Editorial Note

On October 28, France formally referred the dispute concerning United States treaty rights in Morocco to the International Court of Justice at The Hague and press releases on the subject were issued by the governments of the United States and France on the same day. For the text of the Department of State’s press release, see the Department of State Bulletin, December 11, 1950, page 950.

For information concerning the decision of the International Court of Justice, which was issued on August 27, 1952, see the Case concerning rights of nationals of the United States of America in Morocco, Judgment of August 27th, 1952: I.C.J. Reports 1952 (Leyden, Sijthoff, 1952).