Nations.

"I have also directed that United States forces in the Philippines be
strengthened and that military assistance to the Philippine Government
be accelerated.

"I have similarly directed acceleration in the furnishing of military
assistance to the forces of France and the associated states in
Indo-China and the dispatch of a military mission to provide close
working relations with those forces."

[353] Messages and Papers of the Presidents, XVII, (1914), 7934.

[354] 55 Stat. 31; 22 U.S.C. (1940), Supp. IV, Sec. 411-413.

[355] James F. Green, The President's Control of Foreign Policy, Foreign
Policy Reports (April 1, 1939), 17-18; Corwin, The President, Office and
Powers (3d ed.), 224-235; 463-465, 473-474.

[356] 2 Pet. 253 (1829).

[357] Ibid. 308.

[358] 13 Pet. 415 (1839).

[359] Ibid. 420.

[360] Foster _v._ Neilson, supra.

[361] Williams _v._ Suffolk Ins. Co., 13 Pet. 415 (1839).

[362] United States _v._ Palmer, 3 Wheat. 610 (1818).

[363] Doe _v._ Braden, 16 How. 636, 657 (1853).

[364] Jones _v._ United States, 137 U.S. 202 (1890); Oetjen _v._ Central
Leather Co., 246 U.S. 297 (1918).

[365] In re Baiz, 135 U.S. 403 (1890).

[366] Neely _v._ Henkel, 180 U.S. 109 (1901).

[367] Terlinden _v._ Ames, 184 U.S. 270 (1902); Charlton _v._ Kelly, 229
U.S. 447 (1913).

[368] 333 U.S. 103 (1948).

[369] 49 U.S.C. Sec. 601.

[370] Ibid. Sec. 646.

[371] Chicago & S. Airlines _v._ Waterman S.S. Corp., 333 U.S. 103, 111
(1948). _See also_ Oetjen _v._ Central Leather Co., 246 U.S. 297 (1918);
Ricaud _v._ American Metal Co., 246 U.S. 304 (1918); and Compania
Espanola de Navegacion Maritima, S.A. _v._ The Navemar, 303 U.S. 68, 74
(1938). In this last case the Court declared: "The vessel of a friendly
government in its possession and service is a public vessel, even though
engaged in the carriage of merchandise for hire, and as such is immune
from suit in the courts of admiralty of the United States. * * * It is
open to a friendly government to assert that such is the public status
of the vessel and to claim her immunity from suit, either through
diplomatic channels or, if it chooses, as a claimant in the courts of
the United States. If the claim is recognized and allowed by the
executive branch of the government, it is then the duty of the courts to
release the vessel upon appropriate suggestion by the Attorney General
of the United States, or other officer acting under his direction. * *