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 63 STAT.] CANADA-AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES-JUNE 4, 1949 Agreement between the United States of America and Canadarespecting air transportservices, superseding the agreement of February17, 1946, as amended. Signed at Ottawa June 4, 1949; entered intoforce June 4, 1949. AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of Canada, hereinafter called the Contracting Parties, having ratified the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chi- cago on December 7, 1944, and desiring to conclude an agreement to further promote commercial air services in a manner best suited to foster world-wide international air transport, have accordingly ap- pointed authorized representatives for this purpose, who have agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 For the purpose of the present Agreement, and its Annex, except where the text provides otherwise: (A) The term "aeronautical authorities" shall mean in the case of the United States of America, the Civil Aeronautics Board and any person or agency authorized to perform the functions exercised at the present time by the Civil Aeronautics Board and, in the case of Can- ada, the Minister of Transport and the Air Transport Board or any person or agency authorized to perform the functions exercised at present by the said Minister and said Board. (B) The term "territory" shall have the meaning given to it by Article 2 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944. (C) The definitions contained in Article 96 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944 shall be applied to the present Agreement. ARTICLE 2 Each contracting party grants to the other contracting party the rights specified in this Agreement and the Annex thereto for the pur- pose of establishing the international air services therein described, whether such services be placed in operation immediately or at a later date at the option of the contracting party to whom the rights are granted. ArTICLE 3 June 4, 1949 [T. I. A. S. 1934] 618tat.,Pt.2. p. 1180. Pod,p. 2493. "Aeronautical au. thorities." "Territory." 61Stat., Pt.2, p. 1181. 61Stat.,Pt.2, p. 1207. Rights for establish- ing international air services. Any air service described in the Annex hereto may be placed in InsugurSc"" t of operation as soon as the contracting party to whom the rights have P' p 2 W"" 2489

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