State succession — International conventions — Facts leading to independence of Laos and Vietnam — Whether Laos and Vietnam succeeded to obligations created for them by France while theywere still under French sovereignty — Application of Warsaw Convention, 1929 — The law of France.

States as international persons — In general — Beginning of State existence — Facts leading to independence of Laos and Vietnam — Whether Laos and Vietnam succeeded to obligations created for them by France while they were still under French sovereignty — Application of Warsaw Convention on International Air Transport, 1929 — The law of France.