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Book 14: Materials on Succession of States (1967)

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Afghanistan: View PDF file
  A. Observations 1
    [The question of succession by Pakistan to British treaty rights and to the Anglo-Afghan Treaty for the establishment of neighbourly relations, signed at Kabul on 22 November 1921—1947 Referendum in Pakhtunistan—Colonial treaties—Scope of the study on the law of State succession to be undertaken by the International Law Commission]  
  B. Treaties  
    Treaty between the Government of Afghanistan and His Britannic Majesty's Government for the establishment of neighbourly relations. Signed at Kabul, on 22 November 1921 4
      Preamble, Articles I, II, XIV and Appendix with letter from the British Representative to Sardar-i-Ala, the Afghan Foreign Minister  
  C. Declarations  
    Statement by the Government of the United Kingdom, 3 June 1947 5
      Paragraphs 11 and 17  
  D. Laws and Decrees  
      Indian Independence Act, 1947 6
Argentina: View PDF file
  A. Observations 6
    [Succession of States in the case of partition of British India"- Extradition Treaty of 22 May 1889 between Argentina and the United Kingdom extended to Pakistan by virtue of a new agreement—The question of India's claim to enjoy the benefits of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation of 1825 between Argentina and the United Kingdom]  
  B. Treaties  
    Exchange of letters concerning the status as between Argentina and Pakistan of the Anglo-Argentine Extradition Treaty of 22 May 1889. Washington, 23 and 28 December 1953 7
Australia: View PDF file
  A. Treaties  
    Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the Governments of Australia and the Netherlands (acting on behalf of the Government of Indonesia) concerning the final settlement of claims that have arisen or may in the future arise in relation to facts, matters and things occurring up to and including 31 December 1948. Canberra, 12 August 1949 8
  B. Laws and Decrees  
    Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1948-1960 10
      Sections 7 and 8  
Cambodge: View PDF file
  Traités  
    1. Accord (avec échange de lettres) entre le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge et le Gouvernement de la République Française relatif au transfert au Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge des compétences et services de police et de sûreté. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 29 août 1953 11
        Articles 1er et 2  
    2. Protocole (avec échange de lettres) entre le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge et le Gouvernement de la République Française relatif au transfert au Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge des compétences judiciaires exercées par la France sur le territoire du Royaume. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 29 août 1953        12
 
        Articles 1er à 3 et lettres I à VI  
    3. Convention entre le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge et le Gouvernement de la République Française déterminant le statut particulier en matière judiciaire accordé par le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge aux nationaux français. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 9 septembre 1953  15
        Articles 1er et 2  
    4. Protocole (avec échange de lettres) entre le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge et le Gouvernement de la République Française relatif au transfert au Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge des comp6tences en matière militaire. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 17 octobre 1953  16
        Articles 1er, 2 et 11  
    5. Protocole (avec échange de lettres) entre le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge et le Gouvernement de la République Française relatif au transfert de l'aéronautique civile, de l'infrastructure aéronautique et du service de la météorologie. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 16 janvier 1954 16
        Articles 1er et 4 et lettres I et II  
    6. Protocole (avec échange de lettres) entre le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge et le Gouvernement de la République  Française relatif au transfert de la marine marchande. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 16 janvier 1954 18
        Articles 1er et 2  
    7. Accord franco-khmer relatif à la réglementation des convois fluviaux. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 16 février 1954 18
        Articles 1er et 2  
    8. Protocole entre le Gouvernement Royal du Cambodge et le Gouvernement de la République Française concernant le transfert des compétences relatives aux régies de production et de distribution d'énergie électrique. Fait à Phnom-Penh, le 26 février 1954   18
        Articles 2, 3 et 4  
    9. Echange de lettres entre le Président du Conseil des Ministres du Royaume du Cambodge et le Ministre plénipotentiaire représentant le Gouvernement de la République Française relatif au transfert des compétences en matière d'hygiène et de santé publique. Phnom-Penh, le 16 février 1954 19
Ceylon: View PDF file
  Treaties  
    External Affairs Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ceylon. Signed at Colombo, on 11 November 1947 21
      Article 6  
Cyprus: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
    Treaty concerning the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece and Turkey of the one part and Cyprus of the other. Signed at Nicosia, on 16 August 1960 21
      Article 8 and Annex E (sections 1 to 5)  
B. Laws and Decrees  
    Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus promulgated on 16 August 1960 24
      Articles 188, 190 to 194 and 197  
Dahomey: View PDF file
A. Observations  28
    [Evolution constitutionnelle et politique du Dahomey et de certains autres anciens territoires de l'Afrique francophone vers la souveraineté internationale et l'indépendance]  
B. Traités  
    Accord particulier entre le Gouvernement de la République du Dahomey et le Gouvernement de la République Française portant transfert des compétences de la Communauté. Fait à Paris, le 11 juillet 1960 29
      Articles 1er et 2  
Ghana: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
    Exchange of letters between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ghana relative to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of Ghana, Accra, 25 November 1957 30
B. Laws and Decrees  
    Ghana (Constitution) Order in Council, 1957 30
      Parts I, VIII, XI and First and Second Schedule  
Guatemala: View PDF file
  Observations 33
    [Requirements for recognition of new States and Governments]  
Indonesia: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
  I. Texts  
    1. Draft Agreement on Transitional Measures attached to the Covering Resolution accepted at the Second Plenary Meeting of the Round Table Conference between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, at The Hague, on 2 November 1949 34
        Article 5  
    2. Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning West New Guinea (West Irian). Signed at the Headquarters of the United Nations, New York, on 15 August 1962 35
        Articles XI, XIV, XXII and XXV  
  II. Notes  
      Round Table Conference Agreements of 2 November 1949 36
B. Laws and Decrees  
    1. Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia of 1945 36
        Article II of the Transitional Articles  
    2. Constitution of the United States of Indonesia of 1949 36
        Article 192  
C. Diplomatic Correspondence  
    Note dated 18 October 1963 of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in reply to a request for information from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Djakarta 37
      [International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic of 18 May 1904; International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic of 4 May 1910; Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications of 4 May 1910; Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications of 12 September 1923; and International Convention relative to Motor Traffic of 24 April 1926]  
Israel: View PDF file
A. Observations  
  I. Origin of "succession"  38
  II. Ratione materiae  
    (a) Treaties 41
    (b) Nationality 43
    (c) Public property 44
    (d) Concessionary rights 44
    (e) Public debt 44
    (f) Other questions of public law 45
    (g) Public officials 45
    (h) Problems arising out of the Second World War 46
    (i) Nazi criminals 48
    (j) Custodian of enemy property  48
    (k) Miscellaneous financial matters 50
    (l) Questions of private law and law in general   50
  III. Ratione personae 53
  IV. Territorial effects 53
B. Laws and Decrees  
  1. Law and Administrative Ordinance (as on 1 March 1963)  54
      Chapters IV, V and VII  
  2. Law and Administration (further provisions) Ordinance (No. 13 of 5708-1948)  57
      Sections 1 to 8  
Japan: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
  (a) Multilateral instruments  
      Treaty of Peace with Japan. Signed at San Francisco, on 8 September 1951   58
        Articles 2 and 4  
  (b) Bilateral instruments  
      Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan. Signed at Taipei, on 28 April 1952 59
        Articles II and III  
B. Laws and Decrees  
    Circular dated 19 April 1952 of the Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice, on the handling of matters concerning the nationality and family registration of the Koreans and Formosans after the conclusion of the Peace Treaty 60
C. Decisions of National Courts  
    Summaries and extracts from decisions  
    1. Cases involving Koreans 61
      (a) Kôbe District Court  
        Pai Ho Sun v. Shin Chan Shik: Decision of 25 April 1952 (Divorce (Ta) 14 of 1951)  
        Nationality of a Korean residing in Japan prior to the conclusion of the Peace Treaty 61
      (b) Nagoya District Court  
        Tamako Arai v. Shakusai Arai: Decision of 20 May 1952 (Divorce (Wa) 44 of 1951)  
        Nationality of a Korean residing in Japan prior to the conclusion of the Peace Treaty—Nationality of a Japanese woman married to a Korean 61
      (c) Nagoya District Court  
        Haruko Iwamoto v. Tokuji Iwamoto: Decision of 29 May 1954 (Divorce (Ta) 6 of 1953)  
        The Peace Treaty and Nationality of Koreans—Nationality of a Japanese woman married to a Korean 61
      (d) Hiroshima District Court  
        Heijutsu Hirayama v. Otsurei Hirayama: Decision of 23 September 1955 (Divorce (Ta) 11 of 1954)  
        Nationality of Korean residents in Japan before the entry into force of the Peace Treaty  62
      (e) Nagoya District Court  
        Chung Sun Dong v. Kim Pen Ryon: Decision of 30 October 1956 (Divorce (Ta) 22 of 1956)  
        Acquisition and loss of territory and laws concerning personal status 62
      (f) Kumamoto Family Court  
        Choe Ryong Chon v. Choe I Su: Decision of 24 December 1956 (Conciliation procedures on the confirmation of nullity of recognition (Ka-I) 25 of 1956)  
        Peace Treaty and nationality of Koreans residing in Japan 63
      (g) Sendai High Court  
        Japan v. O. Gyong Hi: Decision of 13 March 1958 (Case of the use of counterfeit official document and seal and the violation of the Alien Registration Law (U) 566 of 1957)  
        Independence of Korea and nationality 64
      (h) Tokyo High Court  
        Japan v. Chung Sam Ja: Decision of 8 August 1959 (Violation of the Alien Registration Law (U) 1773 of 1957)  
        Status of Korea before the conclusion of the Peace Treaty—Peace Treaty and nationality of Koreans—Nationality of a Japanese woman married to a Korean 64
      (i) Tokyo High Court  
        Japan v. Tori Kim: Decision of 8 August 1959 (Violation of the Alien Registration Law (U) 2350 of 1957)  
        Peace Treaty and nationality of Koreans  65
      (j) Oita District Court  
        Soe Shibata v. Eiji Yoshinari: Decision of 12 July 1960 (Divorce (Ta) of 1960)  
        Nationality of Koreans before the conclusion of the Peace Treaty—Existence of two governments in Korea  65
      (k) Tokyo High Court  
        Japan v. Kino Yamamura: Decision of 30 November 1960 (Violation of the Alien Registration Law (U) 906 of 1960)  
        Personal status of Korean residents in Japan before the conclusion of the Peace Treaty—Treaty and the nationality of Koreans—Nationality of a Japanese woman married to a Korean 66
      (l) Supreme Court (Grand Bench)  
        Masako Kanda v. Japan: Decision of 5 April 1961 (Case of the confirmation of holding Japanese nationality (0) 890 of 1955)  
        Nationality of a Japanese woman married to a Korean—Recognition of the independence of Korea by the Peace Treaty resulted in loss of Japanese nationality by Koreans  67
    2. Cases involving Formosans 68
      (a) Yamagata District Court  
        Lin Yuan v. Wang Chin Tung: Decision of 7 September 1951 (Divorce (Ta) 7 of 1951)  
        Application of Japanese law to the matters relating to personal status of Formosans before the final determination of sovereignty over Formosa 68
      (b) Nagasaki District Court  
        Yang Shizuko v. Yang Mao Sheng: Decision of 19 February 1956 (Divorce (Ta) 20 of 1955)  
        Nationality of a Japanese woman married to a Formosan 69
      (c) Tokyo District Court  
        Shozo Azuma and Yoshiko Azuma v. Japan: Decision of 11 September 1958 (Confirmation of Japanese nationality (Gyô) 11 of 1955)  
        Status of Formosa and nationality of Formosans during the period from the surrender to the conclusion of the Peace Treaty 69
      (d) Tokyo High Court  
        Japan v. Lai Chin Jung: Decision of 24 December 1959 (Violation of the Immigration Control Ordinance (U) 1714 of 1958)  
        Peace Treaty between Japan and the Republic of China—Nationality of Formosans  70
      (e) Osaka District Court  
        Chang Fukue v. Chang Chin Min: Decision of 7 June 1960 (Divorce (Ta) 100 of 1959)  
        Those who had been entered in the Formosan Register of Personal Status acquired Chinese nationality with the entry into force of the Peace Treaty 71
Laos: View PDF file
  Traités  
    Traité d'amitié et d'association entre le Royaume du Laos et la République Française. Fait à Paris, le 22 octobre 1953 72
      Article premier  
Malaysia: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
  1. Federation of Malaya Agreement of 5 August 1957  72
      Preamble, Articles I to 7 and Fourth Schedule  
  2. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Federation of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur, 12 September 1957 76
B. Laws and Decrees  
  1. The Federation of Malaya Independence Act, 1957 – An Act to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of the Federation of Malaya as an independent sovereign country within the Commonwealth 76
      Sections 1 and 2 and First and Second Schedules  
  2. The Federation of Malaya Independence Order in Council, 1957   81
      Preamble and Sections 1 to 3  
  3. The Federal Constitution Ordinance, 1957—An Ordinance to approve the Federal Constitution set out in the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1957 83
      Preamble and Sections 1 and 2  
  4. Constitution of the Federation of Malaya, 1957 84
      Articles 1, 2, 162, 164, 166 to 170, 172 to 174, 176 and 180  
  5. Constitution of Malaysia, 1963 89
      Articles 1, 159A, 162, 166 to 174, 176 and 180  
  6. Malaysia Act, 1963 91
      Articles 73 to 78, 81, 87 to 89, 91 and 92  
Netherlands: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
  1. Round Table Conference Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia of 2 November 1949 99
    (a) Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty 99
        Articles 1 and 2  
    (b) Union Statute with appendix and attached agreements  
      (i) Union Statute 100
        Preamble and Articles 1 and 2  
      (ii) Agreement (attached to the Union Statute) between the Republic of the United States of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to regulate their co-operation in the field of foreign relations 101
        Articles 1 to 4  
      (iii) Financial and Economic Agreement (attached to the Union Statute) with Appendix: List of Trade and Monetary Agreements in which Indonesia participates 101
        Articles 1 to 7, 15, 19 to 21 and 25  
    (c) Agreement on Transitional Measures with attached Agreements  106
      (i) Agreement on Transitional Measures  
        Articles 3 to 5 and 8  
      (ii) Agreement (attached to the Agreement of Transitional Measures) concerning the assignment of citizens 107
        Preamble and Articles 1 to 11  
      (iii) Agreement (attached to the Agreement on Transitional Measures) concerning the position of civil government officials in connexion with the transfer of sovereignty 110
        Articles 1 to 4  
  2. Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning West New Guinea (West Irian). Signed at the Headquarters of the United Nations, New York, on 15 August 1962 110
B. Decisions of National Courts  
  Summaries of the decisions  
  1. Hof (Court of Appeal) The Hague  
      Van Os v. State of the Netherlands: Judgment of 7 April 1954 111
      [Extinction of the legal person of the Netherlands East Indies—Rights and obligations of the Netherlands deriving from the Transfer of Sovereignty Indonesia Act]  
  2. Rechtbank (Court of First Instance) Amsterdam  
      Mrs. W. qualitate qua v. t. S.: Judgment of 8 April 1954 112
      [Applicability of the Convention of Civil Procedure of 1905 to the Saar Territory. The effect of war on treaties]  
  3. Hof (Court of Appeal) The Hague  
      Stichting tot Opeising Militaire Inkomsten van Krijgsgevangenen (Foundation for Claiming Military Income of War Prisoners) v. State of the Netherlands: Judgment of 30 November 1955 113
      [Responsibility of the Netherlands for obligations of the Netherlands East Indies—Acts of State cannot be impugned before a civil court]  
  4. Hof (Court of Appeal) The Hague  
      Poldermans v. State of the Netherlands: Judgment of 8 December 1955  114
      [Responsibility of the Kingdom and/or the State of the Netherlands for obligations of the Netherlands East Indies—Rights and obligations of the Kingdom as a whole in regard to its component territories and of those component territories inter se—Extinction of the legal person "Indonesia" after transfer of sovereignty]  
New Zealand: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
    Exchange of letters between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Western Samoa constituting an agreement relative to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of Western Samoa. Apia, 30 November 1962 115
B. Laws and Decrees  
  1. Constitution of the Independent State of Western Samoa, 1962 116
      Articles 114, 119 and 121 to 123  
  2. Western Samoa Act 1961—An Act to make provision in connexion with the attainment of independence by the people of Western Samoa 117
      Sections 2 to 6  
  3. Existing Law Adjustment Ordinance, 1961—An Ordinance to make provision for the application of the existing law defined in Article 111 of the Constitution of Western Samoa 118
      Sections 3 to 5  
Nigeria: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
    Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Federation of Nigeria relative to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of the Federation of Nigeria. Lagos, 1 October 1960 119
B. Laws and Decrees  
  1. Nigeria Independence Act, 1960 119
      Sections 1 and 2  
  2. Nigeria (Constitution) Order in Council, 1960 121
      Sections 3 to 5 and 17 and Second Schedule (Chapter II)  
Pakistan: View PDF file
A. Observations 126
    [Achievement of independence by Pakistan]  
B. Laws and Decrees  
  1. Indian Independence Act, 1947—An Act to make provision for the setting up in India of two independent Dominions, to substitute other provisions for certain provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935, which apply outside those Dominions, and to provide for other matters consequential on or connected with the setting up of those Dominions 127
      Sections 1 to 4, 7, 10, 15 and 18  
  2. Pakistan (Consequential Provision) Act, 1956—An Act to make provision as to the operation of the law in relation to Pakistan and persons and things in any way belonging to or connected with Pakistan, in view of Pakistan's becoming a Republic while remaining a member of the commonwealth 132
      Sections 1 and 2  
C. Decisions of National Courts  
    Texts of judgments  
      Supreme Court of Pakistan (Appellate Jurisdiction)  
      Yangtze (London) Limited v. Barlas Brothers (Karachi) and Co.: Judgment of 6 June 1961 (Civil appeal No. 139 of 1960) 133
        [Incorporation of international agreements into municipal law—Operation of the "Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act 1937" in Pakistan subject to fulfilment by its Central Government of special conditions laid down in Section 2 of the said Act—Fresh notifications by Pakistan required—Succession to treaty rights and obligations under international law—Succession by Pakistan to international rights and obligations of British India under the "Indian Independence Act, 1947" and the "Indian Independence (International Arrangements) Order, 1947"—Succession to rights and obligations deriving from British India's membership of international organizations—The question of Pakistan's adherance to the "1923 Protocol on Arbitration Clauses" and the "1927 Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards"—State's sovereignty implies the right to decide on the establishment of treaty relations with other States—Role of the Judiciary in matters pertaining to the conduct of international relations]  
Philippines: View PDF file
A. Laws and Decrees  
    Constitution of the Philippines, 1935 141
      Articles I and XVII  
B. Decisions of National Courts  
  Notes on the decisions  
    1. Effect of change of sovereignty  
      (a) On political laws of conquered territory Roa v. Insular Collector of Customs, 23 Philippine Reports 315 142
      (b) On municipal or non-political laws of conquered territory  
        (i) Roa v. Insular Collector of Customs, 23 Philippine Reports 315 142
        (ii) Vilas v. City of Manila, 42 Philippine Reports 963 142
    2. Effects of military occupation  
      (a) On political laws of occupied territory Co Chain v. Tan Keh, 75 Philippine Reports 113 142
      (b) On municipal laws of occupied territory Co Chain v. Tan Keh, 75 Philippine Reports 113 143
      (c) Upon citizens' allegiance to the legitimate government Laurel v. Misa, 44 Official Gazette 1176 143
    3. Status of the Governments established in the Philippines during the Japanese military occupation  
      (a) The Philippine Executive Commission  
        Co Chain v. Tan Keh, 75 Philippine Reports 113 143
      (b) Republic of the Philippines  
        Co Chain v. Tan Keh, 75 Philippine Reports 113 143
    4. Effects of Japanese military occupation  
      (a) On United States sovereignty in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation  
        Co Chain v. Tan Keh, 75 Philippine Reports 113 144
      (b) On the Philippine Commonwealth Constitution  
        (i) Peralta v. Director of Prisons, 75 Philippine Reports 285 144
        (ii) Banaag v. Singson Encarnacion et al ..., General Records No. L-493, 19 April 1949 144
    5. Legal effect, after liberation, of laws adopted during the Japanese military occupation by the Philippine Executive Commission and the (Puppet) Republic of the Philippines  
      (a) Proclamation of General MacArthur dated 23 October 1944  
        (i) Co Kim Chow v. Tan Keh, 75 Philippine Reports 371 145
        (ii) Peralta v. Director of Prisons, 75 Philippine Reports 285   145
        (iii) Luz v. Court of First Instance, 77 Philippine Reports 679  145
République Centrafricaine: View PDF file
A. Observations  145
    [Maintien en vigueur de la législation interne antérieure à la promulgation de la Constitution de la République Centrafricaine du 9 février 1959—Position de la République Centrafricaine en ce qui concerne les traités conclus au nom des territoires d'outre-mer avant leur accession à l'indépendance]  
B. Lois et Décrets  
    Constitution de la République Centrafricaine du 9 février 1959 145
      Article 39  
Rwanda: View PDF file
  Traités  
    Déclaration faite par le Président de la République du Rwanda concernant les instruments internationaux s'appliquant au Rwanda avant son accession à l'indépendance 146
Sudan: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
    Agreement between Egypt and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning self-government and self-determination for the Sudan. Signed in Cairo on 12 February 1953 147
      Preamble and Articles 1 to 3, 9, 10, 12 and 13  
B. Laws and Decrees  
  1. The Transitional Constitution of Sudan, 1956 148
      Articles 111 to 119  
  2. Acts ratifying and affirming multilateral treaties, 1957  
    (a) 1957 Act No. 10 (Signed on 10 June 1957) 150
      [Constitution of FAO]  
    (b) 1957 Act No. 11 (Signed on 10 June 1957) 150
      [Constitution of UNESCO]  
    (c) 1957 Act No. 12 (Signed on 10 June 1957)    150
      [Constitution of WHO]  
    (d) 1957 Act No. 13 (Signed on 17 June 1957) 150
      [Charter of the UN—Declaration recognizing the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ]  
    (e) 1957 Act No. 14 (Signed on 17 June 1957) 151
      [Constitution of ILO and Labour Conventions]  
    (f) 1957 Act No. 15 (Signed on 17 June 1957) 151
      [Convention of ICAO]  
    (g) 1957 Act No. 16 (Signed on 25 June 1957) 151
      [Red Cross Conventions]  
    (h) 1957 Act No. 17 (Signed on 25 June 1957) 152
      [Convention of WMO]  
C. Diplomatic Correspondence  
  1. Letter dated 1 January 1956 with a declaration recognizing  the independence of Sudan, from the Prime Minister of Egypt addressed to the Prime Minister of Sudan 152
  2. Letter dated 1 January 1956 from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Prime Minister of Sudan 153
Tchad: View PDF file
A. Traités  
  1. Accord particulier entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République du Tchad portant transfert à la République du Tchad des compétences de la Communauté. Signé à Paris, le 12 juillet 1960 153
      Articles 1er à 3  
  2. Accord entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République du Tchad relatif aux dispositions transitoires applicables jusqu'à l'entrée en vigueur des accords de coopération entre la République Française et la République du Tchad. Signé à Paris, le 12 juillet 1960 153
      Articles 1er à 5  
  3. Accord entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République du Tchad relatif aux dispositions transitoires en matière de justice entre la République Française et la République du Tchad. Signé à Paris, le 12 juillet 1960 154
      Articles 1er à 5  
  4. Echange de lettres entre le Premier Ministre de la République Française et le Premier Ministre de la République du Tchad relatif à la signature et à la mise en vigueur des accords entre la République Française et la République du Tchad. Paris, le 12 octobre 1960 155
B. Lois et Décrets  
    Loi constitutionnelle de la République du Tchad du 16 avril 1962    157
      Articles 41, 86 et 87  
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: View PDF file
A. Declarations  
  1. Statement dated 9 August 1956 of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the question of Suez Canal 157
  2. Statement of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the liquidation of the international administration in Tangier, 11 December 1956 158
  3. Memorandum dated 26 September 1961 of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples 159
  4. Statement of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the liquidation of the colonial rule over West Irian, 9 February 1962 160
B. Diplomatic Correspondence  
    Letter dated 26 July 1943 from I. M. Maisky, Ambassador of the USSR to the United Kingdom, to Nahas Pasha, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt  160
    [Repudiation of agreements, capitulations and special privileges benefiting the Czarist Government]  
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: View PDF file
A. Treaties  
  I. Texts  
    (a) Multilateral instruments  
      1. Final Declaration of the International Conference in Tangier. Signed at Tangier on 29 October 1956 161
        Part I (paragraph 2)  
      2. Treaty concerning the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece and Turkey of the one part and the Republic of Cyprus of the other. Signed at Nicosia on 16 August 1960  162
    (b) Bilateral instruments  
      1. Agreement as to the devolution of international rights and obligations upon the Dominions of India and Pakistan [Schedule to the Indian Independence (International Arrangements) Order, 1947] 162
        Articles 1 to 4  
      2. Treaty (with Exchange of Notes) between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the provisional Government of Burma regarding the recognition of Burmese independence and related matters. Signed at London, on 17 October 1947 163
        Articles 1 to 3, 5 to 9 and 11 and Notes 1, 2 and 3  
      3. External Affairs Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ceylon. Signed at Colombo on 11 November 1947 167
        Preamble and Articles 1 to 7  
      4. Public Officers Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ceylon. Signed at Colombo on 11 November 1947  168
        Articles 1 to 4  
      5. Traité entre la France et le Maroc fait à Rabat le 20 mai 1956 et signé à Paris le 28 mai 1956 169
        Article 11  
      6. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Federation of Malaya relating to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of the Federation of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur, 12 September 1957  169
      7. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ghana relative to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of Ghana. Accra, 25 November 1957 169
      8. Treaty of Friendship (with Exchange of Notes) concluded between Italy and Somalia. Mogadiscio, on 1 July 1960 169
      9. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federation of Nigeria relative to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of the Federation of Nigeria, Lagos, 1 October 1960  170
      10. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Sierra Leone relating to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of Sierra Leone. Freetown, 5 May 1961 170
      11. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Jamaica relating to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of Jamaica. Kingston, 7 August 1962 172
      12. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago relating to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Port of Spain, 31 August 1962 174
      13. Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Malta relating to the inheritance of international rights and obligations by the Government of Malta. Floriana and Valletta, 31 December 1964 176
  II. Notes  
    (a) Unilateral declarations made by new States concerning international instruments applied to their territories prior to independence  
      1. Tanganyika 177
      2. Uganda 179
    (b) Multilateral instruments  
      1. Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw, on 12 October 1929  
        (i) Burma 180
        (ii) Nigeria 181
        (iii) Tanganyika 181
      2. Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946; Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 November 1947; and certain international instruments relating to GATT Tanganyika 182
      3. Convention on Road Traffic signed at Geneva on 19 September 1949 and Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices similar to Slavery, done at Geneva on 7 September 1956  
        Cyprus  182
      4. Treaty of Peace with Japan, signed at San Francisco on 8 September 1951  
        India and Pakistan 183
    (c) Bilateral instruments  
      1. Treaty of 31 December 1889 and Supplementary Treaty of 29 July 1909 between France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland extending to Tunisia the provisions of the Anglo-French Extradition Treaty of 14 August 1876  
        Tunisia 184
      2. Treaty of 14 May 1897 and Agreement of 29 November 1954 between Ethiopia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  
        Somalia 185
      3. Anglo-Dutch Extradition Treaty of 26 September 1898, Anglo-Dutch Convention regarding legal proceedings in civil and commercial matters of 31 May 1932 and other treaties and agreements concluded between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland prior to 27 December 1949  
        Indonesia 185
      4. Treaty between the Government of Afghanistan and His Britannic Majesty's Government for the establishment of neighbourly relations, signed at Kabul on 22 November 1921  
        India and Pakistan 186
      5. Convention between Great Britain and Belgium with a view to facilitating Belgian traffic through the territories of East Africa, signed at London on 15 March 1921, and Agreement between the Government of Belgium and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, relative to the construction of a deep-water quay at the port of Dar es Salaam, signed at London on 6 April 1951  
        Tanganyika 187
      6. Convention between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and France respecting legal proceedings in civil and commercial matters, signed at London on 2 February 1922  
        (i) Cambodia 188
        (ii) Laos 188
        (iii) Lebanon 189
        (iv) Viet-Nam 189
      7. Convention between His Majesty in respect to the United Kingdom and the President of the United States of America regarding the boundary between the Philippine Archipelago and the State of North Borneo, signed at Washington on 2 January 1930  
        Philippines 189
      8. Treaty of commerce and navigation between Great Britain and Siam, signed at Bangkok on 23 November 1937  
        India and Pakistan 190
      9. Agreement between France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to air transport between British and French territories, signed at London on 28 February 1946 Ghana  191
      10. Convention between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Norwegian Government for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, signed at London, on 2 May 1957  
        British territories 192
      11. Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the extradition of fugitive criminals, signed at Bonn, on 23 February 1960, and Agreement between Israel and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the reciprocal extradition of criminals, signed at London on 4 April 1960 Nigeria 193
B. Decisions of National Courts  
    Texts of judgments  
      High Court of the Colony of Singapore (Island of Singapore)  
      Re Westerling: Judgment of 15 August 1950 194
        [The question whether British "Extraditions Acts" apply to the Republic of Indonesia under the "1898 Anglo-Netherlands Extradition Treaty" and the related Orderin-Council of 2 February 1899—Incorporation of international agreements into municipal law – Inheritance agreements and third States—Effects of recognition—Role of the Judiciary in matters relating to the conduct of international relations—Effects of a statement by the Executive on succession to treaty rights]  
C. Diplomatic Correspondence  
    Correspondence between the Prime Minister of the Sudan and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom relating to the treaties made on behalf of, or applied to, the Sudan by the Co-Domini, January 1956 203
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A. Treaties  
  I. Texts  
    1. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Lebanon and the United States relating to the rights of American nationals. Beirut, 7 and 8 September 1944 204
    2. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Syria and the United States relating to the rights of American nationals. Damascus, 7 and 8 September 1944 205
    3. Treaty of General Relations between the Philippines and the United States. Signed at Manila, on 4 July 1946 207
        Preamble and Articles 1 and 4 to 7  
    4. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between India and the United States relating to the continuance of copyright relations. Washington, 21 October 1954 209
    5. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Ghana and the United States relating to the continued application to Ghana of certain treaties concluded between the United States and the United Kingdom. Accra, 4 September and 21 December 1957 and 12 February 1958 211
    6. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Italy and the United States amending the Agreement of 28 June 1954 for a Technical Cooperation Program for the Trust Territory of Somaliland. Rome, 30 June 1960 214
    7. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the Somali Republic and the United States relating to the assumption by the Somali Republic of rights and obligations under the United States—Italy Technical Cooperation Agreement of 28 June 1954 as amended. Mogadiscio, 28 January and 4 February 1961  216
    8. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the United States relating to the continued application to Congo (Brazzaville) of certain treaties concluded between France and the United States. Brazzaville, 12 May and 5 August 1961 218
    9. Exchange of notes accompanying an agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United States relating to investment guaranties. Leopoldville, 25 October and 17 November 1962 219
    10. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States relating to the continued application of certain aviation agreements to scheduled services between the United States and the Caribbean Area. Port of Spain, 27 September 1962 and St. Ann's 8 October 1962 220
    11. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Jamaica and the United States relating to the continued application of certain aviation agreements to scheduled services between Jamaica and the United States. Kingston, 25 October and 29 November 1962  221
    12. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Jamaica and the United States relating to investment guaranties. Kingston, 11 December 1962 and 4 January 1963 223
    13. Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States relating to investment guaranties. Port of Spain, 8 and 15 January 1963 224
  II. Notes  
      Examples of United States practice as depositary of multilateral conventions in cases of State succession  
      (a) International Air Services Transit Agreement. Signed at Chicago, on 7 December 1944 224
        (i) Pakistan 225
        (ii) Ceylon 225
        (iii) Malaya 225
        (iv) Dahomey 225
        (v) Madagascar 226
        [List of countries]  
      (b) Convention of the World Meteorological Organization. Signed at Washington, on 11 October 1947 226
        [List of countries]  
      (c) International Wheat Agreement, 1959. Opened for signature at Washington, from 6 April through 24 April 1959 227
        Nigeria and Sierra Leone  
      (d) Convention on International Civil Aviation. Signed at Chicago, on 7 December 1944  228
        [List of countries]  
B. Diplomatic Correspondence  
  1. Memorandum of 26 September 1949 from the Government of Israel to the American Embassy in Tel-Aviv on the applicability to Israel of the Extradition Treaty between the United States and Great Britain of 22 December 1931 229
  2. Correspondence dated 15 October and 17 November 1958 between the Ministry of External Affairs of the Federation of Malaya and the American Embassy in Kuala Lumpur relating to the continuation in force of the Extradition Treaty of 1931 229
  3. Note from the British Ambassador to the Secretary of State of the United States conveying the view of the Government of Tanganyika concerning the application of the Agreement of 1951 for Technical Co-operation in respect of British dependencies at Washington 7 December 1961 231
  4. Exchange of notes dated 2 April and 24 August 1962 between the Prime Minister's Office of Tanganyika and the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam concerning the Convention of 1925 between the United Kingdom and the United States relating to the rights of the Governments of the two countries and their respective nationals in the former German Colony of the East Africa 232
  5. Note dated 4 December 1962 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar to the American Embassy in Tananarive relating to the rights and obligations contracted for Madagascar in treaties signed by France prior to Madagascar's accession to international sovereignty 233
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