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AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government says it is going to open negotiations with U.S. authorities about the possibility of carrying out American border and customs checks at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to save time for passengers flying to the United States.
The Cabinet decided Friday to start talks about stationing American staff at Schiphol to carry out the checks that otherwise would happen when passengers land at a U.S. airport.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the "preclearance" move is intended to save time for passengers and to make Schiphol more attractive as an aviation hub for people flying to America.
The government said in a statement that in negotiations on an agreement clearing the way for preclearance, it will "make no concessions to the sovereignty of the Netherlands."
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