[Reproduced from 53 Department of State Bulletin 923–25 (December 6, 1965).

[On May 26–27, 1965, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the U.S. Senate held hearings on the Hague Protocol to the Warsaw Convention at which the limitation of airline liability for death and injury in international air transportation was considered. On June 29, 1965, the Committee recommended that the Senate advise and consent to ratification of the Hague Protocol, Executive Report No. 3, 89th Congress, 1st Session (June 29, 1965). Copies of the hearings and report may be requested from the Committee, Room 4229, New Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510.

[On August 20, 1965, Thomas C. Mann, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He indicated in his statement that the Executive Branch was considering withdrawing the Hague Protocol and denouncing the Warsaw Convention unless the air carriers voluntarily agreed to provide, or Congress enacted legislation requiring them to provide, substantial complementary insurance for death or injury of passengers in international air transportation. As of December 31, 1965, the August 20 hearings had not been published.]