War Claims Act Amendments of 1969, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance ... 91-1, on H.R. 2669, H.R. 4204, March 5, 1969, Serial No. 91-3 |
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Page 48 - Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them.
Page 45 - The war claims fund shall consist of all sums covered into the Treasury pursuant to the provisions of section 39 of the Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended.
Page 46 - Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949; the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949; "the Conventions...
Page 5 - ... offense, except when death was so inflicted by any hostile force with which the Armed Forces of the United States have engaged in armed conflict.
Page 6 - States, who at any time, voluntarily, knowingly, and without duress gave aid to or collaborated with, or in any manner served any force hostile to the United States, is precluded from receiving an award of compensation based on such member's capture and internment.
Page 10 - ... to make payments on account of awards certified by the Commission pursuant to this title as follows and in the following order of priority : "(1) Payment in full of the principal amount of awards made pursuant to section 203 (d).
Page 10 - Commission pursuant to this title as follows and in the following order of priority: (1) Payment in full of awards made pursuant to section 202(d) (1) and (2) and thereafter of any award made pursuant to section 202 (a) to any claimant certified to the Commission by the Small Business Administration as having been, on the date of loss, damage, or destruction, a small business concern within the meaning now set forth in the Small Business Act, as amended.
Page 7 - Asia in order to avoid capture or internment by any such hostile force, except (i) a person who voluntarily, knowingly, and without duress, gave aid to or collaborated with or in any manner served any such hostile force, or (ii) a regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Page 50 - The present Convention shall be applied with the cooperation and under the scrutiny of the Protecting Powers whose duty it is to safeguard the interests of the Parties to the conflict.
Page 5 - As used in this subsection the term 'prisoner of war' means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the military or naval forces of the United States, who was held a prisoner of war for any period of time subsequent to December 7, 1941, by any government of any nation with which the United States has been at war subsequent to such date.