SS Lea Lott
| Jurisdiction | Egipto |
| Date | 16 December 1959 |
| Court | Obsolete Court (Egypt) |
(Ismail Abdallah Zohdi, President; Aly Sadek Abou Haif and El Akid Sayed Sayed Gad, Members.)
State territory Parts of International canals Suez Canal Convention of Constantinople, 1888 Freedom of passage in time of war Vessels of State at war with State through whose territory the Canal runs The law of the United Arab Republic.
War Enemy character Of ships Ship flying neutral flag Ship effectively controlled by enemy corporation The law of the United Arab Republic.
War Enemy character Of goods Goods produced on enemy occupied territory and exported by the enemy Relevance of nationality and domicile of owner The law of the United Arab Republic.
War Non-hostile relations between belligerents Armistice Continued exercise of rights of belligerent Continuation of state of war Armistice between Egypt and Israel, 1949 The law of the United Arab Republic.
Warfare at sea Capture of neutral merchantmen Right of seizure of goods Goods on vessel flying neutral flag Vessel effectively controlled by enemy Goods possessing enemy character Rights of belligerent during armistice Convention of Constantinople, 1888 The law of the United Arab Republic.
The Facts.The vessel Lea Lott arrived at Port Said, in the United Arab Republic, on March 13, 1959. The vessel was owned by a company registered in Hamburg, but was chartered to a company called Mediterranean Agencies Incorporated: she was flying the flag of West Germany, and was sailing from Haifa (Israel) to various ports in the Far East. The vessel had a cargo of cement, chloride, wine, fruit juices, chocolates, oranges and other goods. The bills of lading for the cargo showed that it came from the Haifa branch of Mediterranean Agencies Incorporated, and that the cargo was consigned to the branches of that Company in the various ports of call. Information was communicated by the Regional Bureau for the Boycott of Israel to the Bureau of the War Effort showing that the Lea Lott was operated on behalf of an Israeli company, the Zim Israel Navigation Company, and was on the black list drawn up by the United Arab Republic. At the time, the relations between the United Arab Republic and Israel were governed by the Armistice Agreement of February 24, 1949. The authorities at Port Said seized the cargo (with the exception of eight trunks containing personal belongings which proved to be the property of the Japanese Ambassador at Haifa), and proceedings were instituted for the...
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