Indian Treaty Series

New Delhi, 5 May 1971

Letter No. 1

MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CIVIL AVIATION

N.SAHGAL, SECRETARY
New Delhi, 5th May 1971.

Your EXCELLENCY,

I have the honour of refer to the Inter-Government consultations held in Berne in October 1970 between the delegations representing the Government of India and the Government of Switzerland and to state that the Annex to the Provisional Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Switzerland relating to Air Services dated June 24, 1949, which was amended by the Exchange of Letters of May 28, 1963, shall be modified to read as follows in English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic :

ANNEX
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.

Routes: India – Pakistan – Afghanistan – Trucial Oman – Sharjah – Dubai – Abu – Dhabi – Qatar – Bahrain – Kuwait – Saudi Arabia – Iran – Iraq – Jordan – Syria – Lebanon – United Arab Republic – Israel – Cyprus – Greece – Turkey – Moscow – Bulgaria – Rumania – Hungary – Yugoslavia – Italy – Austria – Geneva or Zurich – Czechoslovakia – France – Belgium – Netherlands – Germany – Denmark – Norway – Sweden – United Kingdom – Ireland – Canada – United States of America.

Section II

The airline designated by the Swiss Federal Council 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 India at each of the points specified.

Routes:- Switzerland – Austria – Italy – Yugoslavia – Hungary – Romania – Bulgaria – Turkey – Greece – Cyprus – United Arab Republic – Israel – Lebanon – Syria – Jordan – Iraq – Iran – Saudi Arabia – Kuwait – Bahrain – Afghanistan – Pakistan – Bombay or Delhi – and thence to

(a) Burma – Thailand – Vietnam – Hong Kong – Philippines – Japan;
(b) Burma or Ceylon – Thailand – Malaysia – Singapore – Indonesia – New Guinea – Australia.

Section III

(a) Points on any of the specified routes may, at the option of the designated airline, be omitted on any or all flights.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.

2. Upon receipt of a note from Your Excellency indicating that the foregoing provisions are acceptable to
the Government of Switzerland, I have the honour to propose that this note and Your Excellency's note in
reply constitute an Agreement between the two Governments.

Accept, your Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

SD /-
N.SAHGAL.

Dr. FRITZ REAL
Ambassador of Switzerland in India
New Delhi.

Letter No. 2

EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND IN INDIA

No. 571.40
New Delhi-21, 5th May 1971.

The Secretary to the Government of India,
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation,
New Delhi

Your EXCELLENCY,
I refer to your letter of 5th May which reads as follows :

[Not Reproduced]

I confirm that the foregoing provisions are acceptable to the Government of Switzerland and that Your Excellency's note and this reply shall be regarded as constituting a formal agreements between the two Governments.

Accept, Your Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

The Ambassador of Switzerland

SD / -
Dr. FRITZ REAL