62 STAT.] UNITED KINGDOM-MILITARY AIR BASES-FEB . 24, 1948 "If the Government of the United States of America agrees, I would suggest that the present note and Your Excellency's reply should be regarded as placing on record the understanding of the two Governments in this matter." In reply I have the honor to inform you that my Government agrees that if the United Kingdom is at war, the Government of the United Kingdom or the Government of the Territory concerned will be en- titled to exercise rights of censorship, contraband control and other like belligerent rights, within any area designated under paragraph (2) of Article VIII; and that if the United States is at war, the United Ante, p. 1866 - States will be entitled to detain any aircraft, before it proceeds to the place specified under Article XI, so long as may be necessary for the Ante, p.1869. exercise of such rights. In accordance with the suggestion contained therein, Your Excel- lency's note and this reply will be regarded as placing on record the understanding of the two Governments in this matter. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. G. C. MARSHALL His Excellency The Right Honorable THE LORD INVERCHAPEL, P.C ., G.C.M .G., British Ambassador. The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON February24, 1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to paragraph (2) of Article IV of the c,,ilrliE,,rig tor Agreement relating to the civil use of the leased air bases signed today, An l te. P.11. which provides that "the Government of the United Kingdom may grant to civil air carriers using the Regular Bases, traffic rights at those Bases: Provided that except by agreement between the twe Governments, "(a) no rights so granted (including those granted to civil air carriers of the United Kingdom) shall be greater than, or different from, those granted to civil air carriers of the United States at the said Bases, save as provided in paragraph (3) of this Article; and An, p. 1864 (b) the rights so granted to civil air carriers of third countries shall not exceed the corresponding rights which such third countries shall have granted (not necessarily on the same routes as those operated by the air carriers of the third countries concerned) in their respective territories to civil air carriers of the United States," and to inform you that my Government agrees that the provisions of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of the said paragraph (2) shall not apply to the carrying of United Kingdom cabotage traffic to or from any 1873
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