The Belgo-Spanish case concerning the Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company, Ltd. (hereafter called Barcelona Traction), terminated in its preliminary phase by the Judgment of 24 July 1964, had had a prelude in 1958–1961, hence its official sub-title “New Application: 1962.” A corresponding action was in fact already instituted by a unilateral Belgian Application against Spain, dated 15 September 1958, filed on the following 23 September, but the proceedings thus initiated were discontinued by a unilateral communication addressed to the President of the Court by the Belgian Government on 23 March 1961, not opposed by the Spanish Government, and officially recorded by Order of the Court of 10 April 1961 (I.C.J. Reports 1961, p. 9).