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19. ARTICLE 17

THIS REPLACES ARTICLE 19 OF 73 TEXT.

QUOTE

EITHER CONTRACTING PARTY MAY AT ANY TIME GIVE NOTICE TO THE OTHER

CONTRACTING PARTY OF ITS DECISION TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT:SUCH

NOTICE SHALL BE SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL

CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. IN SUCH CASE THE AGREEMENT SHALL

TERMINATE TWELVE (12) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE

NOTICE EY THE OTHER CONTRACTING PARTY, UNLESS THE NOTICE TO

TERMINATE IS WITHDRAWN BY AGREEMENT BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THIS

PERIOD. IN THE ABSENCE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT BY THE OTHER

CONTRACTING PARTY, NOTICE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

FOURTEEN (14) DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE BY THE

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

UNQUOTE.

20. ARTICLE 18

THIS SHOULD READ

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THE CONTRACTING PARTIES REAFFIRM THEIR GRAVE CONCERN ABOUTS ACTS OR

THREATS AGAINST THE SECURITY OF AIRCRAFT, WHICH JEOPARDIZE THE

SAFETY OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY, ADVERSELY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF

AIR SERVICES AND UNDERMINE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF

CIVIL AVIATION. THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AGREE TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM

AID TO EACH OTHER WITH A VIEW TO PREVENTING KIJACKINGS AND

SABOTAGE TO AIRCRAFT, AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND

ThREATS TO AVIATION SECURITY. THEY REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENTS UNDER

AND SHALL LAVE REGARD TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION ON

OFFERCLE AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTS COMMITTED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT,

SIGNED AT TOKYO ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1963. THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

SILL ALSO HAVE REGARD TO APPLICABLE AVIATION SECURITY PROVISIONS

ESTABLISHED LY THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. WHEN

INCIDENTS OR THREATS OF HIJACKING OR SABOTAGE AGAINST AIRCRAFT,

AIRPORTS ON AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES OCCUR, THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

SHALL ASSIST EACH OTHER EY FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS INTENDED

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