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 2330 Report to Collector of Customs. Merchandise. "Public aircraft." Effective date; dura- tion. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. (a) The immigration office at the port of entry nearest to the territory over which any search or rescue is to be insti- tuted, of the intended operation, furnishing it with details concerning the purpose of the flight; the identification markings of each aircraft; and the number of persons comprising the crew of each aircraft. (b) The customs office nearest to the territory over which any search or rescue is to be instituted, of the intended operation, giving details concerning the territory to be searched; the possible duration of the stay of the air- craft; the identification markings of each aircraft; and the number of persons comprising the crew of each aircraft. (2) That, should a landing be made by public aircraft of one country in the territory of the other in the course of such emergency search or rescue, an oral or telephonic report shall be made to the nearest Collector of Customs so that he may assist, in any way possible, in connection with any special importation required in the search or rescue operations. This report may be made by the Rescue Coordination Centre organ- izing the operation, or by the pilots concerned, whichever would best serve the interests of the rescue operations involved. (3) That, should any merchandise carried, in the aircraft in question, from one country to the other in the course of such search or rescue, remain in the latter country on conclusion of an operation, such merchandise will be subject to the customs treatment normally accorded in that country to imported merchandise. 3. The term "public aircraft", as used in this Note, refers to aircraft of the Canadian and United States Governments and such other aircraft of United States and Canadian registry as may be brought under the control of a Rescue Coordination Centre in either country for the purposes of an emergency search or rescue operation. In reply I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that the Government of the United States concurs in the foregoing proposals and agrees that Your Excellency's note and this reply shall be re- garded as constituting an agreement between our two Governments that is to be effective from this date and shall remain in force until sixty days after either party to the agreement has signified to the other a desire to terminate it. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest con- sideration. JAxES E. WEBB His Excellency H. H. WRONG, Ambassador of Canada.

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