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Northern (N): Hungary (NH). Claims for Compensation

1958

A file of correspondence and legal material on Hungarian compensation payments. The Hungarian government had agreed in 1956 to pay £4.05 million in compensation to British citizens whose property in Hungary had been nationalised or otherwise lost during and after the Second World War. The file contains letters from members of the public asking for an early distribution; the Foreign Office's reply that the instalments received so far from Hungary were so small that many claimants would only receive a few shillings; and a Foreign Office letter noting that claims were limited to people who were British citizens at the time their property was lost. The file also discusses the compensation agreements between the United Kingdom and other Eastern European states; and the case of a claimant who had not known about her potential claim against Hungary until after the 1956 agreement was signed, and who was therefore ineligible to claim.
united kingdom hungary compensation international relations law nationalisation private property economics and trade british government Anglo-Bulgarian relations Anglo-Hungarian relations letters from members of the public financial claims against foreign countries British parliament Foreign Compensation Commission Hungarian government Hugh Fraser
Collection ID
FO371
Countries
United Kingdom
Department Reference
Code NH file 1461
Document Type
Correspondence Legal and Treaty Material
File Reference
FO 371/134899
Identifier
10.1080/cwee.fo371.134899
Pages
101
Persons Discussed
Hugh Fraser
Published in
United Kingdom
Subject Countries
Hungary
Themes
Economics and Trade International Relations

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