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The President of the International Court of Justice,
having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court,
having regard to Article 37 of the Rules of the Court;
Having regard to the Order of November 26th, 1957, in the case concerning
the Aerial Incident of July 27th, 1955, between the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and Bulgaria, whereby June 2nd, 1958, was fixed
as the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial of the Government of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the fixing of the
time-limit for the filing by the Respondent of its Counter-Memorial was
reserved for a subsequent Order;
Having regard to the Order of January 27th, 1958, in the said case, whereby
December 9th, 1958, was fixed as the time-limit for the filing of the
Counter-Memorial of the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and
the rest of the procedure was reserved for further decision;
Whereas, by a letter of May 6th, 1958, received in the Registry on May 7th,
the Agent for the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland requested an extension to [p 26] September 2nd, 1958, of
the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial of that Government;
Whereas, on May 7th, 1958, a copy of the said letter was sent to the Agent
for the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, who was invited to
state the views of his Government on the request therein contained as soon
as possible; and whereas the Bulgarian Minister for Foreign Affairs was the
same day notified by a telegram of the request;
Whereas no reply to these communications has yet reached the Registry;
Whereas, however, by a letter of January 18th, 1958, which was received in
the Registry on January 22nd, and upon which the aforementioned Order of
January 27th, 1958, was made, the Agent for the Government of the People's
Republic of Bulgaria, who had been informed of the date fixed for the riling
of the Memorial of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, stated that he considered that, in accordance with Article
37 of the Rules and in connection with Article 62 of the Rules, the Court
should fix a time-limit for the Counter-Memorial at least equal to that
fixed for the Memorial;
Whereas there is no objection to granting the application of the Agent for
the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
for an extension of the time-limit, and to granting a similar extension of
the time-limit for the Counter-Memorial of the Government of the People's
Republic of Bulgaria;
Extends as follows the time-limits fixed by the Orders made in this case on
November 26th, 1957, and January 27th, 1958:
For the Memorial of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland: September 2nd, 1958;
For the Counter-Memorial of the Government of the People's Republic of
Bulgaria: June 9th, 1959;
The subsequent procedure remaining reserved for further decision.
Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this nineteenth day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and fifty-eight, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the
archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to the Government
of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, respectively.
(Signed) Helge Klaestad,
President.
(Signed) Garnier-Coignet,
Deputy-Registrar. |
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