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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 States of America
and Bulgaria, whereby June 2nd, 1958, was fixed as the time-limit for the
filing of the Memorial of the Government of the United States of America 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 riling 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 2nd, 1958, received in the Registry on May 6th,
the Agent for the Government of the United States of [p23] America
requested an extension to 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 filing
of the Memorial of the Government of the United States of America, 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 States of America 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 States of America:
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 States of America 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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