* [The decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, dated July 20, 1967, appears at 6 I.L.M. 898 (1967). The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, dated July 16, 1970, appears at 9 I.L.M. 1125 (1970). On January 25, 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated the Court of Appeals judgment and remanded the case for reconsideration in light of the views of the Department of State expressed in its letter of November 17, 1970. Documents concerning the Supreme Court’s review of the petition appear at 10 I.L.M, 56 (1971).

[The Court of Appeals second opinion in the case, adhering to its original result, appears at 10 I.L.M. 509 (1971). The Supreme Court aga: granted certiorari on October 12, 1971, holding that the act of state doctrine did not bar consideration of the merits. The memorandum for the United States on the petition appears at 10 I.L.M. 1191 (1971). The memorandum for the United States on the writ of certiorari appears at 11 I.L.M 27 (1972). The brief for the First National City Bank appears at 11 I.L.M 30 (1972). The brief for the Banco Nacional de Cuba appears at 11 I.L.M, 45 (1972). The reply brief for the petitioner appears at 11 I.L.M. 348 On June 7, 1972, the Supreme Court remanded the case to the Court of Appeal for the second time for “consideration of [Banco Nacional de Cuba’s] attentive bases of attack on the judgment of the District Court.” The Supreme Court Decision, together with the concurring and dissenting opinions, app at 11 I.L.M. 811 (1972).]