763.72113Hungary/6
The Hungarian Chargé ( Pelényi ) to the Secretary of State
Sir: I have the honor to refer to the note of the Secretary of State of June 1, 1928, to the effect that the Alien Property Custodian has advised the Department of State 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 the 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.
I beg to assure your Excellency that my Government will greatly appreciate the assurance given in your above communication. The construction placed upon Subsection d of Section 25 by the Alien Property Custodian, however, opens two questions of great interest to my Government, namely, what time limit, if any, is fixed by the Act in question within which claims for return of property by Hungarian nationals must be filed, and what disposition does the Act require shall be made of unclaimed property of persons admittedly Hungarian [Page 485] nationals? I should be happy if you would ascertain the views of the Alien Property Custodian on these two questions.
In connection therewith may I ask your Excellency to be good enough to ascertain from the Alien Property Custodian:
- the total amount of Hungarian property now held by the Alien Property Custodian;
- the trust numbers and the respective amounts entered on same;
- the amount of the so-called unallocated interest which has been or will be allocated to the total of Hungarian trusts.
Accept [etc.]