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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 766-DEC. 18, 1942 (d) The Commission shall, upon the completion of its work, cer- tify in duplicate to the Secretary of State and to the Secretary of the Treasury the following- (1) A list of all claims disallowed; (2 A list of all claims allowed, in whole or in part (together with the amount of each claim and the amount awarded thereon) which have not been previously certified under section 4 (b) or 4 (c); and (3) A copy of the decision rendered in each case. SEC. 6 . (a) For the purposes of this Act, the following determina- tions heretofore made with respect to claims on behalf of American nationals against the Government of Mexico shall be regarded as final and binding- (1) Decisions rendered by the General Claims Commission, except in the cases referred to in paragraph (6) of section 3 (a) of this Act; (2) Appraisals agreed upon by the Commissioners designated by the Governments of the United States and Mexico, respectively, pur- suant to the General Claims Protocol between the United States and Mexico signed April 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 1844) ; (3) Appraisals made by the Commissioner designated by the Gov- ernment of the United States in those cases in which the two Com- missioners designated pursuant to said Protocol failed to agree upon appraisals, except where such appraisals are reviewed by the Com- mission pursuant to section 4; and (4) Appraisals made by the Commissioner designated by the Gov- ernment of the United States pursuant to the Agrarian Claims Agree- ment of 1938, except where such appraisals are reviewed by the Commission pursuant to section 4. (b) The Secretary of State shall, as soon as possible, certify to the Secretary of the Treasury lists of the awards and appraisals made in favor of American nationals in the cases referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). SEC. 7. For the purposes of this Act, appraisals made in favor of American nationals in terms of Mexican currency shall be converted into currency of the United States at the exchange rate of $0.4985, and in any case in which an award or appraisal made in favor of an American national bears interest, such interest shall be simple interest computed at 6 per centum per annum and shall run from the date specified in such award or appraisal to November 19, 1941. SEC. 8. (a) There is hereby created in the Treasury of the United States a special fund to be known as the "Mexican Claims Fund", hereinafter called the "fund". All payments authorized under section 9 of this Act shall be disbursed from the fund, and all amounts covered into the Treasury to the credit of the fund, less the amount of the deduction provided for in section 10 (b), are hereby permanently appropriated for the making of the payments authorized by such section. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cover into the fund- (1) the sum of $3,000,000, representing the total amount of payments heretofore made by the Government of Mexico under the Agrarian Claims Agreement of 1938; (2) the sum of $3,000,000 which was paid by the Government of Mexico upon exchange of ratifications of the Convention signed November 19, 1941; (3) such other sums as are paid by the Government of Mexico pursuant to the provisions of the said Convention; and (4) the sum of $533,658.95, which is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise 1061 Certificationofwork upon completion. Finality of certain prior determinations. 3 tat. 2442 . Certification of lists of awards and ap- ptaisa. Exchange rate; in- terest. Mexican Olaims Fund. Sums to be covered into fund. 53 Stat. 22 . 56 Stat. 154.

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