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 4090 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. States Government, United States air carriers, or a communication organization representing one or more of them. 8. To furnish in sufficient number suitable personnel to be trained to operate and maintain all facilities transferred under this Agreement. Propose supple- A supplemental agreement shall be entered into by the agency of the French Government which will eventually take over the operation of the facilities and the agency of the United States Government, or its representative, which undertakes the training and interim operation and maintenance of the facilities, pending transfer of full operating respon- sibility to the agency of the French Government. This supplemental agreement will define the responsibility, authority, and relations be- tween the above-mentioned agencies and their representatives during the period the United States agency remains in charge of the operation, maintenance and training. Conditions prLior Until such time as this training program shall have produced an adequate number of trained French personnel, (a) the French Govern- ment will not be held responsible under Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the present Agreement for the operation of that part of the facilities enumerated in the Annex from which the U. S. Army Air Force might withdraw, and (b) United States air carriers, or the Civil Aeronautics Administration of the United States, will be authorized to designate technicians to assist the agency designated by the French Government to operate the facilities in accordance with standards established by PICAO. If the foregoing is satisfactory to the French Government, Your Excellency's reply to that effect, together with this letter, will be considered as constituting an agreement between our two governments with respect to the matters outlined herein. I take this occasion to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. His Excellency GEORGES BIDAULT, Minister of ForeignAffairs, Paris. JEFFERSON CAFFERY The French Minister of Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador OLIRO. MINISTIRE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGORES DIRECTION DES ACCORDS TECHNIQUES REPUBLIQUE FBANVAISE Paris,le 18 Juin 1946 MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR, Votre Excellence a bien voulu m'adresser en date de ce jour la lettre dont la teneur suit: "Monsieur le Ministre, "J'ai l'honneur d'attirer l'attention de Votre Excellence sur les installations d'aide &la navigation aerienne, de transmissions et de

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