First National City Bank of New York Claim.

Abstract

State responsibility — Kinds of — For taking of, or interference with, property — Closure of branches of foreign bank — Consequential losses — Expenses of repatriating staff — Legal expenses connected with suits by customers of bank — Non — payment of drafts of customers forwarded to foreign branches for collection — Whether such claims allowable under United States International Claims Settlement Act, 1949.

State responsibility — Claims — In general — Settlement of — Agreement between claimant State and respondent State “preparatory to a final settlement” — Litvinov Assignment, 1933, between Governments of United States of America and U.S.S.R. — Effect upon claims of United States nationals — Awards under United States International Claims Settlement Act, 1949, paid out of funds assigned to United States Government under Litvinov Assignment — Preservation of rights of claimants and of United States notwithstanding such awards.