711.5627/58
The Netherlands Minister (Van Royen) to the Secretary of
State
No. 761
Washington, March 29,
1933.
Sir: With reference to Mr. Stimson’s
letter of the 16th of November last, No. 711/5627/46[54a],2 I have
the honor, acting on instructions from the Minister of Foreign
Affairs at The Hague, to enclose a copy of a decision of the
Minister of Public Works at The Hague (Minister van Waterstaat) of
the 23rd of February of this year, No. 473, containing general
regulations concerning the admission on certain conditions of
American Aircraft in The Netherlands.
The promulgation of the regulations above referred to is due to a
wish on the part of the Netherland Government to facilitate
immediately as much as possible, the admission of American Aircraft
into The Netherlands also during the period that the Air Navigation
Arrangement concluded between The Netherlands and the United States
of America3 has not yet
entered into force.
Please accept [etc.]
Netherlands Ministry of Public Works Decree
No. 473, February 23, 1933
The Minister of Public Works,
Considering that it is desirable, as long as the Air Navigation
Agreement concluded on November 16, 1932 between Holland and the
United States of America shall not have come into effect as a
result of approval by the States General, to effect a general
regulation for the admittance of American aircraft into this
country;
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Having taken note of articles 6 and 15 of the Air Navigation
Act;
Has Approved The Following
Stipulations:
- I.
- Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 11 of
the Air Navigation Act, exemption is granted from the
prohibition clauses contained in Articles 6 and 15 of
the Air Navigation Act, on behalf of aircraft registered
in the Air Navigation Register of the United States of
America, provided they are not transport
aeroplanes,5 and provided the
following conditions are complied with:
- 1.
- The planes must bear the registration marks
that are allotted by the competent authority in
the United States of America, as well as all other
marks that are required by the air navigation
legislation of that country.
- 2.
- The planes must be provided with valid
certificates of registration and airworthiness
issued or declared to be valid by the United
States of America and they must carry aircraft,
engine, and journey log books.
- 3.
- The pilots must be provided with valid
certificates of competence, issued or declared
valid by the United States of America.
- 4.
- The other members of the crews of aircraft
must have documents in their possession showing
their duties on board, their calling, identity and
nationality. In so far as they do work on board
for which a special license is required in the
United States of America they must be provided
with licenses issued or declared to be valid by
the competent authorities there.
- 5.
- No installation for the transmission of
wireless reports of any nature whatsoever shall be
carried without special permission issued by the
competent authorities in the United States of
America. Such installations may only be used by
members of the crews who are provided with a
special license issued for that purpose by the
competent authorities in the United States of
America.
- II.
- This decree comes into effect on the date of its
signature. It shall lapse on the date when the Air
Navigation Agreement mentioned at the beginning hereof
shall come into force.
For the Minister:
The Secretary General
G. van der meulen
