(BRITISH NOTE)Tokyo, June 25, 1993

　Excellency,I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for Air Services, signed at Tokyo on 29 December 1952, and to propose on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that the new Schedule of the aforementioned Agreement as set out in the Attachment shall replace the existing Schedule amended by an Exchange of Notes on 29 May 1992.

　If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government of Japan, I have further the honour to propose that this Note and Your Excellency's Note in reply indicating such acceptance shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of Your Excellency's reply.

　I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.

　(Signed) John Boyd
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

　His Excellency Mr. Kabun Muto
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

ATTACHMENT

SCHEDULE

SECTION I

　Routes to be operated by the designated airline or airlines of Japan:-

(1) Points in Japan - points on the mainland of China to be agreed and/or on Taiwan - Hong Kong or Manila - points in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia - Bangkok -points in Burma (Myanmar) - Colombo -points in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan - points in the Middle East -Rome - Zurich or Geneva -Frankfurt on Main or Dusseldorf -Paris -London -Prestwick.

(2) Points in Japan - points in the United States of America (including the Aleutians, Alaska, Wake, Midway, Honolulu) - points in Canada - a point in Iceland - Copenhagen - Hamburg - Amsterdam - a point in the Republic of Ireland -Prestwick - Manchester - London -Paris - three points in Europe.

(3) A point in Japan - Tokyo - Nagoya - Osaka - Fukuoka -Kagoshima - Naha - points on the mainland of China to be agreed and/or on Taiwan -Seoul -Hong Kong - Ho Chi Minh City or Bangkok - Kuala Lumper - Singapore - Jakarta.

(4) Tokyo - Nagoya - Osaka - Fukuoka - Naha - points on the mainland of China to be agreed and/or on Taiwan -Hong Kong - Manila - Jakarta - Darwin -Sydney.

(5) Points in Japan - Seoul - points in Asia to be agreed - Moscow - points in Europe except the territory of the former USSR - London -three points in Europe.

(6) Sapporo - Hong Kong.

(7) A point in Japan - Hong Kong.

Note 1. The agreed services provided by the designated airline(s) of Japan on these routes shall begin at a point in the territory of Japan, but other points on the routes except Route (5) may at the option of the designated airline be omitted on any or all flights. As for Route (5), other points may at the option of the designated airline be omitted on any or all flights unless otherwise agreed between the aeronautical authorities.

Note 2. As for the "three points in Europe" on Route (2), the designated airline(s) of Japan may exercise fifth freedom traffic rights including stopover traffic rights between London and one out of the three points. The aeronautical authorities of Japan may select the three points and may choose at which one of the three points the traffic rights may be exercised: these selections and this choice may be changed by agreement.

　On Route (2), Manchester shall not be served on the same flight with London.

Note 3. On Route (3), the designated airline(s) of Japan may notify the aeronautical authorities of the United Kingdom of their intention to specify "a point in Japan" and to change the point thus specified, which shall be authorised after confirmation by an exchange of appropriate notes within six months, in principle, from the date of such a notification.

Note 4. On Route (3), Seoul may only be served with all-cargo services. No cargo to be discharged in Hong Kong may be taken on board in Seoul and no cargo taken on board IN Hong Kong may be discharged in Seoul.

Note 5. On Route (4), no traffic to be discharged in Manila may be taken on board in Hong Kong and no traffic taken on board in Manila may be discharged in Hong Kong. This limitation shall apply equally to traffic originating in or stopping over at either point.

Note 6. On Route (5), the designated airline(s) of Japan may not exercise any fifth freedom traffic rights including stopover traffic rights between Seoul and London and between Seoul and the "three points in Europe".

Note 7. As for the "three points in Europe" on Route (5), the designated airline(s) of Japan may exercise traffic rights between London and the three points only for its or their own stopover passenger who stay at London not longer than 96 hours.

Note 8. On Route (7), the designated airline(s) of Japan may notify the aeronautical authorities of the United Kingdom of their intention to specify "a point in Japan" and change the point thus specified, which shall be authorised after confirmation by an exchange of appropriate notes within six months, in principle, from the date of such a notification.

SECTION II

　Routes to be operated by the designated airlines or airlines of the United Kingdom:-

(1) Points in the United Kingdom - points in Europe - points in the Middle East - points in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh - (Rangoon (Yangon) or Mandalay - Bangkok) or (Colombo - Singapore) - Ho Chi Minh City - Manila or Hong Kong -points on the mainland of China to be agreed - Fukuoka - Osaka - Tokyo.

(2) Points in the United Kingdom - a point in the Republic of Ireland - a point in Iceland - points in Canada - points in the United States of America (including Alaska, the Aleutians, Honolulu, Midway, Wake) - Tokyo - Nagoya - Osaka - Fukuoka - Seoul -points on the mainland of China to be agreed - Hong Kong.

(3) Hong Kong - points on the mainland of China to be agreed and/or on Taiwan - Pusan - Fukuoka -Osaka -Nagoya - Tokyo - Seoul.

(4) Points in the United Kingdom - points in Europe except the territory of the former USSR - Moscow - points in Asia to be agreed -Tokyo - Nagoya - Osaka - Seoul.

(5) Hong Kong - Sapporo.

(6) Hong Kong - Naha - Kagoshima - Hiroshima - Sendai.

Note 1. The agreed services provided by the designated airline(s) of the United Kingdom on these routes shall begin at a point in the territory of the United Kingdom, but other points on the routes except Route (4) may at the option of the designated airline by omitted on any or all flights. As for Route (4), other points may at the option of the designated airline be omitted on any or all flights unless otherwise agreed between the aeronautical authorities.

Note 2. On Route (2), no traffic to be discharged in Seoul may be taken on board at points in Japan and no traffic taken on board at Seoul may be discharged at points in Japan. This limitation shall apply equally to traffic originating in or stopping over at either point.

　On Route (2), Nagoya shall not be served on the same flight with either Tokyo or Osaka.

Note 3. One Route (3), Pusan may only be served with all-cargo services. No cargo to be discharged at points in Japan may be taken on board in Pusan and no cargo taken on board at points in Japan may be discharged in Pusan.

Note 4. On Route (4), the designated airline(s) of the United Kingdom may serve Osaka only after the Kansai International Airport is opened to international air services.

　On Route (4), the designated airline(s) of the United Kingdom may not exercise any fifth freedom traffic rights including stopover traffic rights between points in Japan and Seoul.

　On Route (4), no two points in Japan shall be served on the same flight.

Note 5. On Route (6), the designated airline(s) of the United Kingdom may notify the aeronautical authorities of Japan of their intention to change either of the points in Japan prescribed as "Hiroshima" and "Sendai", which shall be authorised after confirmation by an exchange of appropriate notes within six months, in principle, from the date of such a notification.