In re the Arbitration between Republique Francaise & Cellosilk Mfg. Co.

In 1945 and 1946, respectively, the parties entered into two separate contracts for the sale of a commodity to be used as a glass substitute. Respondent seller was an *701Illinois corporation having its principal office in that State. Appellant buyer was a foreign Government contracting in its own name. The sales contracts provided that they were to be construed according to the laws of New York. They also contained arbitration clauses requiring all controversies to be submitted to arbitration according to the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The first contract had no express…