Executive Agreement Series No. 28
711.48a27/12
The Minister of External Affairs of the Union of
South Africa (Hertzog) to the American
Minister in the Union of South Africa (Totten)
Pretoria, 1 December 1931.
P.M. 66/80
Sir: With reference to your letter No. 68 of
the 12th October, 1931, regarding the arrangement between the Union of
South Africa and the United States of America providing for the
reciprocal acceptance by the competent authorities of the respective
Governments of certificates of airworthiness for aircraft imported from
the one country into the other as merchandise, I have the honour to
inform you that His Majesty’s Government in the Union of South Africa
are in accord with the terms of the arrangement, which reads word for
word as follows:
- [“] 1. The present arrangement applies to civil aircraft
constructed in continental United States of America,
exclusive of Alaska, and exported to the Union of South
Africa; and to civil aircraft constructed in the Union of
South Africa and exported to continental United States of
America, exclusive of Alaska.
- 2. The same validity shall be conferred on certificates of
airworthiness issued by the competent authorities of the
Government of the United States in respect of aircraft
subsequently registered in the Union of South Africa as if
they had been issued under the regulations in force on the
subject in the Union of South Africa provided that in each
case a certificate of airworthiness for export has also been
issued by the United States authorities in respect of the
individual aircraft, and provided that certificates of
airworthiness issued by the competent authorities of the
Union of South Africa in respect of aircraft subsequently
registered in the United States of America are similarly
given the same validity as if they had been issued under the
regulations in force on the subject in the United
States.
- 3. The above arrangement will extend to civil aircraft of
all categories, including those used for public transport
and those used for private purposes.
- 4. The present arrangement may be terminated by either
Government on sixty days’ notice given to the other
Government. In the event, however, that either Government
should be prevented by future action of its legislature from
giving full effect to the provisions of this arrangement it
shall automatically lapse.”
This arrangement will be operative from the date of this note.
I have [etc.]
