1 THE CLERK OF THE TRIBUNAL: The International Tribunal for the Law

 2 of the Sea is now in session.

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 4 THE REGISTRAR: “The Tribunal will today hear argument in the request

 5 for provisional measures in respect of the M/V SAIGA. The case has been

 6 named M/V SAIGA [II] and it has been entered in the Tribunal’s list of cases

 7 as case number two.

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 9 The Registrar was informed by letter dated 12 February 1998 that the Agent

 10 of St Vincent and the Grenadines will not be able to be present today. By the

 11 same letter the Registrar was informed that his Excellency, Mr Carl Joseph,

 12 Attorney General and Minister of Justice of St Vincent and the Grenadines

 13 will head the delegation of St Vincent and the Grenadines today.