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JOINT NOTIFICATION TO THE REGISTRAR OF
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REGARDING THE DISPUTE BETWEEN
THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA CONCERNING
SOVEREIGNTY OVER PULAU LIGITAN AND PULAU SIPADAN

New York, 30 September 1998

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of
Malaysia, and in accordance with Article 40, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International
Court of Justice, we have the honour to transmit to you:
1.

A Certified True Copy of the Special Agreement for Submission to the International
Court of Justice of the Dispute between the Republic of Indonesia and Malaysia
Concerning Sovereignty over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan, signed at Kuala
Lumpur on 31 May 1997;

2.

A Certified True Copy of the Proces-Verbal of the Exchange of Instruments of

Ratification between the Republic of Indonesia and Malaysia, signed at Jakarta on
14 May 1998.

The aforesaid Special ａｧｲ･ｭｾｮｴ＠
entered into force, pursuant to its Article 6,
paragraph 1, on the date of exchange of instruments of ratification, i.e. on 14 May 1998.
In accordance with Article 35 of the Rules of the Court, both Governments (the
Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of Malaysia) hereby notify
the Court of their intention to exercise the power conferred by Article 31 of the Statute of
the Court to choose a judge ad hoc in these proceedings.
We further have the honour to inform you, in accordance with Article 40 of the Rules
of the Court, that:
1.

H.E. Mr. NUGROHO WISNUMURTI, Director-General for Political Affairs,
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of
the Netherlands (whose name will be communicated later to the Court) have been
appointed as Agent and Co-Agent for the Republic of Indonesia for the purpose of
the present case, and their address for service at the seat of the Court shall be:

H.E. Mr. NUGROHO WISNUMURTI, Agent of the Republic of Indonesia and the
Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Co-Agent of the
Republic of Indonesia before the International Court of Justice, Embassy of the
Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Tobias Asserlaan 8, 2517
KC The Hague.

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H.E. DATUK ABDUL KADIR MOHAMAD, Secretary-General of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Malaysia and H.E. Mr. A. GANAPATHY, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, have been
appointed as Agent and Co-Agent for Malaysia for the purpose of the present case
and their address for service at the seat of the Court shall be: H.E. DATUK ABDUL
KADIR MOHAMAD, Agent of Malaysia and H.E. Mr. A. GANAPATHY, Co-Agent
of Malaysia before the International Court of Justice, Embassy of Malaysia to the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Rustenburgweg 2, 2517 KE The Hague.

Signed

Signed

DATO' SERl ABDULLAH HAJI AHMAD BADAWI
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of Malaysia

ALI ALATAS
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Indonesia

Mr. Eduardo Valencia-Ospina
Registrar of the International Court of Justice
The Hague