SO LJTH WEST AFRICA CASES
(ET1IIOL'Iv. SOUTH AFRICA;
LIUEliIAv. SOUTH AFIIICA)
AFFAIll-ES 1>U SUD-OUEST AFLLICAIN
(ÉTHIOPIE c. AFRIQUE DU SUD;
LII~ÉI<IAc.AFRIQUE DU SUD)26 APPLICATION BY THE GOVERNMEXT OF LIBERIA
2. APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDIB NYGS THE 2. REQUÊTE INTRODUCTIVE D'INSTANC DEU
GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA1 GOUVERNEMENT DU LIBÉRIA~
Note by the Registry. The text of the Application filed by the ,\,'etcriz1GvclJc.Le teste dc la requête iritroductive d'instance
Government of Liberia is the same as that of the Application filcd clCposCeprir le Gouverncmcrit du Libéria est le mêmeque celui de
by the Government of Ethiopia, except.for the following differcnces: 1;i1-ccluî.tedéposéepar le Goiiverncincnt (le l'Ethiopie, à la réserve
cles différe~iccssui\rantcs:
Page 4, line 4, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 1);igc.5, ligne 4, au lieil tlc: ll:thic.)pie))lire: (1,ibéria )).
Page 4, line 6, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 13;ige5, lignc 7, au lieu clc: (ICtliiopic ))lire: (Libéria )).
Page 6, line 8, delete "(Article 7)".
Page 14, line 36, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 1bgc 15, ligiic 35, ;LU lieu de : (Ethiopie )),lire: (Libéria )).
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 (1soutcnii )),supprimer : ((au sein du Comitédu Sud-Ouest africain
West Africa and elsewhere,".
clebsS;itioris LVriics c:t ailleurs, 1).
Page 16, line 1, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". l'iigc r5, dcr~iiilrcligric, au lieu de : ((Ethiopie )),lire :((Libéria )).
Page 16, line g, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". l'iigc 17, ligne 8, au lieu dc : (Ethiopic ))lire : (Libéria )).
Page 16, line 13, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". 1)r~gc LT, 1ig11~ 13, ;lu lieu c1c : ((Ethiopie )),lire: ((Libéria )).
Page 16, line 25, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". Page r7, ligne 25, ;1i1lieu de : ((Etliiopie )),lire: ((Libéria )).
Pages 16 and 18, under "B", after "tlie followiiig facts:" rcad: l'iigchsI7 cbtIO, SOUS litt. 13,:ipri.s: (est établipar les faits suivants )),
lire :
"(1) Liberia has sought to scttle the dispiite hy rnerriisof lie- (1I) 1-c.1-ib6ri:i:itcnt 6de.rbglvr le différendpar \.oie de négocia-
gotiation conducted on its behalf and at its instance through tlie tioiis coiiduites en son iioin et à sa demande par les organismes
following agencies established by the ünited Kations to ciirry suivants, cr66s par lrs Satioiis LTniespour mener de telles négo-
on such negotiations on behalf of Liberia and other hlembcrs ci;itio~is ni1 110111 (111 1,ibCria ct d'aut rcs Membres des Xations
of the ünited Nations: (R) United Nations ..ld Hoc Committee I'iiies : tr)ltl Cornit6 sphcial du Sud-Ouest africain cles Natio~is
on South West Africa, (bJ United Nations Committee on South 1-riichs,b) 11cComitG (111 Siitl-Oucst iifricairi des Sations I'nies,
West Africa, (c) United Nations Good Offices Committec. 1.)Icb('ornité(les bons oftices clcs Xations Lynies.
(2) Liberia hasdirectlyparticipated in the debates, deliberations 2) 1-c.1,ibCri;t a p;irticipi. (1irvctciiic.nt ails débats, 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 t l 1:i d1l'<(:o~iiniissioii dc lJ:\sscriib14e génbrale, cspliquaiit clai-
clear its position on the matter in dispute, seeking to settle sucli rc~ini*iitsa position siir lcs cliic.stions cn litige, s'efforçant de rii-
dispute through efforts of the agencics refcrrecl to in the pre- xlor ccbtliffi.rc.i~tlgrAc, ails cf'forts tlcs organismes cités clans lc
ceding paragraph and exhibiting at al1timcs its legal iiitcrcst in ~);~r:igr;il'liit~r;'c~(lenc tlt f;iis;int prcii~c :i toiis nionlents do l'in-
the proper excrcise of the Mandate and its clesire for a scttlement t6rCt jiiritlicliic.clii'ill)ortch;iiijiistc cscrcicc du 3Iaiid;it et de: son
of the dispute in accordance with the principles of the 3I:mclatc tlïsir (le.rbgltbr cliffCrvnc1 conform6iticnt ails principes di1 M;lri-
and the Opinions of the International Court of Justice.
tlat ct ;iiis avis consultatifs do la Coiir interiiationalc clc J iisticc.
(3) Notwithstanding such protracted negotiations, tlie Union 3) So1io11st:int ccs n6gociatioiis prolongées, 1'Cnion et le
and Liberia respectively continue to advance and adhere to the 1.ibéri;iont coiitiniié rcsl,cctivemciit à présenter les allkgations
opposing contentions above describecl, and the Union continues op~>e)&cs (lCcrit(bsci-:i\rant et à y a(llii.rcr, et l'linion coiitiniie
to administer the Territory in contravention of the content ions :i1niinistrc.r lc Tcrritoirc cn contra\-cbntion des allégations prk-
made by Liberia directly and through the agencies acting in its sciitbcs par le I,il)cri;i clircctcrnvnt c.t par les organismes agissant
behalf, as described above. " cm son nom, corrimc il cst dit ci-rivant.
1 c,..n...cTT' f-.,rr,....l..t,.\T<\... .<.1428 APPLICATION BY THE GOVERNMENT 01: LIBEKIA
Page 18,line 28, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". I>;tgth10, ligne 26, ;iu lichii(lc: NEtliiopic )),lire: (LibCria*.
Page 18,line 30, for "Ethiopia" read "Liberia". I>;igc IO, ligiie23, ;rilieu dc : (l.:thiopic n, lire:((LibCria )).
Page 18, line 34, for "Ethiopia" re:id "Liberia". l);tg~b10, ligric-32, ;iiilitlu il<.lICtliiopic ))lire: n Libério )).
Page 20, line 8, aftcr "Africa;" add "and".
Page 24, read:
"The undersigned have been nppointed by the Governrncnt of [I.(bssoussigiii.~oiit Cti.iiomriiCsp;ir le Gouvcrncmciit du Lib6ri:i
Liberia as its Agents for the purpose of this Application and al1
coiiinic scs ag(hiits,:iiis lins tlc la présente requêteet pour toute la
proceeclings tlierëon . 1)roci"lurc s'" rii1)~ortaiit.
The address for service at the scat of the Court to wliicli al1 IActlornicilc 6111 ;iiisii:ge clc la Cour pour toutes les comrnunica-
communications relating to this case should be sent is tlie I.iberinn tio~isrcl;iti\.c.sri1';iffnit-cn caiisc cst l'a~nbassadedu LihCria à L;L
Embassy at The Hague. H;'J.".
Very truly yours,
(Sig~tell')Joseph W. G~itur: rt.
(Sig?li) Joseph W. Gx~u~ii.
((;ig~zc(oErncst '4. G~oss. (Sig'!(:! ISrncst A. G~ioss.
1, Joseph Graham, the Liberiaii Ambas- 1.isoiissigii6 -osc.pIitir-ali;ii~a,i~il~iissadciir
sador in the Netherlands, do certify that (lc 1;ilii.l)ubli(lue do Libfri:i aux Pays-Bas,
the annexed Application was signed by ctlrtilic(lut 1;ire(lui.te en ;Innexc a étési-
Hon. Joseph W. Garber ancl by Hon. Ernest g1ii.c 1);" l'lioiioriil~lcJoscpli \V. Garber et
A. Gross, duly appointed Agents for tl~c 1'liorior;iblcEriiest :l. Gross, dûnicnt nom-
Government of Liberia in the proceedings 1116sagents (111 Clouvcrnemciit du Libéria
instituted bp the said Application. kins 1'inst;inccintrocliiitc par ladite requête.
(Signed) Joseph GHAHA~I."
Requête introductive d'instance