§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many breaches of the Bermuda Agreement have resulted in court actions in the United States of America or the United Kingdom since the agreement was signed; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisA full answer would involve disproportionate cost. In some of the law suits in the United Kingdom and in the USA where the Bermuda Agreement has been relevant the issue was essentially one of domestic law. In others there has been a difference of opinion between the contracting parties as to the correct interpretation of the Agreement.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade on what date the Bermuda Agreement was signed; who were the parties to the agreement; who actually signed the documents for each party to the agreement; and what body, in each country, is charged with the task of implementing the agreement.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThe Bermuda Agreement (Cmnd. 6747) was signed on 11th February 1946. The Contracting Parties were the Governments of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The signatories were:
For the United Kingdom:
- Sir Henry Self, KCMG, KBE. CB
- Sir William P. Hildred, Kt, CB, OBE
- W. J. Bigg
- L. J. Dunnett
- P. G. Masefield
For the United States of America:
- George P. Baker
- Harllee Branch
- Stokeley W. Morgan
- Garrison Norton
- L. Welch Pogue
- Oswald Ryan
Under international law the responsibility for carrying out the obligations of a treaty rests with the contracting party.