MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
(Deptts. of Commns. and Civil Aviation)
New Delhi
Dated May 28, 1963
Your Excellency,
I have the honour to refer to the inter-Governmental consultations held in New Delhi in January and February, 1962, between the delegations
representing the Government of India and the Government of Switzerland and also have the honour to state that the Annex to the Provisional
Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Switzerland relating to Air Services dated the 24th June, 1949, shall
be modified to read as follows in English and French languages both texts being equally authentic
ANNEX ENGLISH TEXT
SECTION I
The airline designated by the Government of India shall be entitled to operate air services in both directions on the routes specified
in this Section and to land for traffic purposes in the territory Switzerland at each of the points specified.
Route.
India-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Bahrain-Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran-Iraq-Jordan-Syria-Lebanon-United Arab Republic-Israel-Cyprus-Greece-Turkey-Bulgaria-Rumania-Hungary-Yugoslavia-Italy-Austria-Geneva
or Zurich--Czechoslovakia-France-Belgium-Holland-Germany-United Kingdom-Ireland-Canada-U. S.A.
SECTION II
The airline designated by the Swiss Federal Council shall be led to operate air services in both directions on the routes specified
in this Section and to land for traffic purposes in the territory of India at each of the points specified.
Route.
Switzeriand-Austria-Italy-Yugoslavia-Hungary-Rumania-Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece-Cyprus-United Arab Republic-Israel-Lebanon-Syria-Jordan-Iraq-Iran-Saudi
Arabia-Kuwait-Bahrain-Afghanistan-Pakistan-Bombay or Calcutta and thence to
(a) Burma-Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong-Phillippines-Japan;
(b) Burma or Ceylon-Thailand-Malaya-Singapore- Indonesia-New Guinea-Australia.
SECTION III
Points on any of the specified routes may, at the option of the designated airline, be omitted on any or all flights.
Points on any of the specified routes need not necessarily be served in the order in which they have been specified, provided that
the route flown does not cease to be reasonably direct.
The word "OR' when used between two points in the Route Schedules shall mean that both points may be served, but not on the same service.
FRENCH TEXT
Upon receipt of a note from Your Excellency indicating that the foregoing provisions are acceptable to the Government of Switzerland,
we have the honour to propose that this note and Your Excellency's note in reply constitute an Agreement between the two Governments,
on the date of Your Excellency's reply.
Accept, Your Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest respect.
Sdl-
M.M. PHILIP
Secretary to the Government of India
His Excellency Dr. J.A. CUTTAT,
Ambassador of Switzerland,
New Delhi.
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND IN INDIA
New Delhi
Dated, May 28, 1963
Dear Mr. PHILIP,
I have the honour to refer to your note of today's date which reads as follows :
"I have the honour to refer to the inter-Governmental consultations held in New Delhi in January and February, 1962, between the delegations
representing the Government of India and the Government of Switzerland and also have the honour to state that the Annex to the Provisional
Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Switzerland relating to Air Services dated the 24th June, 1949, shall
be modified to read as follows in English and French languages both texts being equally authentic.
ANNEX
ENGLISH TEXT
SECTION I
The airline designated by the Government of India shall be entitled to operate air services in both directions on the routes specified
in this section and to land for traffic purposes in the territory of Switzerland at each of the points specified.
Route: India-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Bahrain-Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran-Iraq-Jordan-Syria-Lebanon-United Arab Republic-Israel-Cyprus-Greece-Turkey-Bulgaria-Rumania-Hungary-Yugoslavia-Italy-Austria
-Geneva or Zurich-Czechoslavia-France-Belgium-Holland-Germany-United Kingdom-Ireland-Canada-USA
SECTION II
The airline designated by the Swiss Federal Council shall be entitled to operate air services in both directions on the route specified
in this section and to land for traffic purposes in the territory of India at each of the points specified.
Route:-
Switzerland -Austria-Italy-Yugoslavia-Hungary-Romania-Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece-Cyprus-United Arab Republic-Israel-Lebnon-Syria
SECTION III
French Text
2. Upon receipt of a note from your Excellency indicating that the foregoing provision are acceptable to the Government of Switzerland
I have the honour to propose that this note and Your Excellency note in reply constitute an Agreement between the two Government
effective on the date of your Excellency's reply.
Accept, Your Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest respect.
I confine that the Government of Switzerland considers your note and this reply as constituting an Agreement between our two Governments
which shall enter into force on the date of this reply.
Your's sincerely,
sd/-
J.A Cuttack
Ambassador of Switzerland
Mr. M.M. Philip
Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Communications and Civil Aviation
Government of India
New Delhi
