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together with necessary electrical power for lights, air condi- 

 tioning and the operation of small machine tools and test 

 equipment, and to permit the U.S. Government at its expense 

 to install such temporary partitions and electrical outlets as 

 may be needed. 



(2) To provide ramp space for parking the research aircraft. 



(3) To grant waiver of landing and terminal charges at all Indian 

 airports that might be utilized from time to time by the re- 

 search planes. 



(4) To grant waiver of all excise duties and sales taxes on fuel 

 and oil purchased for the research aircraft. 



(5) To grant waiver of customs and import duties on the aircraft, 

 all supporting supplies and equipment consumable and non- 

 consumable, including the personal baggage of the flight and 

 maintenance crews and other U.S. personnel that may be 

 needed to support the aircraft operation, subject to the provi- 

 sion that all items not consumed would be re-exported. 



(6) To provide blanket approval including waiver of diplomatic 

 clearances for flights subject to the normal ATC [^1 clearances, 

 to and from Santacruz Aerodrome, Bombay ; Dum Dum Aero- 

 drome, Calcutta; Meenambakkam Aerodrome, Madras; and 

 airports at Cochin. Trivandrum and Visakhapatnam. 



(7) To authorize Air India to provide maintenance facilities and 

 labor on a reimbursable basis, including acting as receiving, 

 clearing and shipping agent for spare parts, equipment and 

 supplies to be brought to India in support of the aircraft 

 operation. 



(8) To grant one-j^ear unlimited entry visas for all members of the 

 Weather Bureau and Woods Hole groups and their contractees 

 for the period April 1, 1963 through March 31, 1964. 



(9) To make temporary assignment of a radio frequency between 

 the ranges of approximately 3,000 kc to 9,000 kc for use in 

 communicating between the aircraft and the Bombay base. 



If the foregoing proposals meet with the approval of the Govern- 

 ment of India, it is proposed that this note and the reply thereto 

 accepting such proposals be considered as constituting an agreement 

 between the two governments concerning this matter, such agreement 

 to enter into force on the date of the reply. 



The Embassy takes this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of 

 External Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration. 



BELT 



[SEAL] 



Embassy of the United States of America, 

 NeioDelhi^ February 15^1963. 



The Ministry of External A fairs of hidia to the American Erribassy 



Ministry of External Affairs, 

 New Delhi. 

 No.F.u.i/351-07/63 mnd April, 1963. 



The Ministry of External Affairs presents its compliments to the 

 Embassy of the United States of America and in continuation of the 



^ Air Transport Command. 



