§1641d Claims of Nationals of the United States Against the Soviet Union

Summary

The Commission must take and decide two kinds of old claims that started before November 16, 1933. First, it must handle claims by U.S. citizens against a Russian person where a U.S. or State court gave a judgment or a warrant of attachment before that date and a lien was placed on U.S. property that later was taken or sold by the U.S. Government under the Litvinov Assignment. Awards for these claims can’t be more than the money actually gotten from that property, and if that money is less than all related valid claims, it must split the money among them in proportion to each claim. Second, it must handle claims by U.S. citizens against the Soviet Government that arose before November 16, 1933. Any U.S. or State court judgment is binding on the Commission for issues the court already decided about the first kind of claim. The Commission must deal with the first kind of claim before other claims under this part.