811.0141 Phoenix Group/120
The British Embassy to the Department of State
Aide-Mémoire
His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom concur in the terms of the draft exchange of notes enclosed in the Secretary of State’s note “811.0141 Phoenix Group/107” of the 8th February, defining the future administration of Canton and Enderbury Islands, subject to the following verbal amendments: (1) The substitution at the end of the opening sentence of the words “in the following terms” for the words “in the terms of the following”; (2) in paragraph V, the substitution of the words “except as” for the words “other than”; (3) in paragraph VI at the end of the first sentence the words “or any other American company” should be omitted.
His Majesty’s Government have no observations to offer on the terms of the proposed license to be issued to Pan-American Airways, except to suggest the insertion in the first line of paragraph in of the words “or companies” after the words “air transport company”.26
If the above suggestions meet with concurrence, it would be appreciated if the United States Government would name dates for the exchange of notes and for their publication.
When the time comes for a British company to make use of the facilities established by Pan-American Airways on Canton Island, His Majesty’s Government assume that the proper procedure will be for [Page 311] His Majesty’s Government to notify the United States Government and request them to issue the necessary directions to Pan-American Airways.
- The new license was issued to the Pan American Airways on April 13, 1939.↩