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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. ANNEX SECTION I Routs. The Government of the United States of America grants to the Government of the French Republic the right to conduct air transport services by one or more air carriers of French nationality designated po. 346. by the latter country on the routes, specified in Schedule I attached, which transit or serve commercially the territory of the United States of America. SECTION II The Government of the French Republic grants to the Government of the United States of America the right to conduct air transport services by one or more air carriers of United States nationality designated by the latter country on the routes, specified in Schedule Pt .p .46. II attached, which transit or serve commercially French territory. SECTION III ghts 0 transit One or more air carriers designated by each of the Contracting and stop. designated Parties under the conditions provided in this Agreement will enjoy, in the territory of the other Contracting Party, rights of transit, of stops for non-traffic purposes and of commercial entry and departure for international traffic in passengers, cargo and mail at the points enumarated and on each of the routes specified in the schedules attached at all airports open to international traffic. SECTION IV It is agreed between the Contraction Parties: (a) That the two governments desire to foster and encourage the widest possible distribution of the benefits of air travel for the general good of mankind at the cheapest rates consistent with sound economic principles; and to stimulate international air travel as a means of promoting friendly understanding and gool will among peoples ans insuring as well the many indirect benefits of this new form of trans- portation to the common welfare of both countries. (b) That in the operation by the air carriers of either Contracting Party of trunk services described in the present Annex, the interests of the air carriers of the other country shall, however, be taken into consideration so as not to effect unduly the services which the latter provide on all or part of the same route. (c) That the air transport services offered by the carriers of both countries should bear a close relationship to the requirements of the public for such services. (d) That the services provided by a designated air carrier under this Agreement and its Annex shall retain as their primary objective the provision of capacity adequate to the traffic demands between the country of which such air carrier is a national and the country of ultimate destination of the traffic; and 3456 Encouragement of air trave Capacity.

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