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PILOT LICENSES-AIRCRAFT-SOUTH AFRICA. (b) American nationals shall while holding valid pilot licenses issued by the United States Department of Commerce be permitted to operate in the Union of South Africa for non-industrial or non- commercial purposes for a period not exceeding six months from the time of enteriI!g that country, any civil aircraft registered by the United States Department of Commerce, and/or any civil air- craft registered by the Department of Defence of the Union of South Africa. The period of validity of the licenses first mentioned in this paragraph shall, for the purpose of this paragraph, include any renewal of the license by the pilot's own Government made after the pilot has entered the Union of South Africa. No person to whom this paragraph applies shall be allowed to ol?erate civil air- craft in the Union of SOuth Africa for non-industrIal or non-com- mercial purposes for a period of more than six months from the time of entering that country, unless he shall, prior to the expiration of such period, have obtained a pilot's license from the Department of Defence of the Union of South Africa in the manner provided for in this arrangement. (c) The conditions under which pilots of the nationality of either country may operate aircraft of their country in the other country, as provided for in this article, shall be as stipulated in the air navi- gation arrangement in force between the parties to this arrange- ment for the issuance of pilot licenses; and the conditions under which pilots of the nationality of either country may operate air- craft of the other country, as provided for in this article, shall be in accordance with the requirements of such other country. ARTICLE 7. The present arrangement shall be subject to termination by either Party upon sixty days' notice given to the other Party or br, the enactment by either Party of legislation inconsistent therewith. ' It is further agreed that the arrangement will be operative as from the date of this note. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, The ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENII'OTENTIABY J. B. M. HERTZOG. Minuter' of E;xte1'rwl Affair8. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Pr'eto'l'ia. [No. 55] 1841