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 1952 TREATY——HUNGARY. AUGUST 29, 1921. been stipulated for its or their benefit; or to which it is entitled as one of the principal allied and associated powers; or to which it 1S entitled by virtue of any Act or Acts of Congress; or otherwise. " Sec. 5. All property of the Imperial German Government, or its successor or successors, and of all German nationals which was, on April 6, 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 of any of its officers, agents, or employees, from any source or by ang ageing whatsoever, and all property of the Imperial and Royal ustro- unvarian Government, or its successor or successors, and of all Austro-Iiungarian 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 b any agency whatsoever, shall be retained by the United States ofy America and no disposition thereof made, except as shall have been heretofore or specificall hereafter shall be provided by law until 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 Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Government, or its agents, since July 31, 1914, loss, damage, or injury to their persons or property, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of shares of stock in German, Austro—Hungarian, American, or other 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 most-favorednation treatment, whether the same be national or otherwise, in all matters affecting residence, business, profession, trade, navigation, commerce and industrial pro erty rights, and until the Im erial German Government and the Imperial and Royal Aiistro-lilungarian Government, or their 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 property of the Im erial German Government or German nationals or the Imperial and lioyal Austro-Hungarian Government or Austro-Hungarian 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; P‘°‘“p°‘°“°‘°"*°S· Have for that purpose appointed their plenipotentiaries; The President of the United States of America, U. Grant-Smith, Commissioner of the United States to Hungarv, and Hungarv, Count Nicholas Bantfy; Royal Hungarian Minister for Foreign Afiairs; Who, having communicated their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I. ,,,§ig}jc‘;;,,d,§’,§'i‘Q‘§,°*§§_; Hungary imdertakes to accord to the United States, and the V¤¤¢<i $===¤¢S· United States shall have and enjoy, all the rights, privileges, indem- .4¤¢e,p·1¤6- mties, reparations or advantages specified in the aforesaid Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States of July 2, 1921, including all the rights and advantages stipulated for the benefit of the United States in the Treaty of Trianon which the United States