Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 2

611.9194/12–1354: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India¹

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Washington, December 13, 1954—7:09 p.m.

727. Urtel 790.² Your numbered paragraphs.

2. Add explanation 716³ to A-124⁴ as further clarification. If consultation not concluded before effective date of new schedule it could be operated if agreed or until agreement to contrary reached or, if no agreement at end consultation, until GOI imposes unilateral restrictions.⁵ In case consultation on existing schedules they continue until agreement to contrary reached or if no agreement, until GOI imposes restrictions.

3. Yes, see 2 above.

4. Either party free terminate consultation any time. However assume good faith would require reasonable effort both parties reach agreement following full exchange of views.

5. Unilateral restrictions permitted include control over frequencies. However US has never accepted fifth freedom traffic control except through overall frequency control. Since traffic stops are specified in agreement thus necessitating amendment in order to change them, India could not unilaterally effect such change.

6. Yes.

Department hopeful this approach to GOI can be made so as to indicate US proposal is something “new” and made in belief it meets GOI position.

Dulles

1. This telegram was drafted and signed by Bolster of the Aviation Policy Staff.
2. Dated Dec. 13, p. 1791.
3. Dated Dec. 10, p. 1790.
4. Dated Nov. 10, p. 1773.
5. On Dec. 15, the Department, in telegram 741, not printed, also informed the Embassy at New Delhi to eliminate the phrase “if agreed to” and substitute the phrase “continue or cease operation” for the word “contrary” in the second sentence of paragraph 2 of Department telegram 727 to New Delhi (611.9194/121554).