811.2342/354
The Minister in Canada (MacNider) to the Secretary of
State
No. 868
Ottawa, June 18, 1932.
[Received June
20.]
Sir: With reference to the Department’s
instruction No. 552 of May 18, 1932, (file No. 811.2342/349)
directing the Legation to approach the Canadian Government on the
subject of “blanket” permission for certain flights over Canadian
territory by United States Army aircraft, I have the honor to
transmit herewith copy of a reply to the Legation’s representations.
It will be seen that the Canadian Government is willing to comply
with the request, provided similar privileges are extended for
Canadian military aircraft passing over the State of Maine between
Quebec and New Brunswick and conditional on the observation of
certain stipulations specified under sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d). The
Canadian note likewise suggests that the arrangement be terminable
on notice by either government and renewable by mutual agreement for
successive annual periods.
The note is being acknowledged with the statement that the Legation
will not fail to communicate immediately with the Department of
External Affairs on receipt of a reply.
Respectfully yours,
For the Minister:
B.
Reath Riggs
First Secretary of Legation
[Enclosure]
The Canadian Secretary of State for External
Affairs (Bennett) to the American Minister (MacNider)
No. 94
Ottawa, June 16, 1932.
Sir: I have the honour to refer to your
note No. 465 of the 26th May, 1932, regarding a request from the
Government of the United [Page 100] States of America to the Government of Canada to grant
“blanket” permission, for a period of one year from the 1st
July, 1932, for Army aircraft of the United States to fly over
Canadian territory in making flights from Selfridge Field, Mount
Clemens, Michigan, to Cleveland, Ohio, or to Buffalo, New
York.
After consideration of the matter by the Canadian competent
authorities, the conclusion has been reached that there is no
objection to granting this request provided the Government of
the United States be prepared to extend similar privileges for
Canadian Military aircraft to fly across the State of Maine by
direct route between points of departure in Quebec to
destination in New Brunswick, or vice versa, and that the
following suggestions, the substance of which would be equally
applicable to both parties, be acceptable to the Government of
the United States:
- (a)
- The most direct route shall be followed unless stress
of weather compells deviation;
- (b)
- Aircraft shall not land outside their own territory
except by special arrangement between the two
Governments;
- (c)
- In the case of forced landings outside their own
territory, pilots shall, within as little delay as
possible, report to the local police and customs
authorities and notify, by telegraph, the appropriate
Departments of their respective Governments;
- (d)
- No photographs shall be taken while en route over
foreign territory.
It is also suggested that this arrangement be terminable on
notice by either Government, and renewable, by mutual-agreement,
for successive annual periods as desired.
Accept [etc.]
O. D.
Skelton
For Secretary of
State for External Affairs
