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AQREEMEBIT-+AUSTRIA’AND HUNGARY. Novmmzmz 26, 1924. 2213 Agreement between the United States and-Austria and Hu ar% for the determination of the amounts to be paut by Austria andnby un- 1 ` in satisfaction of their obtigatwbns under the treaties concluded Erythe United States with Austria on August 24, 1921, and with ungary on August 29, 1921. Signed at Washington, November 26, .1994; ratijied by the President, August .4, 1925; ratiyied by Austria, August 25, 1925; ratgfed by Hungary, November 5, 1925; ratiyications exchanged at Was ington, December 12, 1925. The United States of America and the Republic of Austria, here- w,<€g¤g$;d¤a¤;;g¤;=,g1¤;§ after described as Austria, and the Kuigdom of Hungary, hereafter my. described as Hungary, b6lD.%-1BS1I`0llS 0 determining the amounts to mmm be paid by Austria and by uiggary in satisfaction of their obliga- ` tion; under ztihe gtéeatiegi conqlug by the Ugited Sggtes gith éugria V°1""" """°‘°· ‘°5‘· on u 1 1,an wit ungaryon u ,191,wic se- cure toglbhte United States and its nationals rigllgitts specified imder a V0l.40,p.106. Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States of July 2, 1921, including rights under the Treaties of St. Germain-en-Laye and Trianon, respectively, have resolved to submit the questions for decision to a commissioner and have appointed as their plenipoten· tiaries to sign an a ent for that purpose: The President of the United States o America, Charles Evans *"°“‘°°‘°”°‘°"°°· Huigllzee, Secretary of State of the United States of America, President of the Federal Republic of Austria, Mr. Edgar L. G. Prochnik, Chargé d’Aifaires of Austria in Washington, and The Governor of Hnmgary, Count Laszlo Széchényi, Envqy Ex- gaordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Hungary to the mted tates ‘ Whd, having communicated their full powers, found to be in good and due crm, have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I. The three governments shall agree upon the selection of a Com- ,;£,°§$°°{§’,“ §f,,°‘Z,‘§,‘“‘§‘{i missioner who shall qxass upon all claims for losses, damages or ¤*¤*¤¤· injuries sufered by t e United States or its nationals em raced w1thin the terms of the Treaty of Au st 24, 1921, between the United States and Austria and/or the Eeaty of August 29, 1921 V°‘·*2·¤¤~*“°·*°”· between the United States and Hungary, and/or the Treaties of St. Germain-en-Laye and/or Trianon and shall determine the amounts to be paid to the United States by Austria and by Hungary in satisfaction of all such claims (excluding those fallmgvwithin Egragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Annex I to Section I of Part III of téh th; 'I£ruqatyhoffS;:i Germain-en—Laye and the Treaty of Trianon) an in u ' e 0 ow' cate ories: (1) Claimg of Ameriddlng citizgns arising since July 31, 1914, in ,,,,‘E},°},,"‘i°§’{,;*“‘°“°{’§,'f respect of damage to or seizure of their propertzi rig ts and mter· g;°°§;;1;°%§:’?1:¥*°°i' este, including any company or association in w ch they are inter- ' ' ested, within the territories of either the former Austrian Empire or glue forq1e§9§ingdom of Hnmgary as they respectively existed (2) for loss or damage to which the United States Ug{°*,;°g,gl°g**g*,¤ gg; 0I' its nationals have been subjected with respect to injuries to or :¤:a¤¤;1ghS1¤rp:(;;1)6¤i:t1;¤ death of persons, or with respect property, rights _and mterests, ,,c_"° ' ' mcludiug an company or association in which American nat1onals are interested, since July 31, 1914, as a consequence of- the war;