Applicability of the Obligation to Arbitrate under Section 21 of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement of 26 June 1947 - Advisory Opinion to be delivered on 26 April 1988

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22 April 1988

Appli~cability of the Obligation to Arbitrate
under Section 21 of the United Nations Headquarters
Agreement of- 26 June 1947

Advisory Opinion to be delivered on 26 April 1988

The following information is communicated to the Press by the

Registry of the International Court of Justice:

The Court will hold a public sitting at 4 p.m. on
Tuesday 26 April 1988 in the Peace Palace for the purpose of delivering
its Advisory Opinion :Ln the above case.

NOTE FOR THE PRESS

1. The public sitting will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of
the Peace Palace. Members of the Press will be entitled to attend it on
presentation of an admission card, which may 'be obtained upon
application. The tabl-es reserved for them are situated on the far left

of the public entrance of the courtroom.

2. Photographs may be taken before the opening, during the first
five minutes of the slitting; and also for a few minutes towards the end.
Filming for cinema or television purposes is however subject to special

authorization.

3. In the Press Room, located on the ground floor of the
Peace Palace (Room 5), the reading of the Court's decision will be
relayed through a loudspeaker.

4. After the close of the sitting, Press Communiqués summarizing the
decision will be distributed in the Press Room (No. 5).

5. Members of the Press may use only the public telephones in the

Post Office in the basement of the Palace.

6. Mr. Witteveen, Secretary in charge of information matters
(telephone extension 2!33), or, in his absence, Mrs. El-Erian
(telephone extension 2!44), will be nvailable to deal with any requests
for information by menibers of the Press.