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Written Statement of the Observations and Submissions of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the Preliminary Objections made by the Portuguese Republic

On 20March 2002, respondingto arequest submittedby the Govemmentof the

Federal Republicof Yugoslavia,the Court extendedto 7 April2003 the time

limitwithinwhich the FederalRepublicof Yugoslaviamaypresentwritten
statementsof its observationsandsubmissions onpreliminaryobjectionsmade

by Beigiurn,Canada,France, Gerrnany,ItalytheNetherlands, Portugal,and the

UnitedKingdom,in the cases concemingLenalitvof Use of Force(Yu~ - oslavia
v. Belgium);rIugoslavia v. Canada);(.Yunoslaviav. France);(Yunoslaviav.

Preliminary Objections submitted by the United States of America

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY . . . . .. .. .. . . .. ..... . . . . ... 1

PART I STATEMENTOF FACTS .... . ... ..... . . ........ . . . .. 4

Chapter 1 Two Libyan NationalsWere Indictedby a FederalGrand
Jury in the United States Followingan International
Investigatiointothe Bombhg of Pan Am 103 . ... . ... . . .... 5

Section1. The Bombingof Pan Am 103 andthe EnsuingInternational
Investigation..... .. ... .... ... . ....... .... . . . .. . . 5

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