Steamship "Martha Washington.": Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Sixty-sixth Congress, Third Session, on S. 4445 |
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Page 20 - Appendix]; or (4) A citizen or subject of Germany or Austria or Hungary or Austria-Hungary and was at the time of the severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and such nations, respectively, accredited to the United States as a diplomatic or consular officer of any such nation, or the wife or minor child of such officer, and that the money or other property concerned was...
Page 20 - That no person shall be deemed or held to be a citizen or subject of Germany or Austria or Hungary or Austria-Hungary for the purposes of this section, even though he was such citizen or subject at the time first specified in this subsection, if he has become or shall become, ipso facto or through exercise of option, a citizen or subject of any nation or State or free city other than Germany, Austria, or Hungary, (first) under the terms of such treaties of peace as have been or may be concluded subsequent...
Page 20 - Italy and Japan (of the other part), or (second) under the terms of such treaties as have been or may be concluded in pursuance of the treaties of peace aforesaid between any nation, State or free city (of the one part) whose territories, in whole or in part, on August 4, 1914, formed a portion of the territory of Germany or Austria-Hungary and the United States and /or three or more of the following-named powers: The British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan (of the other part).
Page 27 - ... or detained during the war as a war measure and prior to November 11, 1918, and will own the same free from any claim of any of the other Allied and Associated Governments. In all cases where the ships and boats so to be retained by any Allied or Associated Government are in excess of the claims of such Governments shall not make any claim for a share in other ships and boats ceded under the Treaty of Peace.
Page 27 - As the ships and boats so to be retained will, in the case of Brazil, China, Cuba, Siam and the United States exceed the total amount of tonnage which would be allocated to those countries were the total enemy tonnage .captured, seized, detained or still in existence shared in proportion to losses of ships and boats during the War, in each such case a reasonable value on the excess of ships and boats over the amount which would result from such a division will be determined. The amount of the value...
Page 27 - The reparation commission will, as soon as possible, compile a list giving fuHest particulars available on all enemy ships still in existence, captured, seized, or detained by any allied or associated Government during the war, and also all other enemy ships or boats which the enemy powers are required to cede under the treaty of peace. "2. The reparation commission will take such steps as will secure that each of the allied and associated Governments will retain as its own the complete title to...
Page 27 - I have just read of this does not apply to the situation of the United States in this case; but now follows the clause which, if it had any application, would apply: "4. As the ships and boats so to be retained will, in the case of Brazil, China, Cuba, Siam, and the United States, exceed the total amount of tonnage which would be allocated to those countries were the total enemy tonnage captured, seized, detained, or still in existence shared in proportion to losses of ships and boats during the...
Page 24 - Provided, That no person shall be deemed or held to be a citizen or subject of Germany or Austria or Hungary or Austria-Hungary for the purposes of this section, even though he was such citizen or subject at the time first specified in this subsection, if he has become or shall become, ipso facto or through exercise of option, a citizen or subject of any nation or State .or free city other than Germany...
Page 4 - It is therefore ordered that through the United States Shipping Board there be taken over to the United States the possession and title of the aforementioned vessels. The United States Shipping Board is further hereby authorized to repair, equip and man the said vessels; to operate, lease or charter the same in any service of the United States, or in any commerce, foreign or coastwise; and to do and perform any and all things that may be necessary to accomplish...
Page 27 - In all cases where the ships and boats so to be retained by any Allied or Associated Government are in excess of the claims of such Governments shall not make any claim for a share in other ships and boats ceded under the Treaty of Peace. 3. In all cases where the ships and boats so to be retained by any such Governments are insufficient to satisfy in full the claims of such Governments respectively for war losses in merchant ships, the enemy ships which remain and which are to be ceded under the...