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\"The Secretary-General is authorized to submit this application to the Court, together with al1 the documents relating
to the question ; to explain to the Court the action the Council
has taken in the matter ; to give al1 the necessary assistance
for the examination of the case, and, if necessary, to take steps
, to be represeiited before the Court.\"
In pursuance of this Resolution, the Secretary-General of the
League of Nations, on March ~qth, 1925, submitted to the Court
a Request for an Advisory Opinion in the following terms :
\"The Secretary-General of the League of Nations,
\"in pursuance of the Council Resolution of March 13th,
1925, and in virtue of the authorization given by the Council,
\"has the honour to submit to the Permanent Court of International Justice an Application reqwsting the Court, in accordance with Article 14 of the Covenant, to give an advisory
opinion to the Council on the questions which are referred to
the Court by the Resolution of March 13th, 1925 (see attached
text) . \"The Secretary-General will be prepared to furnish any assistance which the Court may require in the examination of
this matter, and will, if necessary, arrange to be represented
before the Court.\"
In conformity with Article 73 of the Rules of Court, the Request
was communicated by the Registry to the Members of the League
of Nations, through the Secretary-General of the League, and to
the States mentioned in the Annex to the Covenant. It was also
communicated to the Senate of the Free City of Danzig as being
likely to be able to fumish information on the questions before the
Court.
The Council of the League of Nations having requested the Court
to deal with these questions at an extraordinary session, in order
to enable the Council to consider the Court\'s opinion at its own session in June, the President of the Court decided, by virtue of the
powers conferred upon him by Article 23 of the Court\'s Statute,
to summon an extra~rdinary session of the Court beginning on
April 14th, 1925.
The Court asked the Parties immediately concerned, namely the
Polish Government and the Senate of the Free City of Danzig, to