States as international persons — Dependent States — Protected States — Jurisdiction of local courts of protecting State — Cession of jurisdiction to protecting State by agreement with local Ruler — Extent of jurisdiction — Whether jurisdictioa can be extended by consent of defendant — Kuwait — Jurisdiction of British courts in Kuwait.

Jurisdiction — Exterritorial — Jurisdiction of British Court in Kuwait — Extent of jurisdiction — Dependence on agreement between British Government and Ruler of Kuwait — Whether capable of extension beyond agreed limits by consent of defendant.

States — Composite and dependent States — Protected States Kuwait — British courts in Kuwait — The law applicable — Whether law of Ruler of Kuwait applicable.

Jurisdiction — Exterritorial — Jurisdiction of British Court in Kuwait — The law applicable — Whether local law of Kuwait excluded.

Jurisdiction — Exterritorial jurisdiction — British jurisdiction in Kuwait — Competence of local British courts — Extent of Royal prerogative — Whether writ of prohibition will issue — The Kuwait Order, 1953.

State responsibility — Nature of — Responsibility for debts — lmputabUity — Bonds issued by municipalities — Whether Central Government liable.

State responsibility — Nature of — Responsibility for debts — Imputability — Bondholder's claim — Bond issued by private concern — Effect of guarantee by Central Government.

State responsibility — For acts and omissions of State organs and officials — Failure to provide adequate legal remedies for foreign bondholderg Denial of justice — Acceleration clause in bond agreement — Whether bondholders given adequate means of enforcement.

State responsibility — For debts — Government bonds — Interest in default — Acceleration clause in bond agreement — Whether principal amount due in advance of maturity date — Effect of non-invocation of clause by bondholders.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Responsibility for debts — Interference with property — Position of bondholders — Whether bonds distinguishable from other kinds of property — Nationality of claimant — The law of the United States of America.

International law — Relation to municipal law — Application in municipal courts — Whether binding on domestic Claims Commission established by statute where interpretation of statute leads to different result from that prescribed by international law.

Recognition — Of Governments — Effect on validity of acts of Government prior to recognition — Repudiation of obligations of predecessor Governments — Recognition of Soviet Government by United States of America in 1933 — Validity of Soviet Decrees annulling obligations on bonds issued by Imperial Russian Government and held by United States nationals.

State responsibility — For debts — Breaches of bond agreements — Whether State in bteach is responsible in international law.

State responsibility — For debts — Bonds of Imperial Russian Government expressed in roubles — Whether claims of United States holders of such bonds within International Claims Settlement Act, 1949 — Claims to be determined in accordance with applicable substantive law, including international law.

State responsibility — For Debts — Bondholder's claim — Conversion of award into national currency of claimant — Relevant date for determination of rate of exchange — Date of repudiation.

State responsibility — For debts — Bondholder's claim — Conversion of award into national currency of claimant — Date for choice of rate of exchange — Relevance of guaranteed rate of exchange.

Succession of Governments — Continuity of obligations — Debts — Position of bonds issued by City of Kharkov — Effect of Russian Revolution.

State responsibility — For breaches of contractual obligations — Liability of State for obligations of municipal authorities — Bonds issued by City of Kharkov, Russia — Liability of Government of Soviet Union.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Effect of devaluation of currency — Whether a "taking" of property — Whether currency obligations are "contractual".

Succession of Governments — Russian Revolution — Repudiation by Soviet Government of obligations incurred by Czarist Government.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Breaches of contractual obligations — Annulment of claim against Russian State “in connection with the Imperialist War of 1914‒1918” — Claim for breach of contract with agencies of Imperial Russian Government made in connection with First World War — Confiscation of property.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Devaluation of currency — Effect upon mortgages — Whether ground for an International claim.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Confiscation of property owned by nominee of claimant — Claimant a non — profit — making charitable corporation — Property purchased with claimant's funds — Whether claimant entitled to compensation as true owner.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Absorption of land into farmers' co-operatives — Whether a “taking” of property.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Foreclosure for unpaid tax liens — Whether ground for an international claim.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Taking of alien property — Measures failing short of complete deprivation of title — Whether grounds for an international claim.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Devaluation of currency — Devaluation of Imperial Russian roubles by Soviet Government — Whether a violation of international law — Relevance of denial of justice or discrimination.

State responsibility — Kinds of — Interference with property — Devaluation of currency — Treasury bill — Nature of.