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Plaintiff, the United States, brought an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and four individuals seeking an injunction to close the PLO's Permanent Observer Mission (Mission) to the United Nations as violative of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (ATA). The district court (per Palmieri, J.) entered summary judgment for defendants and held: (1) the ATA does not require the closure of the PLO's Mission to the United Nations; (2) the status of the PLO's Mission, an invitee of the United Nations, is protected by the Agreement Between the United States and the United Nations Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations (Headquarters Agreement); and (3) Congress did not intend the ATA to supersede the Headquarters Agreement.

International organizations — Headquarters agreements — United Nations — Agreement between the United States and the United Nations regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 1947 — Obligations of the United States — Palestine Liberation Organization ("PLO") Observer Mission — Whether United States required to permit PLO to maintain office in New York — United States Anti-Terrorism Act 1987 — Whether requiring United States Administration to close PLO office — Whether such requirement would be contrary to the Headquarters Agreement — Intention of Congress in passing the legislationRelationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Effect in municipal law — United States — Treaties part of United States law — Act of Congress potentially in conflict with prior treaty obligations — Interpretation of statute — Presumption that Congress does not intend to legislate in a manner contrary to treaty obligations — United Nations-United States Headquarters Agreement, 1947 — United States Anti-Terrorism Act 1987Treaties — Application by municipal courts — Interpretation — Practice of government in application of treaty — Importance as 283indication of interpretation to be accorded to treaty — Effect of treaties in domestic law — The law of the United States