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The International Court of Justice,
having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court,
having regard to Articles 37 and 62 of the Rules of Court,
Makes the following Order:
Having regard to the Order of the Court of April 24th, 1956, fixing June
4th, 1956, 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 Preliminary Objections raised by the Government of the
Kingdom of Norway in the case of certain Norwegian loans;
Whereas, by letters of April 24th, 1956, the Registrar, when notifying the
Agents of the Parties of the decision taken that day by the Court,, informed
them that it was the Court's intention to open the oral hearings in the said
case on June 25th, 1956;
Whereas, by letter of May 15th, 1956, M. Lars Jorstad, Agent for the
Government of the Kingdom of Norway, requested the [p21] Registrar to
acquaint the Court with the desire of that Government that, because of
unforeseen circumstances, the oral proceedings in the case should be
postponed until the autumn;
The Court,
After ascertaining the views of the Parties and taking into account their
respective positions,
Having decided, as a result of the request presented on behalf of the
Government of the Kingdom of Norway, to postpone the opening of the oral
proceedings,
Extends to August 31st, 1956, the time-limit for the filing by the
Government of the French Republic of its observations and submissions in
regard to the Preliminary Objections raised by the Government of the Kingdom
of Norway;
Reserves the rest of the procedure for further decision.
Done in French and English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this twenty-ninth day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and fifty-six, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the
archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the
French Republic and to the Government of the Kingdom of Norway,
respectively.
(Signed) Green H. Hackworth,
President.
(Signed) J. López Olivan,
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