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 59 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-AIR TRANSPORT-DEC. 7, 1944 Agreement between the United States of America and other powers respect- ing air transport. Openedfor signature at Chicago December 7, 1944; signedfor the United States of America December 7, 1944; accepted by the United States of America February 8, 1946, with an under- standing. INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT The States which sign and accept this International Air Transport Agreement, being members of the International Civil Aviation Or- ganization, declare as follows: ARTICLE I Section 1 Each contracting State grants to the other contracting States the following freedoms of the air in respect of scheduled international air services: (1) The privilege to fly across its territory without landing; (2) The privilege to land for non-traffic purposes; (3) The privilege to put down passengers, mail and cargo taken on in the territory of the State whose nationality the aircraft possesses; (4) The privilege to take on passengers, mail and cargo destined for the territory of the State whose nationality the aircraft possesses; (5) The privilege to take on passengers, mail and cargo destined for the territory of any other contracting State and the privilege to put down passengers, mail and cargo coming from any such territory. With respect to the privileges specified under paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of this section, the undertaking of each contracting State relates only to through services on a route constituting a reasonably direct line out from and back to the homeland of the State whose nationality the aircraft possesses. The privileges of this section shall not be applicable with respect to airports utilized for military purposes to the exclusion of any scheduled international air services. In areas of active hostilities or of military occupation, and in time of war along the supply routes leading to such areas, the exercise of such privileges shall be subject to the approval of the competent military authorities. Seation B The exercise of the foregoing privileges shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Interim Agreement on International Civil Avia- December 7, 1944 [E. A. S.488] Privileges granted. Limitations on ap- plicability. 1701

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