Les renseignement= suivants, émamant du Greffe de la Cour inter-
nationale de Justice, ont étémis & la disposition de 12 presse:
Lors de llaudience publique tenue aujourdlhui,mardi 11 mai à
16 heures, la Cour internationale de Justice a continué les audien-
ces en l'affaire de l'Cr monétaire(1talie c. France, Ztats-Unis d'A-
mériqueet Boyamne-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et diIrlande du ~ord) .
Ont pris la parole sur la question preliminaire soulevéepar le
Gouvernemen ttalien: 127kndreGros,jurisconsult du finistère des
Affaires gtrangsres, au nom du Gouvernement français et Sir Gerald
Fitzrnauriçe, jurisconsulte du Foreign Office, au nom du Gouvernemnt
du Royaume-Un .i
Sir Gerald Fitzmauric eoursuitma sa plaidoirie à riaudience qui
s rouvrira demin mercredi 12 mai, à 10 heurcs 30.
La Haye, le 11 mai 1954.
The follow-ing information from the Registry of the International
Court of Justicehas beencomicated to the Press:
At the public sitting which opened at 4 p.m. to-day,Tuesday,
May llth, the InternationaC lourt of Justice cantinued the hearings
in the Monetarg Gold case (ltaly v. France, %he United States of
America arid 5le United Kingdom of-~reat Britain and Northern Ireland).
The followjng speakers were heard on the prelsminary question
raised by the Italian Government: on behalf of the French Government,
M. André Gros, Legal Adviser to the iiinistry for Foreign Affairs; and
on behalf of the United Xingdorn, Sir Gerald Fitamurice, J,egalAdviser
to the Foreign Office,
Sir GeraldFitzmaurice will continue his statement at the public
sitting rhich will open at lO.3U a.m, to-morrow, Wednesday, Xay 12th,
The Hague, Piay llth, 195&
Monetary Gold Removed from Rome in 1943 (Italy v. France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States) - Sitting of May 11th, 1954