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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [55 STAT. March 27, i94 Agreement and exchanges of notes between the United States of America E. A.S. 2351 and Great Britain respecting leased naval and air bases, and protocol between the United States of America, Great Britain, and Canada concerning the defense of Newfoundland. Signed March 27,1941. AGREEMENT WHEREAS the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in consultation with the Government of Newfoundland, are desirous at this time of further effectuating the declarations made on their behalf by his Excellency the Most Honourable the Marquess of Lothian, C.H., His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, in his communica- tion of the 2nd September, 1940, to the Secretary of State of the Pot, p. 1572. United States of America, a copy of which is set out in Annex I hereto and made a part hereof; And whereas it is agreed that leases in respect of the naval and air bases to be leased to the United States of America in Newfound- land, Bermuda, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua, Trinidad and British Guiana, respectively, shall forthwith be executed substantially in the Pot, p. 1574. forms of the leases set out in Annex II hereto, which are hereby approved, and that a similar lease in respect of a base in the Bahamas shall be executed as soon as possible; And whereas it is desired to determine by common agreement certain matters relating to the lease of the said bases, as provided in the communication of the 2nd September, 1940, and the reply thereto of the same date from the Honourable Cordell Hull, Secretary Po', p. 1572. of State of the United States, set out in Annex I and made a part hereof; And whereas it is desired that this Agreement shall be fulfilled in a spirit of good neighbourliness between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom, and that details of its practical application shall be arranged by friendly co-operation; The Undersigned, duly authorised to that effect, have agreed as follows:- ARTICLE I. General Description of Rights. (1) The United States shall have all the rights, power and authority within the Leased Areas which are necessary for the establishment, use, operation and defence thereof, or appropriate for their control, and all the rights, power and authority within the limits of territorial waters and air spaces adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, the Leased Areas, which are necessary to provide access to and defence of the Leased Areas, or appropriate for control thereof.

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