INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

UNITED STATES SENATE

EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. Res. 94

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND S. RES. 196, 79TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION, RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT

OF JUSTICE IN CERTAIN LEGAL DISPUTES

JANUARY 27 AND FEBRUARY 17, 1960

Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

J. W. FULBRIGHT, Arkansas, Chairman THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, Rhode Island ALEXANDER WILEY, Wisconsin JOHN SPARKMAN, Alabama

BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER, Iowa HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota

GEORGE D. AIKEN, Vermont MIKE MANSFIELD, Montana

HOMER E. CAPEHART, Indiana WAYNE MORSE, Oregon

FRANK CARLSON, Kansas
RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana

JOHN J. WILLIAMS, Delaware
JOHN F. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
ALBERT GORE, Tennessee
FRANK J. LAUSCHE, Ohio
FRANK CHURCH, Idaho

CARL MARCY, Chief of Staff

DARRELL ST. CLAIRE, Clerk 1 Chairman emeritus.

CONTENTS

Statements by:

Barnes, Mrs. Wilson King, chairman, National Defense Committee,

Daughters of the American Revolution ---

Briggs, Herbert W., professor of international law, Cornell University-

Cowles, Elizabeth S., legislative chairman, Republican Committee of

One Hundred, and chairman, national defense, New York City

Colony of New England Women..

Daniel, W. C. “Dan, Virginia Commission on Constitutional Dele

gates -

Evans, Harold, Friends Committee on National Legislation.

Feldmann, Louis G., commander in chief, Veterans of For Wars of

the United States...

Goldsborough, Charles R., Jr., attorney at law, Baltimore, Md.-

Hart, Merwin K., president, National Economic Council, New York

City-

Herter, Hon. Christian A., Secretary of State, accompanied by Eric

Hager, Legal Adviser, Department of State...

Hacker, Mrs. Myra C., chairman, foreign affairs, National Association

of Pro America..

Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., U.S. Senator from the State of Minne-

sota.--

Jameson, Donald, president, Equitable Securities Co., Indianapolis

Ind.

Kelley, Robert H., attorney at law, Houston, Tex.

Klooz, Marie, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Manion, Dean Clarence, vice chairman, For America--

Montgomery, George S., Jr., American Coalition of Patriotic Societies

Potter, Ervin W., member, Board of World Peace of the Methodist

Church.--

Pursell, R. Roy, president, Congress of Freedom---

Rogers, Hon. William P., Attorney General, accompanied by Robert

Kramer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, De-

partment of Justice-

Saunders, Col. Oswald H., USA (Ret.), National Sojourners, Inc.----

Schwebel, Stephen, assistant professor of law, Harvard University --

Spiess, Karl O., Sr., president, Homeowners Federation of Arlington,

Va

Stevenson, John R., chairman, Committee on International Law,

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York..
Taylor, Tyre, general counsel, Southern States Industrial Council..
Walter, Paul, first vice president, United World Federalists, Inc.--

Wright, Quincy, professor of international law, University of Virginia.
Insertions in the record:

Text of Senate Resolution 94.
Excerpts from President's state of the Union message on January 7,

1960..

Speech by Vice President Nixon, dated April 13, 1959-

Report of Department of State on Senate Resolution 94.

Report of Department of Justice on Senate Resolution 94.,

Statement on U.S. agreements containing self-judging reservations -

Statement on procedure for U.S. withdrawal from compulsory juris-

diction of International Court of Justice..-.

Statement on procedure for giving effect to Senate Resolution 94, if

adopted...

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