SO LJTH WEST AFRICA CASES

(ET1IIOL'IA v. SOUTH AFRICA;

LIUEliIA v . SOUTH AFIIICA)

AFFAIll-ES 1>U SUD-OUEST AFLLICAIN

(THIOPIE c. AFRIQUE DU SUD;
LII~I<IAc. A F R I Q U E DU SUD)
26 APPLICATION BY THE GOVERNMEXT OF LIBERIA

2. APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS BY THE 2. REQUTE INTRODUCTIVE D'INSTANCE DU

GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA1 GOUVERNEMENT DU LIBRIA~
Note by the Registry. The text of the Application filed by the ,\,'etc riz1 GvclJc. Le teste dc la requte iritroductive d'instance
Government of Liberia is the same as that of the Application filcd clCposCe prir le Gouverncmcrit du Libria est le mme que celui de
by the Government of Ethiopia, except. for the following differcnces: 1;i 1-cclu.tedpose par le Goiiverncincnt (le l'Ethiopie, la rserve
cles diffre~iccssui\rantcs:
Page 4, line 4, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 1);igc. 5, ligne 4, au lieil tlc: ll:thic.)pie lire: 1,ibria )), (( )).

Page 4, line 6, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 13;ige5, lignc 7, au lieu clc: ICtliiopic lire: Libria
(( )), (( )).

Page 6, line 8, delete "(Article 7 ) " .

Page 14, line 36, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 1bgc 15, ligiic 35, ;LU lieu de : Ethiopie lire: Libria
(( )), (( )).

Page 14, line 39, for "Ethiopia" rcad "Liberia" ; after "contendecl" I'agc 15, lignc jS, au licu de: Ethiopic ;;, !ire: Libbria
(( apr;is :( ;);

delete "as a member of the United Nations Committee on South (1 soutcnii supprimer : au sein du Comit du Sud-Ouest africain
)), ((

West Africa and elsewhere,". clebs S;itioris LVriicsc:t ailleurs, 1).

Page 16, line 1, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". l'iigc r 5, dcr~iiilrcligric, a u lieu de : Ethiopie lire : Libria(( )), (( )).

Page 16, line g, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". l'iigc 17, ligne 8, au lieu dc : Ethiopic lire : Libria
(( )), (( )).

Page 16, line 13, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 1)r~gcLT, 1ig11~ 13, ;lu lieu c1c : Ethiopie lire : Libria
(( )), (( )).

Page 16, line 25, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". Page r 7, ligne 25, ;1i1 lieu de : Etliiopie lire : Libria
(( )), (( )).

Pages 16 and 18, under "B", after "tlie followiiig facts:" rcad: l'iigchs I 7 cbt I O , SOUS litt. 13, :ipri.s: est tabli par les faits suivants
(( )),

lire :
"(1) Liberia has sought to scttle the dispiite hy rnerriis of lie- I ) 1-c. 1-ib6ri:i :i tcnt 6 de. rbglvr le diffrend par \.oie de ngocia-
(1

gotiation conducted on its behalf and a t its instance through tlie
following agencies established by the nited Kations t o ciirry
on such negotiations on behalf of Liberia and other hlembcrs
of the nited Nations: ( R ) United Nations ..ld Hoc Committee
on South West Africa, (bJ United Nations Committee on South
West Africa, (c) United Nations Good Offices Committec.
tioiis coiiduites en son iioin et sa demande par les organismes
suivants, cr66s par lrs Satioiis LTniespour mener de telles ngo-
ci;it io~isni1 110111 (111 1,ibCria ct d'aut rcs Membres des Xations
I'iiies : tr) ltl Cornit6 sphcial du Sud-Ouest africain cles Natio~is
1-riichs, b) 11c ComitG (111 Siitl-Oucst iifricairi des Sations I'nies,
1.) Icb ('ornit (les bons oftices clcs Xations Lynies.

(2) Liberia has directly participated in the debates, deliberations 2 ) 1-c. 1,ibCri;t a p;irticipi. (1irvctciiic.nt ails dbats, di.libh-a-
and proceedings of the Genrral Assembly of the United Xations tioiis vt sil;inccks ( 1 ~l':\sscml,l~t~gi.iicrale des Sations Vnics et
and of the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly, making 1:i d1l'<' (:o~iiniissioii dc lJ:\sscriib14e gnbrale, cspliquaiit clai-
t l c h

clear its position on the matter in dispute, seeking to settle sucli
dispute through efforts of the agencics refcrrecl to in the pre-
ceding paragraph and exhibiting at al1 timcs its legal iiitcrcst in
the proper excrcise of the Mandate and its clesire for a scttlement
of the dispute in accordance with the principles of the 3I:mclatc
and the Opinions of the International Court of Justice.
(3) Notwithstanding such protracted negotiations, tlie Union
and Liberia respectively continue to advance and adhere to the
opposing contentions above describecl, and the Union continues
to administer the Territory in contravention of the content ions
made by Liberia directly and through the agencies acting in its
behalf, as described above. "
1 c,.. n . . . c T T ' f-.,rr,, .. ...l..t,..n \T<\.. . ... < . 1
rc~ini*iitsa position siir lcs cliic.stions cn litige, s'efforant de rii-
xlor ccb tliffi.rc.i~tlgrAc, ails cf'forts tlcs organismes cits clans lc
~);~r:igr;il'liit ~ ~ r ; ' c ~ ( l eclt
n tf;iis;int p r c i i ~ c:i toiis nionlents do l'in-
t6rCt jiiritlicliic. clii'il l)ortch;iii jiistc cscrcicc du 3Iaiid;it et de: son
tlsir (le. rbgltbr cliffCrvnc1 conform6iticnt ails principes di1 M;lri-
tlat ct ;iiis avis consultatifs do la Coiir interiiationalc clc J iist icc.
3) So1io11st:int ccs n6gociatioiis prolonges, 1'Cnion et le
1.ibri;i ont coiitinii rcsl,cctivemciit prsenter les allkgations
op~>e)&cs (lCcrit(bs ci-:i\rant et y a(llii.rcr, et l'linion coiit iniie
:it 1niinistrc.r lc Tcrritoirc cn contra\-cbntion des allgations prk-
sciitbcs par le I,il)cri;i clircctcrnvnt c.t par les organismes agissant
cm son nom, corrimc il cst dit ci-rivant.
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28 APPLICATION BY THE GOVERNMENT 01: LIBEKIA
Page 18, line 28, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia".
Page 18, line 30, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia".
Page 18, line 34, for "Ethiopia" re:id "Liberia".
Page 20, line 8, aftcr "Africa;" add "and".
Page 24, read:
"The undersigned have been nppointed by the Governrncnt of
Liberia as its Agents for the purpose of this Application and al1
proceeclings tlieron .
The address for service at the scat of the Court to wliicli al1
communications relating to this case should be sent is tlie I.iberinn
Embassy a t The Hague.
Very truly yours,
(Sig?tel() Joseph W. G ~ i t u rrt.
: (Sig?li) Joseph W.G x ~ u ~ i i .
((;ig~zc(oErncst '4. G ~ o s s .
1, Joseph Graham, the Liberiaii Ambas-
sador in the Netherlands, do certify that
the annexed Application was signed by
Hon. Joseph W. Garber ancl by Hon. Ernest
A. Gross, duly appointed Agents for t l ~ c
Government of Liberia in the proceedings
instituted bp the said Application.
(Signed) Joseph G H A H A ~ I . "
I>;tgth 10, ligne 26, ;iu lichii (lc : N Etliiopic lire: LibCria *.
)), ((
I>;igc IO, ligiie 2 3 , ;ri1 lieu dc : l.:thiopic n , lire: LibCria
(( (( )).
l);tg~b10, ligric -32, ;iii litlu il<.: ICtliiopic lire: n Librio
l( )), )).
[( I.(bs soussigiii.~oiit Cti. iiomriiCs p;ir le Gouvcrncmciit du Lib6ri:i
coiiinic scs ag(hiits,:iiis lins tlc la prsente requte et pour toute la
1)roci"lurc s'" rii1)~ortaiit.
IActlornicilc 6111 ;iii sii:ge clc la Cour pour toutes les comrnunica-
t io~isrcl;i ti\.c.s ri 1';iffnit-ecn caiisc cst l'a~nbassadedu LihCria L;L
H ;'J.".
(Sig'!(:! ISrncst A . G~ioss.
1.i. soiissigii6 -1 osc.pIi tir-ali;ii~~,
ai~il~iissadciir
(lc 1;i lii.l)ubli(lue do Libfri:i aux Pays-Bas,
ctlrtilic (lut 1;i re(lui.te en ;Innexc a t si-
g1ii.c 1);" l'lioiioriil~lcJoscpli \V. Garber et
1'liorior;iblc Eriiest :l. Gross, dnicnt nom-
1116s agents (111 Clouvcrnemciit du Libria
k i n s 1'inst;incc introcliiitc par ladite requte.