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 62 STAT.] UNITED KINGDOM-MILITARY AIR BASES-FEB. 24, 1948 of the matters specified in Article VII of the present Ante, p. 1865. Agreement, and (b) the Government of the United Kingdom or the Government of the Territory shall then have the right to maintain the Base for civil use, and to assume the responsibility so relinquished for the said matters. (2) The Government of the United States of America shall have the sue Smaighttance, right, at any time while the lease of the Leased Area subsists, to resume etc. the maintenance and control of such Base on giving to the Government of the United Kingdom such notice as is reasonable in all the circum- stances, of its intention so to do, whereupon the provisions of sub- paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) of this Article shall cease to have effect. ARTICLE XI Procedure on landing of civil aircraft Civil aircraft using any of the Bases shall, immediately after land- ing, proceed forthwith to the place (which shall be either within an area designated under Paragraph (2) (a) of Article VIII of the present Agreement, or outside the Leased Area) specified for that purpose by the Government of the Territory, and any loading and unloading of persons, mail and cargo shall take place only at the place so specified or at any other place within the Base agreed between the United States military authorities and the Government of the Territory. The United States military authorities will cooperate with the Government of the Territory to ensure that all civil aircraft using the Bases comply with these requirements. ARTICLE XII Miscellaneous Provisions (1) Nothing in the present Agreement shall be construed to deprive the Government of the United States of America of any of its rights, privileges, immunities or exemptions under the Bases Agreement. It is recognized that, according to the true intent, (a) the rights conferred by Article IX of the Bases Agreement are not exercisable for civil aviation purposes; (b) paragraph (1) of Article XII of the Bases Agreement is inapplicable to the use of motor vehicles for civil aviation pur- poses outside the Leased Area; (c) paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article XIV of the Bases Agree- ment are inapplicable to goods or articles brought into the Territory or to persons present in the Territory, solely for civil aviation purposes; (d) Post Offices established under Article XVI of the Bases Agreement may not be used by persons present in the Terri- tory solely for civil aviation purposes; and 68706° -5 1 -Pr. II-37 Ante, p. 1866. 55 Stat. 1560. 55 Stat. 1564. 1869

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