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 4022 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. ARTICLE IV SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 1. It is mutually agreed that United States public vessels operated by or for the War or Navy Departments, the Coast Guard or the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the military forces of the United States, military and naval aircraft and Government-owned vehicles, including armor, shall be accorded free access to and movement be- tween ports and United States bases throughout the Philippines, in- cluding territorial waters, by land, air and sea. This right shall include freedom from compulsory pilotage and all toll charges. If, however, a pilot is taken, pilotage shall be paid for at appropriate rates. In connection with entrance into Philippine ports by United States public vessels appropriate notification under normal conditions shall be made to the Philippine authorities. 2. Lights and other aids to navigation of vessels and aircraft placed or established in the bases and territorial waters adjacent thereto or in the vicinity of such bases shall conform to the system in use in the Philippines. The position, characteristics and any alterations in the lights or other aids shall be communicated in advance to the appropriate authorities of the Philippines. 3. Philippine commercial vessels may use the bases on the same terms and conditions as United States commercial vessels. 4. It is understood that a base is not a part of the territory of the United States for the purpose of coastwise shipping laws so as to exclude Philippine vessels from trade between the United States and the bases. ArTICL V EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS AND OTHER DUTIES No import, excise, consumption or other tax, duty or impost shall be charged on material, equipment, supplies or goods, including food stores and clothing, for exclusive use in the construction, maintenance, operation or defense of the bases, consigned to, or destined for, the United States authorities and certified by them to be for such purposes. AimncL VI MANEUVER AND OTHER AREAS The United States shall, subject to previous agreement with the Philippines, have the right to use land and coastal sea areas of appro- priate size and location for periodic maneuvers, for additional staging areas, bombing and gunnery ranges, and for such intermediate air- fields as may be required for safe and efficient air operations. Opera- tions in such areas shall be carried on with due regard and safeguards for the public safety. AmRTLE VII USE OF PUBLIC SERVICES It is mutually agreed that the United States may employ and use for United States military forces any and all public utilities, other

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