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[p 347]
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, Acting President
under Article 13 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to Articles 40 and 48 of the Statute of the Court and to
Articles 32, 37 and 67 of the Rules of Court,
Whereas on 30 August 1971 Mr. J. N. Dhamija, Ambassador of India at The
Hague, filed in the Registry of the International Court of Justice an
Application on behalf of the Government of India appealing from the decision
rendered on 29 July 1971 by the Council of the International Civil Aviation
Organization on preliminary objections raised by India in proceedings
instituted by Pakistan against India before the Council;
Whereas the Application stated that Mr. J. N. Dhamija had been appointed by
the Government of India as its Agent for the purpose of the Application and
all proceedings thereon;
Whereas the Application founds the jurisdiction of the Court on Article 84
of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, 1944, Article II of the
International Air Services Transit Agreement, 1944, and Articles 36 and 37
of the Statute of the International Court of Justice;[p 348]
Whereas on 30 August 1971 a copy of the Application was transmitted to the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan;
Whereas by a letter dated 1 September 1971 the Additional Foreign Secretary
of Pakistan informed the Registry that Mr. R. S. Chhatari, Ambassador of
Pakistan to the Netherlands, had been appointed as Agent for Pakistan and
Mr. S. T. Joshua, Third Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan, The Hague, had been
appointed as Deputy Agent for Pakistan in this case;
Having ascertained the view of the Parties,
Fixes 16 December 1971 as the time limit for the filing of the Memorial of
the Government of India;
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this sixteenth day of September, one thousand nine
hundred and seventy-one, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the
Archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of India
and the Government of Pakistan, respectively.
(Signed) F.Ammoun,
Vice-President.
(Signed) W.Tait,
Deputy-Registrar. |
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