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[p.344]
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 40 of
the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 13 July 1973 by which the Court (inter alia)
fixed 1 October 1973 as the time-limit for the Memorial of the Government of
Pakistan and 15 December 1973 as the time-limit for the Counter-Memorial of
the Government of India on the question of the jurisdiction of the Court to
entertain the dispute,
Whereas, by a letter dated 24 September 1973, received in the Registry the
same day, the Agent of Pakistan, for the reasons therein set out, requested
the extension of the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial to 15
December 1973;
Whereas a copy of the said letter was immediately transmitted to the
Government of India, which was invited to communicate its views to the Court
not later than 28 September 1973;
Whereas no observations have been received from the Government of India;
Extends to 15 December 1973 the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial of
the Government of Pakistan;
Extends to 17 May 1974 the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial
of the Government of India; [p 345]
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand
nine hundred and seventy-three, in three copies, one of which will be placed
in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of
Pakistan and to the Government of India respectively.
(Signed) Manfred Lachs,
President.
(Signed) S. Aquarone,
Registrar. |
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