Aliens — Treatment of — Bequest to non-resident alien — Restrictions under state statute on distributions from estates to aliens who might not have benefit or use of the funds — Application to beneficiaries in Soviet Union — The law of the United States of America.

Aliens — Position of — Treatment by receiving State — Foreign nationalized corporation — Standing to sue in United States courts — Effect of views of Executive — The law of the United States of America.

Aliens — Expulsion of — Right of expulsion — Withholding of deportation to a country if alien would there be subject to “physical persecution” — Whether possible imprisonment for alien's illegal departure constitutes physical persecution — The law of the United States of America.

Extradition — Conditions of — Principle of specialty — Principle embodied in agreement subject to exception after lapse of one month — Interpretation of this provision — Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and Germany, 1936 — The law of Switzerland.

Extradition — Conditions of — Requirement that act charged be punishable in both States — Nature of offence — Whether required to be identically defined — Effect of general amnesty in requesting State — Effect of statutes of limitation — Principle of specialty — Whether required to be expressly safeguarded — Interpretation of extradition treaty by reference to travaux préparatoires — Extradition Treaty between Italy and Switzerland, 1868 — The law of Switzerland.

Extradition — Political crimes — Elements of — Foreign national acting in military capacity under former political régime charged by present régime with torturing and killing prisoners — Whether acts committed under superior orders constitute “crime” under extradition treaty — Convention between United States and Dominican Republic relating to extradition, 1909 — The law of the United States of America.

Extradition — Political crimes — Definition — Common crimes related to political activities — Principle of specialty — Penalties for offences — Principle of most favourable law — The law of Switzerland.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of diplomatic premises — Waiver by embassy minister — Request to local police to enter and arrest trespassers — International law as understood by courts of United States of America.

United Nations — Interpretation of Charter of — Scope of immunities conferred upon United Nations employees — Whether employee immune from indictment for conspiracy to commit espionage — International law as understood by courts of United States of America.

Officials of United Nations — Employee of United Nations Secretariat — Right to privileges and immunities — Effect of issue of diplomatic passport by U.S.S.R. — Effect of United States visa as related to employees of United Nations — Whether United Nations employee subject to criminal prosecution for conspiracy to commit espionage — Whether entitled to immunity under International Organizations Immunity Act or United Nations Charter — International law as understood by courts of United States — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Consideration of preparatory work — Article105 of United Nations Charter — Whether Article 105 grants immunity from prosecution based on alleged conspiracy to commit sabotage by resident member of mission to United Nations — Interpretation by reference to views of delegates at San Francisco Conference, Committee Reports, and testimony before Congress of United States.

The United Nations — Interpretation of Charter — Right of resident member of mission to United Nations to immunity from prosecution based on alleged conspiracy to commit sabotage — Whether immune from such prosecution under Article 105 of Charter Consideration of preparatory work.

Representatives accredited to United Nations — Privileges and immunities of — Resident member of mission — Arrest and prosecution based on alleged conspiracy to commit sabotage and to violate United States Foreign Agents Registration Act — Article 105 of United Nations Charter — Article V, Section 15 (2), of Headquarters Agreement between United Nations and United States — Whether immune by law of nations — Effect of certificate from Department of State as to immunity under Headquarters Agreement — International law as understood by courts of United States — The law of the United States of America.

Diplomatic and consular intercourse and privileges — Consuls — Appointment and exequatur — Revocation of consular status by United States — Effect on standing to sue on behalf of foreign Government — The law of the United States of America.

International law — Relation to municipal law — Diplomatic Note purporting to provide for jurisdictional immunity of member of governmental Commission — Local legislation not in conformitywith Note — Whether Note constitutes an international agreement — Whether terms of Note prevail over local law — The law of the United Arab Republic.

Diplomatic privileges and immunities — Miscellaneous — Member of governmental Commission temporarily in foreign State with its consent and pursuant to treaty — French Property Commission in Egypt — Allegations of espionage — Whether entitled to immunity from jurisdiction — Entitlement to immunity derived from terms of diplomatic note and from local legislation, which were not identical — Whether diplomatic note constitutes international agreement — Whether terms of diplomatic note prevail over local law — Entitlement of ad hoc official missions to immunity under customary international law — The law of the United Arab Republic.

State territory — Parts of — Water boundaries — Jurisdiction over — Regulation by State affecting international boundary waters subject to regulatory jurisdiction of International Joint Commission established by Treaty of Ghent — The law of the United States of America.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — In general — Regulation by state of United States affecting international boundary waters subject to regulatory jurisdiction of International Joint Commission established by Treaty of Ghent — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Operation of — Effect of municipal legislation — Regulation of international boundary waters pursuant to 1909 Treaty of Ghent between United States and Great Britain — Regulation affecting such waters by state of United States as well as by International Joint Commission established by Treaty — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles and rules of — Reference to objectives and intentions of parties — Lend-Lease Agreement between United States and United Kingdom, 1942 — Purpose of — Effect of transaction on title to goods loaned — Recipient as bailee — Whether recipient has claim for damage to goods caused by lender's negligence — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Special kinds of — Double taxation conventions — Income-Tax Convention between United Kingdom and United States, 1945 — Interpretation of — Whether exemption benefits under Convention extend to resident of United Kingdom who is beneficiary of trust under United States law — Whether trust with British beneficiaries taxable for capital gains — Normal usage of words — Purpose of Convention — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles and rules of interpretation — United States-United Kingdom Income Tax Convention, 1945 — Whether exemption benefits under Convention extend to resident of United Kingdom who is beneficiary of trust created under United States law — Whether trust with British beneficiaries taxable for capital gains — Normal word usage — Purpose of Convention — The law of the United States of America.

Jurisdiction — Personal — Over nationals in respect of crimes committed abroad — Status of Forces Agreement, 1960 — Rules against double jeopardy — Primary jurisdiction over crimes committed by military personnel — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles and rules of — Status of forces agreements — Double jeopardy under — Whether proceeding held in Japanese Family Court bars later trial by United States court martial — Primary right to exercise criminal jurisdiction — Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and United States, 1960 (Article XVII) — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Special kinds of — Double taxation conventions — Income-Tax Convention between United States and Switzerland, 1951 — Meaning of “permanent establishment” provisions — Interpretation by United States Treasury Regulation — Effect of acquiescence in Regulation by Switzerland — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Rules of — Conduct of the parties — Double Taxation Convention between United States and Switzerland, 1951 — Meaning of “permanent establishment” proviso — Interpretation by United States Treasury Regulation — Effect of acquiescence in Regulation by Switzerland — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Special kinds of — Warsaw Convention, 1929 — Meaning of French term “dol” — Adequacy of “wilful misconduct” as English translation — Failure of pilot to follow instructions from tower as wilful misconduct — Interpretation by courts of United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Consideration of preparatory work — Warsaw Convention of 1929 — Meaning of French term “dol” — Adequacy of “wilful misconduct” as English translation — Failure of pilot to follow instructions from tower as wilful misconduct — Interpretation by courts of United States of America.

Treaties — Special kinds of — Warsaw Convention of 1929 — Venue for action for damages resulting from international flight — Article 28 (1) of Convention — Interpretation by courts of United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Consideration of preparatory work — Warsaw Convention of 1929 — Venue for action for damages resulting from international flight — Limitations in Convention as referring to countries rather than geographical components of federal countries — Interpretation by courts of United States of America.

Treaties — Special kinds of — Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between United States and Germany, 1954 — “National treatment” clause for products of other party — Effect of manufacturer's excise tax applied to sale in United States of imported German — made car — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between United States and Germany, 1954 — “National treatment” clause for products of other party — Whether violated by United States manufacturer's excise tax applied to sale in United States of imported German-made car — The law of the United States of America.