Plaintiff in this unusual case seeks recognition or confirmation-but not enforcement-of a 2.8 million dollar arbitral award in favor of plaintiff against defendant, the Argentine Republic, pursuant to The Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (the "ICSTD Convention"), Aug. 27, 1965, 17.1 U.S.T. 1270 (1966). Defendant seeks threshold dismissal on subj ect matter and personal jurisdiction, as well as venue grounds, arguing that these essential prerequisites neither exist nor have been properly pled.

For the reasons that follow, the motion must be denied in part and granted in part. It must be denied insofar as there is both subject matter and personal jurisdiction, albeit inartfully pleaded. But the motion must be granted in all other respects as the only appropriate venue for plaintiffs action is the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, as prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 1391 (f)(4). Given this, it is appropriate to transfer this matter to that forum pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406.