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 61 STAT.] FRANCE-AIR SERVICE FACILITIES-JUNE 18, 1946 In consideration of this transfer, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, recognizing on the one hand the immediate necessity of insuring the safety of international air traffic in an ade- quate manner until regulations are established by the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAo) and applied by the said Government in execution of its international undertakings, and, on the other hand, the special interests of United States aviation during the period in which American Armed Forces will participate in the occupation of ex-enemy countries, will undertake: 1. To operate and maintain without interruption all the installa- tions in a manner satisfactory for air traffic into and away from airdromes at which the facilities are located and along the international air routes converging on those airdromes. 2. To provide the full service of all facilities to all aircraft on a non-discriminatory basis with charges, if any, only for non-opera- tional messages, until an international agreement on charges has been promulgated by PICAO. 3. To transmit weather reports, as prescribed by the U.S. Army Air Forces to designated stations thereof and to such other stations as are required to insure an integrated meteorological network for the international air routes, unless changed by international agreement to which the Governments of the United States and France are parties. 4. Subject to the possibility of obtaining necessary spare parts, to continue the operation of all types of facilities in their present locations or at new locations deemed preferable by the representatives of both Governments until (a) new facilities are installed in accordance with standards promulgated by PICAO or (b) it is determined by the Governments of France and the United States that there is no longer a need for the original facilities. It is understood that the aeronautical facilities will be devoted exclusively to aeronautical service and will not be diverted to the communication service. 5. To provide English speaking operators at air-to-ground and control tower communication positions until regulations covering such voice transmissions are promulgated by PICAO; and further, until such regulations are promulgated, to grant permission to a represen- tative of the U. S. air carriers authorized to serve an airdrome to enter its control tower and, when in the opinion of the representative a case of necessity exists, subject to the authority of the Commander of the airdrome, to talk to the pilot of any United States aircraft flying in the vicinity of the airdrome. 6. Until such time as the allocations determined by PICAO come into effect, to select radio frequencies for air-to-ground and control tower operations only after coordination with the using United States carriers and with adjacent stations on the international air routes converging on the airdrome in order to minimize (a) radio interference and (b) the number of frequencies required to be operated by aircraft. 7. To authorize and facilitate day-to-day adjustments in air com- munication service matters by direct commuication between the operating agency of France and the Asevice agenc of the UAit 4089 Undertakings by Provisional Govern- ment of French le- public.

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