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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. The American Ambassador to the Dominican Secretary of State for ForeignAffairs No. 30 CIUDAD TRUJILLO, D. R ., July 19, 1949. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the description of routes to be operated Ace,p .2623 . by United States airlines in paragraph 1 of the annex to the air transport agreement signed today by the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Dominican Republic, and to inform Your Excellency that it is the understanding of my Government that the words "from the United States" shall be con- strued to include any and all territory under the jurisdiction of the United States. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration. RALPH H. ACKERMAN His Excellency Lic. VIRGILIO DfAZ ORD6NEZ, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ciudad Trujillo. The Dominican Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador REPUBLICA DOMINICANA SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES CIUDAD TRUJILLO, DISTRITO DE SANTO DOMINGO, 2188 Julio 19 de 1949. EXCELENCIA: Tengo a honra avisar a Vuestra Excelencia recibo de la atenta nota No. 360, con fecha de hoy, y con referencia a la descripci6n de rutas que operaran lineas a6reas de los Estados Unidos segdn el parrafo 1 del anexo al acuerdo sobre transporte a6reo firmado hoy por el Gobierno de la Repdblica Dominicana y el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America, de informar a Vuestra Excelencia que mi Gobier- no entiende que la frase "desde los Estados Unidos" se interpre- tara que incluya cualquier y todo territorio que se encuentre bajo la jurisdicci6n de los Estados Unidos. Sirvase aceptar, Excelencia, las seguridades la mas alta y distin- guida consideraci6n. V. D ORD6NEZ Su Excelencia RALPH H. ACKERMAN, Embajador Extraordinarioy Plenipotenciario de los Estados Unidos de America, Ciudad Trujillo. 2626