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 2774 Pad,p. 2778. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Having in mind the resolution signed under date of December 7, 1944, [1] at the International Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago, for the adoption of a standard form of agreement for air routes and services, and the desirability of mutually stimulating and promoting the further development of air transportation between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador, the two Govern- ments parties to this arrangement agree that the establishment and development of air transport services between their respective ter- ritories shall be governed by the provisions of the present agreement, for which purpose they have appointed the following plenipotenti- aries: His Excellency the Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador, Sefor Don Enrique Arizaga Toral, Minister of the Treasury, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs; His Excellency the President of the United States of America, Mr. Robert McGregor Scotten, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Quito. Who, having exhibited their Full Powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: AiICLE 1 Each contracting party grants to the other contracting party the rights as specified in the Annex hereto necessary for establishing the international civil air routes and services therein described, whether such services be inaugurated immediately or at a later date at the option of the contracting party to whom the rights are granted. ATrrcLE 2 Inauguraton of air 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, and the contracting party Po p.27 granting the rights shall, subject to Article 6 hereof, be bound to give the appropriate operating permission to the airline or airlines con- cerned; provided that the airlines so designated may be required to fulfill before the competent aeronautical authorities of the contracting party granting the rights the requirements of law and to comply with laws and the regulations in force and those which may be pre- scribed subsequently before being authorized to initiate the operations contemplated by this agreement; and provided that in areas of hos- tilities or of military occupation, or in areas affected thereby, this service shall be subject to the approval of the competent military authorities. ABCLE 3 chob In order to prevent discriminatory practices and to assure equality of treatment, both contracting parties agree that: (a) Each of the contracting parties may impose or permit to be [International Civil Aviation Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 1 to December 7, 1944, Final Act and Related Documents, Department of State pub- lication 2282.] s

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