Het verdrag zegt immers dat de transporten moeten plaatsvinden " for the purpose of achieving the objectives of the North Atlantic Treaty" en " as long as each of the parties is bound by obligations resulting from the North Atlantic Treaty and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)" .
Le traité dit en effet que les transports doivent être effectués « for the purpose of achieving the objectives of the North Atlantic Treaty » et « as long as each of the parties is bound by obligations resulting from the North Atlantic Treaty and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)».