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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. Agreement between the United States of America and Finlandrespecting air transport services. Signed at Helsinki March 29, 1949; entered intoforce April 28, 1949. AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FINLAND The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of Finland, Desiring to conclude an Agreement for the purpose of promoting direct air communications between their respective territories, Have accordingly appointed authorized representatives for this purpose, who have agreed as follows: ARTICLB 1 For the purposes of the present Agreement, and its Annex, except where the text provides otherwise: "Atronasutical a- (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 Finland, the Office of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Communica- tions and Public Works and any person or agency authorized to perform the functions exercised at present by the said Office of Civil Aviation. "Designated air- (B) The term "designated airlines" shall mean those airlines that the aeronautical authorities of one of the contracting parties have communicated in writing to the aeronautical authorities of the other contracting party that they are the airlines that it has designated in conformity with Article 3 of the present Agreement for the routes specified in such designation. Territory." (C) The term "territory" shall have the meaning given to it by Article 2 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed 6p Stat., Pt. 2, at Chicago on December 7, 1944. (D) The definitions contained in Article 96 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on December 7, 1 Stat., Pt. 2, 1944 shall be applied to the present Agreement. ARTICLE 2 Each contracting party grants to the other contracting party the rights as specified in the Annex hereto necessary for establishing the international civil air routes and services therein described, whether such services be inaugurated immediately or at a later date at the option of the contracting party to whom the rights are granted. March 29, 1949 [T. I.A.S. 19451 Post, p.'2654. 2550

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