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[p86]
The Acting President of the International Court of Justice,
having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court,
having regard to Article 62 of the Rules of Court,
having regard to the Application, dated the 27th day of October, 1950, and
filed with the Registry of the Court the 28th day of October, 1950, whereby
the Government of the French Republic instituted proceedings against the
United States of America concerning the rights of nationals of the United
States in Morocco,
having regard to the Order made by the Court on November 22nd, 1950, fixing
the time-limits for the presentation of the Memorial by the Government of
the French Republic, of the Counter-Memorial by the Government of the United
States of America, and also of the Reply and the Rejoinder by these
Governments,
having regard to the Memorial filed by the Government of the French Republic
within the time fixed ;
Whereas on the 21st day of June, 1951, that is to Say within the time fixed
for the filing of the Counter-Memorial, the Government of the United States
of America filed a document entitled "Preliminary Objection" ;[p87]
Whereas, accordingly, under Article 62, paragraph 3, of the Rules of Court,
the proceedings on the merits are suspended and the Party against whom the
Objection is directed may present, within a time-limit to be fixed by the
Court, or by the President if the Court is not sitting, a written statement
of its observations and submissions :
Fixes Monday, the 6th of August, 1951, as the time-limit within which the
Government of the French Republic may present a written statement of its
observations and submissions in regard to the Objection lodged by the
Government of the United States of America.
Done in French and English, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand nine
hundred and fifty-one, in three copies, of which one will be placed in the
Archives of the Court and the others will be transmitted to the Governments
of the French Republic and of the United States of America, respectively.
(Signed) J. G. Guerrero,
Acting President.
(Signed) Garnier-Coignet,
Deputy-Registrar. |
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