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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. concurs in this suggestion the Government of the United States will regard the agreement as becoming effective at such time. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. W. L. CLAYTON The Honorable ROBERT BRENNAN, Minister of Ireland. The Irish Minister to the Secretary of State IRISH LEGATION WASHIINGTOT, D. C. February3,1945 SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of Feb- Ante, p. 1402. ruary 3,1945, in which you communicated to me the terms of a recipro- cal air transport agreement between Ireland and the United States of America, as understood by you to have been agreed to in nego- tiations, now terminated, between the Delegations of the Irish Government and the Government of the United States at the Inter- national Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago. The terms of this agreement which you have communicated to me are as follows: AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IRELAND RELATING TO AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES Having in mind the resolution recommending a standard form of agreement for provisional air routes and services, included in the Final Act of the International Civil Aviation Conference signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944, and the desirability of mutually stimulating and promoting the sound economic develop- ment of air transportation between the United States and Ireland, the two Governments parties to this arrangement agree that the further development of air transport services between their respective territories shall be governed by the following provisions: ARTICLE 1 Port, p. 1409. The contracting parties grant the rights specified in the Annex hereto necessary for establishing the international civil air routes and services therein described, whether such services be inaugu- rated immediately or at a later date at the option of the contract- ing party to whom the rights are granted. ARTCLE 2 (a) Each of the air services so described shall be placed in operation as soon as the contracting party to whom the rights have been granted by Article 1 to designate an airline or airlines for the route concerned has authorized an airline for such route,

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