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 TREATY—~—AUSTRIA. Aueusr 24, 1921. 1947 November 3**, 1918, or any extension or modifications thereof; or which were acquired by or are in the possession of the United States of America by reason of its participation in the war or to which its nationals have thereby become rightfully entitled; or which, nmder the '1‘reaty of St. Germain-en-Laye or the Treaty of Trianon have been stipulated for its or their benefit; or to which it is entitled as one oft e principal Allied- and Associated Powers; or to which it is entitled by virtue of any Act or Acts of Congress; or otherwise. “ Sect. 5. All property of the Imperial German Government, or its succemr or successors, and of all German nationals which was on April 6**, 1917, in or has since that date come into the possession or imder control of, or has been the subject of a demand by the United States of America or of any of its officers, agents, or employees, from any source or by any Sgéllig whatsoever, and all property, of the Imperial and Royal Austro- ungrian Government, or its successor or successors, an of all Austro- ungarian nationals which was on December 7“*, 1917, in or has since that date come into the possession or under control of, or has been the subject of a demand by the United States of America or any of its officers, agents, or employees, from any source or by any agency whatsoever, shall be retained by · the United States 0 America and no disposition thereof made, except as shall have been heretofore or specifically hereafter shall be provided by law imtil such time as the Imperial German Government and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Government, or their successor or successors, shall have respectively made suitable provision for the satisfaction of all claims against said Governments respectively, of all persons, wheresoever domiciled, who owe permanent allegiance to the United States of America and who have suffered, through the acts of the Imperial German Government or its agents, or the Im erial and Royal ustro-I-Inmgarian Government or its agents since Iuly 31* 1914, loss, damage, or injury to their persons or property, directly or indirectly, whether throng-hn the ownershi of shares of stock in German, Austro-Hungarian, erican, or otgxer corporations, or in consequence of hostilities or of any operations of war, or otherwise and also shall have granted to persons owing permanent allegiance to the United States of America mostfavored—nation treatment, whether the same be national or otherwise, in all matters affecting residence, business, profession, tradei navigation, commerce, and industrial Ipropertly rights and until the mperia] German Government and the mperia an Royal Austro-Hungarian Government or its successor or successors shall have respectively confirmed to the United States of America all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and seizures imposed or made by the United States of America during the war, whether in respect to the propsrznof the Imperial German Government or German nationals or the perial an Royal Austro—Hungarian Government or Austro-Himgarian nationals, and shall have waived any and all pecuniary claims against the United States of America." Being desirous of establishing securely friendly relations between the two Nations; _ _ Have for that purpose appointed their plenipotentraries; P""’¥’°“"“"‘°’· The President of the United States of America: ARTHUR HUGH FRAZIER and the Federal President of the Republic of Austria: JOHANN SCHOBER 42150°—vor. -12, rr 2-26