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[p.35]
The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 44 of
the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application by the Islamic Republic of Iran filed in
the Registry of the Court on 2 November 1992, instituting proceedings
against the United States of America,
Having regard to the Order made by the President of the Court on 4 December
1992 fixing 31 May 1993 as time-limit for the Memorial of the Islamic
Republic of Iran and 30 November 1993 for the Counter Memorial of the United
States of America;
Whereas by letters dated 28 May and 2 June 1993 and received in the Registry
on the same days, respectively, the Agent of Iran requested that the time
limit for the filing of the Memorial be extended by eight days and set forth
the grounds for this request; and whereas upon receipt of those letters
copies thereof were transmitted by the Registrar to the Deputy Agent of the
United States;
Whereas the Deputy Agent of the United States, consulted pursuant to Article
44, paragraph 3, of the Rules of Court, indicated that his Government had no
objection to the extension requested by the Agent of Iran on the
understanding that the United States would receive a similar extension in
the date for filing of the Counter Memorial, [p 36]
Extends to 8 June 1993 the time limit for the filing of the Memorial of the
Islamic Republic of Iran;
Extends to 16 December 1993 the time-limit for the filing of the Counter
Memorial of the United States of America; and
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 third day of June, one thousand nine hundred
and ninety-three, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the
archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the
Islamic Republic of Iran and the Government of the United States of America,
respectively.
(Signed) R. Y. Jennings,
President.
(Signed) Eduardo Valencia-Ospina,
Registrar. |
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