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 C1 STAT.] NEW ZEALAND-AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES-DEC. 3 ,1946 ANNEX SECTION I The airline of the United States of America designated pursuant to itUn rghts of tras the present Agreement is accorded rights of transit and of stop for Zealand. non-traffic purposes in the territory of New Zealand, as well as the right to pick up and discharge international traffic in passengers, cargo, and mail at Auckland, on the following route: The United States via Honolulu, Canton Island, the Fiji Islands, New Caledonia (optional), to Auckland; in both directions. This service shall terminate at Auckland. SECTION II The airline of New Zealand designated pursuant to the present Agreement is accorded rights of transit and of stop for non-traffic pur- poses in the territory of the United States of America, as well as the right to pick up and discharge international traffic in passengers, cargo, and mail at Honolulu and San Francisco, on the following route: New Zealand via the Fiji Islands, Canton Island, Honolulu, to San Francisco, and (optional) beyond to Vancouver; in both directions. SECTION III It is agreed between the Contracting Parties: (A) That the two Governments desire to foster and encourage the widest possible distribution of the benefits of air travel for the gen- eral good of mankind at the cheapest rates consistent with sound economic principles, and desire to stimulate international air travel as a means of promoting friendly understanding and good will among peoples and insuring as well the many indirect benefits of this new form of transportation to the common welfare of both countries. (B) The designated airlines of the two Contracting Parties operat- ing on the routes described in this Annex shall enjoy fair and equal opportunity for the operation of the agreed services. If the desig- nated airline of one Contracting Party is temporarily unable, as a re- sult of the war or for reasons within the control of the other Contract- ing Party, to take advantage of such opportunity, the Contracting Parties shall review the situation with the object of assisting the said airline to take full advantage of the fair and equal opportunity to participate in the agreed services. (C) That in the operation by the designated airline of either Contracting Party of the trunk services described in the present An- nex, the interests of any airline of the other Contracting Party shall be taken into consideration so as not to affect unduly the services which the latter provides on all or part of the same route. (D) That the total air transport services offered by the designated airlines of the two Contracting Parties over the routes specified in New Zealand rights of transit and stop in U.S. General objectives. Encouragement of air travel. Ftiualn opport unity for optertionl of serv- ices. 2459

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