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62 STAT.] UNITED KINGDOM-AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES-JAN. 14, 1948 Agreement between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland respecting the rights of United States airlines in Ceylon, modifying the agreement of February 11, 1946. Effected by exchange of notes signed at London January 14, 1948; entered into force January 14, 1948. The American Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the British Secretary of State for ForeignAffairs No. 1535 JANUARY 14, 1948 YOUR EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom signed at Bermuda on February 11, 1946 and to a note from the Foreign Office of February 3, 1947 [1] to the Embassy of the United States regarding the exercise of first, second, third, fourth and fifth freedom rights by designated United States airlines in Ceylon subject to the general provisions of the Bermuda Agreement. The Government of the United States of America desires to for- malize the right of designated United States airlines to enjoy first, second, third, fourth and fifth freedom rights in Ceylon by means of an appropriate amendment of Section III (b) of the Annex to the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom as follows: Destination in U. K . Point of Departure Intermediate Points Territory Points Beyond 3. * Chicago Gander Lydda A point in Iraq Detroit Shannon A point in Dhahran Washington Greenland Ceylon Bombay New York Boston Baltimore Philadelphia Iceland Paris A point in Switzerland Rome Athens Cairo 1845 January 14, 1948 [T. I.A. S.1714] 60 Stat. 1499. Amendment of Air Transport Agreement. 60 Stat. 1508. Calcutta A point in Burma A point in Siam A point or points in Indo-China A point or points in China 4. Chicago Gander Lydda From Lydda to points Detroit Azores A point in beyond as described Washington Lisbon Ceylon in Route 3. New York (a) (b) Boston Algiers Madrid Baltimore Tunis Rome Philadelphia Tripoli Athens Benghazi Cairo Cairo 1 Not printed. [* Notice will be given by the aeronautical authorities of the United States to the aeronautical authorities of the United Kingdom of the route service patterns according to which services will be inaugurated on these routes.] I