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Whereas : The Assembly is in accord that a final multilateral agreement on commercial rights should not be completed or presented for signature by the member States present at this Assembly ; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED : That Commission Number 3 of this Assembly be directed to proceed immediately with a frank and open discussion of all of the problems involved in developing a multilateral agreement, so that the national points of view of the member States may be made known with respect to all matters which may be the subject of such an agreement, and that in such discussion the Commission take into account the documentation now or hereafter before the Commission for its consideration ; and further Resolved : That the discussion resulting therefrom be incorporated into a document which would serve as a basis of further study by the Air Transport Committee of the Council for the purpose of developing a multilateral agreement, which will take into account such national points of view, for submission to the next annual Assembly ; and further Resolved : That each member State be requested, during the coming year, to furnish to the Council for reference to the Air Transport Committee any additional views which it may have on the subject and the Council is requested to circulate such views and information as to progress to member States during such period, to the end that the Air Transport Committee may present to the next annual Assembly a document which will embody the experience of nations with operations under existing or future agreements, that may be of benefit in developing a multilateral agreement. VI FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT Whereas : In the furtherance of principles enunciated in Articles 22 and 23 of the Chicago Convention relative to the need for facilitating international air transport, the Division on Facilitation of International Air Transport, created by the Interim Council of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization, has prepared a document entitled " International Standards and Recommended Practices on Customs, Immigration Sanitary and Related Matters Facilitating International Air Transport (2 February 1946) " ; Whereas : The above-mentioned document represents a unification and simplification of existing customs, immigration, and public health rules and procedures in so far as they affect international civil air transport; Whereas : The above-mentioned document was transmitted on March 2, 1946, by the Interim Council to member States requesting them to transmit their views with respect thereto within 60 days ; And Whereas : The First Interim Assembly, taking note of the above-mentioned document and recognizing its great importance as a positive contribution to the public, the airlines, and the development of international civil air transport in general, expresses its interest and appreciation of the work done by the FAL Division of PIC AO ; Now therefore the First Interim Assembly hereby resolves : (a) That it endorses the objective of facilitation of civil air transport embodied in the above-mentioned document; (b) That member States which have not already done so should submit their comments on the above-mentioned document as rapidly as possible, and in any event not later than 15 June 1946 ;

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