763.72113Hungary/5

The Secretary of State to the Hungarian Chargé (Pelényi)

Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Minister’s note of April 25, 1928, in relation to the provisions of Subsection d, Section 10, of the “Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928”, as possibly affecting the interests of Hungarian owners of property seized and held by the Alien Property Custodian and to inform you that the Alien Property Custodian has advised the Department, in respect to the construction which should be placed upon Subsection d of Section 25 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended by the “Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928”, that where the office of Alien Property Custodian holds property to the credit of a citizen of Hungary and the records of that office so disclose his citizenship such property would not be credited to the German Government.

Accept [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:
W. R. Castle, Jr.