War Claims and Enemy Property Legislation: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress, First Session, on H. R. 5028 ... H. R. 7283 and H. R. 7479 ... August 2 and 3, 1961 |
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86th Congress action administration agreement Alien Property Allied amended American citizens Amounts claimed Attorney authorized awards B'nai B'rith benefits bill Bonn Convention BROOKS HAYS Bulgaria Chairman citizenship claimants Claims Act Claims Commission claims fund Claims Settlement Commission Committee on Interstate compensation confiscation Czechoslovakia D.C. DEAR damage claims Department DINGELL eligibility Enemy Act favor filed Foreign Claims Settlement Foreign Commerce German German and Japanese GLENN Government Guam hearings House of Representatives Hungarian Hungary interest Interhandel International Claims international law Interstate and Foreign Japan justice Machrowicz MACK ment military million Nazi OREN HARRIS owners paid payment percent persons Philippines present principle prisoners of war proposed pursuant received reparations residents SCHERZER Secretary Senate statement subcommittee submitted Thank tion Trading Treasury treaty U.S. citizens U.S. nationals United vested assets vested property Wake Island War Claims Commission Washington World World War II
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Page 120 - The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.
Page 7 - ... years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year...
Page 6 - ... following the enactment of legislation making appropriations to the Commission for payment of administrative expenses incurred in carrying out its functions under this title, whichever date is later.
Page 12 - If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 109 - I have the honour to suggest that the present Note and Your Excellency's reply to that effect shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments in this matter which shall enter into force at the same time as the entry into force of the Agreement.
Page 45 - US Senate, Washington, DC DEAR SENATOR : This is in response to your request for the views of the Department of Justice on S. 1719, to amend the Interstate Commerce Act and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958...
Page 109 - In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorised for the purpose by their respective Governments, have signed the present Agreement and have affixed thereto their seals. Done in London, in duplicate, this 23rd day of December, 1948.
Page 2 - ... of this section ; (2) it will make to the President, with a copy to be furnished to the Congress, such reports (including a detailed annual report on the use of the payment made to it) and permit such examination of its books as the President, or such officer or agency as he may designate, may from time to time require; and (3) it will not use any...
Page 72 - Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended...
Page 196 - No remuneration on account of services rendered on behalf of any claimant in connection with any claim filed with the Commission under this tttfe shall exceed 10 per centum of the total amount paid pursuant to an award certified under the provisions of this title on account of such claim.