No. 91 SIR, The British Ambassador to the Secretary of State BRITISH EMBASSY, Washington, D.C., April 5th, 1935 I have the honour, under instructions from His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to acknowledge receipt of your Note of to-day's date, setting forth the treatment which the Government of the United States are prepared, in return for the reciprocal treatment set out in my Note of March 28th to accord to British subjects as defined in your Note, in respect of air pilots' licences. 2. I have the honour to state in reply that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concur in the terms of your Note under reply, and regard them as affording the reciprocal treatment referred to in my Note of March 28th. His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom also concur in your suggestion that the arrangements set out in the two Notes shall take effect one calendar month from this day's date. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Sir, The Honourable CORDELL HULL, Secretary of State of the United States, Washington, D.C. R. C. LINDSAY TENURE AND DISPOSITION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY Convention signed at Washington for the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand May 27, 1936, supplementing and amending convention of March 2, 1899 1 1 Senate advice and consent to ratification June 13, 1938 Ratified by the President of the United States July 5, 1938 Ratified by the United Kingdom in respect of Great Britain and Northern Ireland August 2, 1938; in respect of New Zealand December 18, 1939; in respect of Australia September 2, 1940 Ratifications exchanged at Washington March 10, 1941 Entered into force March 10, 1941 Proclaimed by the President of the United States March 17, 1941 [For text, see TS 964, ante, vol. 5, p. 140, AUSTRALIA.] 1 TS 146, ante, p. 246. REDUCTION OF VISA FEES Exchange of notes at London March 12, 1937 Department of State files The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1. No. T 2534/14/378 12th March, 1937 At the instance of His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the Commonwealth of Australia, in the Dominion of New Zealand and also of the Government of India, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that they desire to enter into an arrangement with the Government of the United States of America for the reciprocal reduction of visa fees in the following terms: (1) The fee for an ordinary visa, valid for one year within the validity of the travel document and for any number of journeys within that period shall, except as provided in paragraph (3) below, be $2 or the approximate equivalent in local currency. (2) The fee for a transit visa, valid for one year within the validity of the travel document and for any number of journeys in transit within that period shall, except as provided in paragraph (3) below be 20 cents or the approximate equivalent in local currency. It is understood, however, that the existing practice of the United States Government of granting gratis transit certificates valid only for one entry, in lieu of transit visas, remains unaffected and that additional transit certificates may be granted to cover additional entries in transit. (3) The fees for visas granted to holders of United States passports in territories under the administration of His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia shall be (a) for an ordinary visa 8/- (b) for a transit visa 2/-. (4) The provisions of this arrangement are not held to apply to visas granted by the United States consular authorities to prospective immigrants to the United States. (5) The arrangement set out in the preceding paragraphs shall apply (a) to all visas granted on United States passports under the authority of His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Dominion of New Zealand or of the Governments of Newfoundland, India, and Southern Rhodesia; (b) to all visas granted under the authority of the United States Government on British passports. (6) The present arrangement shall come into force on the 1st April, 1937. 2. If the United States Government agree to the foregoing provisions, I have the honour to propose that the present note and your reply in similar terms be regarded as placing on record the understanding arrived at in this matter. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Your Excellency's obedient Servant, His Excellency The Honourable R. W. BINGHAM, etc., etc., etc. ANTHONY EDEN The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State No. 2402 SIR: LONDON, March 12, 1937 I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of March 12, 1937, in which you inform me that His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the Commonwealth of Australia and in the Dominion of New Zealand and also the Government of India desire to enter into an arrangement with the United States Government for the reciprocal reduction of visa fees in the following terms: (1) The fee for an ordinary visa, valid for one year within the validity of the travel document and for any number of journeys within that period shall, except as provided in paragraph (3) below, be $2 or the approximate equivalent in local currency. (2) The fee for a transit visa, valid for one year within the validity of the travel document and for any number of journeys in transit within that period shall, except as provided in paragraph (3) below, be 20 cents or the approximate equivalent in local currency. It is understood, however, that the exist ing practice of the United States Government of granting gratis transit certificates valid only for one entry, in lieu of transit visas, remains unaffected and that additional transit certificates may be granted to cover additional entries in transit. (3) The fees for visas granted to citizens of the United States in territories under the administration of His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia shall be (a) for an ordinary visa 8/—. (b) for a transit visa 2/—. (4) The provisions of this arrangement are not held to apply to visas granted by the Consular authorities of the United States to prospective immigrants to the United States. (5) The arrangements set out in the preceding paragraph shall apply (a) to all visas granted under the authority of the United States Govern ment. (b) to all visas granted on American passports under the authority of His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom, in the Commonwealth of Australia and in the Dominion of New Zealand or of the Governments of Newfoundland, India and Southern Rhodesia. (6) The arrangement shall come into force on 1st April, 1937. In reply I have the honor to inform you that the United States Government agrees to the foregoing provisions and will regard the present note and your note under reply as placing on record the understanding arrived at in this matter. |