and regulations, or by order where necessary, require all persons to give adequate public notice, in the form and manner prescribed by the Authority, of the construc- tion or alteration, or of the proposed construction or alteration, of any structure along or near the civil airways where notice will pro- mote safety in air commerce. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS SEC. 1102. In exercising and performing its powers and duties under this Act, the Authority shall do so consistently with any obligation assumed by the United States in any treaty, convention, or agreement that may be in force between the United States and any foreign coun- try or foreign countries, shall take into consideration any applicable laws and requirements of foreign countries and shall not, in exer- cising and performing its powers and duties with respect to certifi- cates of convenience and necessity, restrict compliance by any air carrier with any obligation, duty, or liability imposed by any foreign country: Provided, That this section shall not apply to any obligation, duty, or liability arising out of a contract or other agreement, here- tofore or hereafter entered into between an air carrier, or any officer or representative thereof, and any foreign country, if such contract or agreement is disapproved by the Authority as being contrary to the public interest. NATURE AND USE OF DOCUMENTS FILED SEC. 1103. The copies of tariffs, and of all contracts, agreements, understandings, and arrangements filed with the Authority as herein provided, and the statistics, tables, and figures contained in the annual or other reports of air carriers and other persons made to the Authority as required under the provisions of this Act shall be pre- served as public records (except as otherwise provided in this Act) in the custody of the secretary of the Authority, and shall be received as prima facie evidence of what they purport to be for the purpose of investigations by the Authority and in all judicial proceedings; and copies of, and extracts from, any of such tariffs, contracts, agree- ments, understandings, arrangements, or reports, certified by the sec- retary of the Authority, under the seal of the Authority, shall be received in evidence with like effect as the originals. WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION SEC. 1104. Any person may make written objection to the public dis- closure of information contained in any application, report, or docu- ment filed pursuant to the provisions of this Act or of information obtained by the Authority, the Administrator, or the Air Safety Board pursuant to the provisions of this Act, stating the grounds for such objection. Whenever such objection is made, the Authority, or the Air Safety Board if the information was obtained by it, shall order such information withheld from public disclosure when, in its judgment, a disclosure of such information would adversely affect the interests of such person and is not required in the interest of the public. The Authority is authorized to withhold publication of rec- ords containing secret information affecting national defense.

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