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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. October 19, 1948 Agreement between the United States of America and France respecting T. I. A. S. 2150] air service facilities at Tan-Son-Nhut airport in Indochina. Signed at Saigon October 19, 1948; entered into force October 19, 1948. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE U. S. A. AND THE GOVERNMENT OF FRENCH REPUBLIC. Operation and maintenance of instal- lations. Service of all facil- ities. Transmission of weather reports. Continuation of op- eration. ENCLOSURE: Inventory of Radio equipment. The Government of the United States of America, represented by George M. ABBOTT, American Consul General, Saigon, and the Gov- ernment of the French Republic, Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Tourism Secretariat General of Civil and Commercial Aviation, represented by Colonel Charles LAFON, Director of Civil Aviation in Indochina, have on this 19th day of October 1948, entered into the following agreement regarding the radio equipment of American lend lease origin listed in the attached annex: The Government of the United States of America approves the re-transfer to the Government of the French Republic of the equip- ment in question by the British Government and relinquishes all title to such equipment. The Government of the French Republic in turn agrees: 1° - To operate and maintain without interruption all the installa- tions in a manner satisfactory for air traffic into and away from air- dromes 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-operational messages, until an international agreement on charges has been promulgated by ICAO. 3° - To transmit weather reports in accordance with the inter- national procedures in use at the time of the transfer of the facilities in a manner adequate to insure an integrated meteorological network for the international air routes unless changed by international agree- ment to which the Governments of the United States of America and French Republic are parties. 4° - To continue the operation of all types of facilities in their present locations or at new locations deemed preferable by the rep- resentatives of both Governments until (a) new facilities are in- stalled in accordance with standards promulgated by ICAO or (b) it is determined by the Government of French Republic 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 diverted to the communication service. 4102

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