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1870 Operation of the present Agreement m etie date; tr- (1) The present Agreement shall become effective on signature and shall continue in effect in each of the Territories until the expiration of the lease of the Leased Area therein, unless either of the two Gov- ernments shall, at any time after the present Agreement has been in effect for fifteen years, give to the other notice of termination, in which event, the Agreement shall cease to be effective two years after the date of the receipt of such notice. consultation. (2) While the Agreement continues in effect, the two Governments will consult together not less than once in every five years to review the operation of the Agreement and to agree upon any modifications that may be desired. (3) The Agreement shall be fulfilled in a spirit of good neighborli- ness and details of its practical application shall be arranged by friendly cooperation. ABTCLESXIV Interpretation In the present Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them: "Base" means any of the Regular or Alternate Bases referred to Ante p. 1861. in Article I of the present Agreement. "Leased Area" means an area in respect of which a lease has been 55 Stat. 1667. 55 Stat. 1562. Ante, p. 1866. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. (e) paragraph (1) of Article XVII of the Bases Agreement is inapplicable in respect of any income derived solely from service or employment for civil aviation purposes; paragraph (2) of that Article is inapplicable to any person present in the Territory solely for those purposes; and paragraph (3) of that Article does not exempt any person from income tax on profits derived under a contract in so far as they are solely attributable to the use of the Base by civil aircraft. (2) The provisions of Article IV of the Bases Agreement shall apply to persons in the Territory for civil aviation purposes in the same manner as they apply to persons in the Territory for other purposes. (3) Any person arrested within an area designated under paragraph (2) of Article VIII of the present Agreement, in connection with an infringement of the law of the Territory or otherwise in pursuance of that law, may be removed from the designated area through the Leased Area by the appropriate Colonial authorities. (4) The United States may grant rights in land or buildings within the Leased Area to the Government of the Territory or, with the per- mission of that Government, to civil air carriers or other civil enter- prises, for civil aviation purposes. ARTICLE XIII