The material for this section has been prepared by a committee consisting of Richard B. Bilder, Harold S. Burman, Stanley L. Cohen, Thomas T. F. Huang, Sylvia E. Nilsen, and Herbert K. Reis under the chairmanship of Ernest L. Kerley, all of the Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State. Mr. Alfred P. Rubin of the Office of General Counsel, Department of Defense, has provided the committee with material originating in the Department of Defense.