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One common mode of entry for foreign direct investment is through the making of a foreign investment contract with the State. The aim of this paper is to consider more specific international investment agreements provisions that act to affect the negotiation, conclusion and observance of State contracts by both the governmental and private parties. The substantive standards of treatment that governments may be expected to observe, in relation to foreign investors that are parties to State contracts, are covered by other papers in this Series.