shall be provided with all the documents of identity and passports required by the laws and regulations in force.

VI. No wireless apparatus shall be carried by an aircraft without a special licence issued by the State to which it belongs. Such apparatus shall only be used by such members of the crew as are provided with a special licence for the purpose.

VII. An aircraft engaged in international navigation between the two States may carry passengers and goods, but shall be provided

For passengers, with a list of their names;

For goods, with a manifest of the goods and supplies carried and with detailed declarations made out by the consignors.

The carriage of passengers and goods shall be in accordance with the laws and regulations in force for the time being. Mails may be carried, if an agreement to this effect has been concluded, and is for the time being in force, between the Postal Administrations of the two countries.

VIII. Upon the departure and upon the landing of aircraft the authorities of the two countries shall in all cases have the right to search them with a view to examining and verifying the documents with which they must be provided.

IX. Aircraft of the two States shall have the right of landing, and in case of distress may claim the same assistance as aircraft of the country in which a landing is effected.

X. Every aerodrome in either of the two States which is open to public use by its national aircraft on payment of certain dues shall likewise be open under the same conditions to aircraft of the other State.

XI. Until otherwise provided, all aircraft entering Denmark must land at, and any aircraft leaving Denmark for England must depart from, one of the following aerodromes near Copenhagen, namely:

Christianshavns Faelled (for land machines);

Flyvebaadsstationen (for flying-boats or seaplanes).

All aircraft entering England must land at, and any aircraft leaving England for Denmark must depart from, one of the following aerodromes, namely:—

Lympne in Kent,

Croydon in Surrey, or

Cricklewood in Middlesex.

Provided that seaplanes or flying-boats entering or leaving England shall land at or depart from Felixstowe.

XII. The Danish frontier can, until otherwise provided, be crossed at any point.

The aircraft on its way over Danish territory and territorial waters shall, however, as far as possible, navigate in such a way that it can be observed from one or more of the points of observation named in the Annex to this Agreement.

The British frontier shall only be crossed between the following points, namely:

In the case of aeroplanes, between Folkestone and Dungeness;

In the case of seaplanes or flying-boats, between Orfordness and the Naze.

XIII. Landing by aircraft before having landed at a Customs aerodrome is prohibited. In case of a forced landing, before having reported at a Customs aerodrome, the pilot shall immediately notify the nearest Police or Customs authority, and on behalf of and until the arrival of the competent authority, shall prevent the departure of the passengers or the unloading of the cargo.

XIV. The aircraft and its crew shall be subject to all the legal obligations which arise from general legislation, from Customs and Excise legislation, and any regulations which are laid down for public safety, as well as to the regulations. as to air navigation in force in the State in which they may be, it being understood, however, that the licences and certificates issued to the aircraft and to the pilots of Great Britain shall have the same validity as the corresponding documents issued in Denmark and vice versa.

XV. The dropping of ballast, other than fine sand or water, from an aircraft in flight is prohibited.

XVI. All unloading or discharge in the course of flight of any article or substance, other than ballast, is prohibited. The only exceptions which will be made to this rule will be in the case of postal aircraft and in cases for which permission may be specifically granted.

XVII. The Danish Government will communicate reciprocally with the British Government the regulations. relative to air navigation in Denmark.

XVIII. The present Agreement is not applicable to military aircraft. No flight of military aircraft from Denmark to Great Britain or vice versa will be made without special authorisation.

XIX. The present Agreement, which is of a provisional character, may be denounced by either of the Contracting Parties at any time by giving notice three months in advance.

Furthermore, each of the Contracting Parties reserves to itself the right to denounce the present Agreement, such denunciation to take immediate effect after the two

Contracting Parties have ratified the International Air Convention signed at Paris the 13th of October, 1919.*

In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed the present Agreement, and have affixed thereto their seals. Done at Copenhagen in duplicate, in the English and Danish languages, the 23rd day of December 1920.

(L.S.) CHARLES M. MARLING. HARALD SCAVENIUS.

(L.S.)

ANNEX.

1. With reference to Article XII the aircraft on its way over Danish territory and territorial waters shall, as far as possible, navigate in such a way that it can be observed from one or more of the following points

2. For the purpose of flights within the limits of and above its own territory, each of the contracting parties has the right to refuse to recognise certificates of competency and licences granted to one of its nationals by the other contracting State.

3. It is agreed that the establishment of a regular service between the two contracting States may be made conditional to a special licence concession being obtained from the authorities of the said contracting States.

or

4. With regard to Article XIV, it is agreed that the authorities of each contracting State shall issue instructions to the effect that owners of aircraft flying over the territory of the other contracting State shall insure against third party risks according to the rules and regulations of the country flown over.

5. The present annex shall be considered as an integral part of the above agreement.

Copenhagen, the 23rd day of December, 1920.

(L.S.)
(L.S.)

CHARLES M. MARLING.
HARALD SCAVENIUS.

AGREEMENT between the British and Esthonian Govern

ments respecting Commercial

July 20, 1920.*

Relations.-London,

(No. 1.)-M. Pip to Earl Curzon of Kedleston.

My Lord,

Esthonian Legation, London,
July 20, 1920.

IT being the desire of our respective Governments to establish close commercial relations between the United Kingdom and Esthonia, I have the honour to inform you that, on condition of reciprocity, British nationals and goods, the produce or manufacture of the territories of His Britannic Majesty, will enjoy unconditionally in Esthonia treatment atleast as favourable in all respects as that accorded to the nationals and goods, the produce or manufacture of the most favoured foreign country. This treatment shall be accorded in all matters of commerce and navigation as regards importation, exportation and transit, and, in general, in all that concerns Customs duties and formalities and commercial operations, the establishment of British subjects in Esthonia, the exercise of commerce, industries and professions, and. the payment of taxes.

Treaty Series, No. 19 (1920)."

2. British vessels will enjoy in the ports, rivers and territorial waters of Esthonia treatment not less favourable than that accorded to Esthonian vessels or to vessels of the most favoured foreign country, subject, however, to the right of the Esthonian Government to reserve the coasting trade to Esthonian vessels.

3. Esthonia further undertakes, on condition of reciprocity, to accord freedom of transit to persons, goods, vessels, aircraft, carriages, waggons and mails in transit to or from the United Kingdom over Esthonian territory, including territorial waters, and to treat them at least as favourably as Esthonian persons, goods, vessels, aircraft, carriages, waggons and mails, respectively, or those of any other more favoured nationality, origin, importation or ownership, as regards facilities, charges, restrictions and all other matters.

4. The foregoing stipulations will not be applicable to India or to any of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, Colonies, Possessions or Protectorates beyond the seas, unless notice of accession to this arrangement shall have been given on behalf of India or any such Dominion, Colony, Possession, or Protectorate by His Britannic Majesty's representative at Reval before the expiration of twelve months from this date. Nevertheless, goods, the produce or manufacture of India or of any of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, Colonies, Possessions and Protectorates, will enjoy in Esthonia complete and unconditional most-favourednation treatment so long as India or such Dominion, Colony, Possession or Protectorate accords to goods, the produce or manufacture of Esthonia, treatment as favourable as that accorded to the produce of the soil or industry of any other foreign country.

5. The above arrangement will have effect as from the date of this note, and will remain in force unless and until either of our respective Governments has given notice to the other of its intention to terminate it. In that case, it will remain in force until the expiration of six months from the date of such notice.

As regards India and the British Dominions, Colonies, Possessions and Protectorates which may have acceded to this arrangement in virtue of the provisions of paragraph 4, either of our respective Governments shall have the right to terminate it separately on giving six months' notice to that effect.