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ARTICLE 28. POLICE FORCE 1. In order to preserve "public order and security in accordance with the Statute, the Constitution and the laws of the Free Territory, the Government oi tne Free Territory shall be empowered to maintain a police force anu security' services. 2. Members of the police force and security services shall be recruited by the Director of Public Security and shall be subject to dismissal by him. ARTICLE 29. LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Constitution of the Free Territory shall provide for the establishment on the basis of proportional representation of organs of local government 00 democratic principles, including universal, equal, direct and secret suffrage. ARTICLE 30. MONETARY SYSTEM The Free Territory shall have its own monetary system. ARTICLE 31. RAILWAYS* Without prejudice to its proprietary rights over the railways within its boundaries and its control of the railway administration, the Free Territory may negotiate with Yugoslavia and Italy agreements for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and economical operation of its railways. Such agreements would determine where responsibility lies for the operation of the railways in the direction of Yugoslavia or Italy respectively and also for the operation of the railway terminal of Trieste and of that part of the fine which is common to all. In the latter case such operation may be effected by a special commission comprised of representatives of the Free Territory, Yugoslavia and Italy under the chairmanship of the representative of the Free Territory. ARTICLE 32. COMMERCIAL AVIATION 1. Commercial aircraft registered in the territory of any one of the United Nations which grants on its territory the same rights to commercial aircraft registered in the Free Territory, shall be granted international commercial aviation rights, including the right to land for refueling and repairs, to fly over the Free Territory without landing and to use for traffic purposes such airports as may be designated by the competent authorities of the Free Territory. 2. These rights shall not be subject to any restrictions other than those imposed on a basis of non-discrimination by the laws and regulations in force in the Free Territory and in the countries concerned or resulting from the special character of the Free Territory as neutral and demilitarised. 1 ARTICLE 33. REGISTRATION OF VESSELS i. The Free Territory is entitled to open registers for the registration of ships and vessels owned by the Government of the Free Territory or by persons or organisations domiciled within the Free Territory. 2. The Free Territory shall open special maritime registers for Czechoslovak and Swiss ships and vessels upon request of these Governments, as well as for Hungarian and Austrian ships and vessels upon the request of these Governments after the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace with Hungary and (the treaty ifor the reestablishment of the independence of Austria respectively. Ships and vessels entered in these registers shall fly the flags of their respective countries.