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In claim by the United States of America on behalf of P. W. Shufeldt against the Republic of Guatemala 1

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Judicial Decisions Involving Questions of International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1930 , pp. 799 - 822
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1930

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In an exchange of notes of November 2,1929, between the American Minister to Guatemala and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, it was agreed that the Governments of the United States and Guatemala should submit to Sir Herbert Sisnett, Chief Justice of British Honduras, as sole Arbitrator, the claim of P. W. Shufeldt, a citizen of the United States, against Guatemala for damages and injuries caused to him by the cancellation by the Government of Guatemala of a contract by which the Government had previously granted to predecessors of Mr. Shufeldt the rightto extract chicle for a period of years in a defined area in Guatemala. The proceedings were formally opened February 1,1930. The Arbitrator, on July 24, 1930, rendered an award, in which he held “ that the Government of Guatemala should in justice pay to the Government of the United States $225,468.38, for the account of P. W. Shufeldt.” Mr. Richard W. Flournoy, junior, Assistant Solicitor,Department of State, acted as Counsel for this Government, and Mr. Charles F. Wilson, a lawyer of Washington, D. C., as Associate Counsel. They were assisted by Mr. John Maktos of the Office of the Solicitor.The Guatemalan Government was represented by Sefior Licenciado don Octavio Aguilar, a lawyerof Guatemala, who was assisted by Mr. Ellis of the firm of Franco and Ellis, of Belize.(State Dept, press release, Aug. 20, 1930.) Text of decision supplied by Department of State.

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1 In an exchange of notes of November 2,1929, between the American Minister to Guatemala and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, it was agreed that the Governments of the United States and Guatemala should submit to Sir Herbert Sisnett, Chief Justice of British Honduras, as sole Arbitrator, the claim of P. W. Shufeldt, a citizen of the United States, against Guatemala for damages and injuries caused to him by the cancellation by the Government of Guatemala of a contract by which the Government had previously granted to predecessors of Mr. Shufeldt the rightto extract chicle for a period of years in a defined area in Guatemala. The proceedings were formally opened February 1,1930. The Arbitrator, on July 24, 1930, rendered an award, in which he held “ that the Government of Guatemala should in justice pay to the Government of the United States $225,468.38, for the account of P. W. Shufeldt.” Mr. Richard W. Flournoy, junior, Assistant Solicitor,Department of State, acted as Counsel for this Government, and Mr. Charles F. Wilson, a lawyer of Washington, D. C., as Associate Counsel. They were assisted by Mr. John Maktos of the Office of the Solicitor.The Guatemalan Government was represented by Sefior Licenciado don Octavio Aguilar, a lawyerof Guatemala, who was assisted by Mr. Ellis of the firm of Franco and Ellis, of Belize.(State Dept, press release, Aug. 20, 1930.) Text of decision supplied by Department of State.