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(3.) Position in regard to Claims by Allied Nationals, under Article 297 of the Treaty of Versailles, for Compensation in respect of Damage or Injury inflicted upon their Property, Rights, and Interests in German Territory by the application of exceptional War Measures or Measures of Transfer. As at 31st March, 1922.

Allied Claims. German Property in Allied Territory. In respect of Claims Notified, Credits have been given for — Payments to Allied Claimants. Allied Country. Notified to Germany under Article 297 (A) and (e). Proceeds of Liquidation under Article 297 {h). Property Restored under Article 207 (/). Compensation awarded by the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal or agreed to by the German Government under Article 297 (e). Total Credits. I • Proceeds of Liquidation. Article 297 (h). | Compensation. Article 297 (e). Property Realized. Credited to Germany under Article 297 (A). Belgium Great Britain .. France — Paris Office .. Strasburg Office £ s. d. 11,970,267 8 0 57,970,746 14 10 £ s. d. 275,331 6 7 15,393,252 7 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Nil .. 275,331 6 7 46,353 16 9 2,080,120 13 11 17,519,732 18 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Nil Nil Nil Nil 14,948,034 8 4 Nil 36,334,791 12 0 11,747,717 2 2 4,562,966 6 6 373,127 9 9 922,669 9 8 Nil 1,640,491 6 9 243,075 12 8 \ 2,806,236 9 1 Nil Nil 338,989 16 2 243,075 12 8 8,553,272 8 8 7,143,923 4 2 Nil Nil 2,735,080 7 6 Nil Greece Italy .. Siam .. ». Nil Italy had not begun to deal with Article 297 matter Nil Nil Nil s on 31st March, 1922. Nil Nil 484,829 2 3 1,898 4 4 193,434 10 5 Note. —As regards the claims of the ..Allied Clearing Offices, these are, of course, preferred in the currency of the country concerned, but for the sake of comparison they have been converted into sterling, at an arbitrary rate approximating to the average rate of exchange on London.