841.796/2–346: Telegram
The Chairman of the United States Delegation (Baker) to the Secretary of State
us urgent
[Received February 3, 1946—4:45 p.m.]
For Clayton from Baker to Walstrom and Hickerson. Following material agreed upon for inclusion in final act is in addition to material already transmitted to Department.35 Additional whereas in final act reads as follows:
“Whereas representatives of the two governments have today initialled heads of an agreement (hereinafter called ‘the heads of agreement’) to be concluded between them (after the conclusion of a satisfactory agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of Newfoundland) relating to the use by civil aircraft of naval and air bases in areas leased to the Government of the United States under an agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom, dated March 27, 1941.”
New paragraph 9 in final act as follows:
“That the Government of the United Kingdom will use its good offices with the Governments of Newfoundland and of Canada with a view to the early conclusion between those governments and the Government of the United States of agreements providing for use by civil aircraft of airfields in Newfoundland and Labrador, namely Argentia, Gander, Goose and Harmon.”
New paragraph 10 in final act as follows:
“That duly authorized United States civil air carriers will enjoy non-discriminatory ‘two freedoms’ privileges and the exercise (in accordance with the agreement or any continuing or subsequent agreement) of commercial traffic rights at airports located in territory of the United Kingdom which have been constructed in whole or in part with United States funds and are designated for use by International civil air carriers.”
New paragraph 11 in final act as follows:
“That it is the intention of both governments that there should be regular and frequent consultation between their respective aeronautical authorities (as defined in the agreement) and that there should thereby be close collaboration in the observance of the principles and the implementation of the provision outlined herein and in the agreement as follows: ‘Notwithstanding the termination of the agreement, its provisions and those of its annex shall continue to apply to any traffic rights which United States air carriers may thereafter exercise at any [Page 1468] of the bases referred to in Article I of the heads of agreement initialled this day (relating to the use by civil aircraft of naval and air bases in areas leased to the Government of the USA under agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom dated March 27, 1941) until such time as the contracting parties may otherwise agree; provided that the Government of the United States shall have the right at any time after fifteen years from the date of the termination of this agreement to give notice of its desire that the provisions of this agreement and its annex shall cease to apply, on the date specified in the notice but which shall not in any case be less than two years from the date of receipt of such notice, to the traffic rights exercised by its air carriers at any of the bases referred to above, pursuant to said agreement.’”
[Here follow a new text for Part I of the Annex to the bilateral agreement (revised slightly in technical aspects), a statement that no changes had been made in Part II, and a draft text of Part IV seen for the first time by the Department.]