CONSARC CORP. v. IRAQI MINISTRY

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Letter, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Atty., William B. Hoffman, Chief Counsel, and Susan Klavens Hutner, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Washington, DC. John D. Bates, R. Craig Lawrence, and John C. Cleary, Asst. U.S. Attys., and Stuart M. Green, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, entered appearances.

Abram Chayes, Cambridge, MA, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Ramon P. Marks, Neil E. McDonell, and Theodore M. Cooperstein, New York City. Frederic B. Rose and Ronald P. Kananen, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

On the brief for amici curiae The Bank of New York and The New York Clearing House Assn. were Stephen A. Weiner, New York City, Katherine J. Henry, Washington, DC, and John L. Warden, New York City.

Before MIKVA, Chief Judge; SENTELLE, Circuit Judge; and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.