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    <AgencyName>Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States</AgencyName>
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            <NameColumnValue>Anuj C. Desai</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Sylvia M. Becker</NameColumnValue>
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              <Paragraph>The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States is a quasi-judicial, independent agency within the Department of Justice, which adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments, either under specific jurisdiction conferred by Congress or the Department of State or pursuant to international claims settlement agreements. The decisions of the Commission are final and are not reviewable under any standard by any court or other authority. Funds for payment of the Commission's awards are derived from congressional appropriations, international claims settlements, or the liquidation of foreign assets in the United States by the Departments of Justice and the Treasury.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Commission also has authority to receive, determine the validity and amount, and provide for the payment of claims by members of the U.S. Armed Services and civilians held as prisoners of war or interned by a hostile force in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict or by the survivors of such service members and civilians.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Commission is also responsible for maintaining records and responding to inquiries related to the various claims programs it has conducted against the Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Panama, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Yugoslavia, as well as those authorized under the War Claims Act of 1948 and other statutes.</Paragraph>
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        <Paragraph>For information of attorney positions, contact the Office of the Chief  Counsel, Suite 6002, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579 (phone, 202-616-6975). For all other positions, contact the Chief Administrative Counsel, same address and phone.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>Reading Room</Header>
        <Paragraph>The reading room is located at 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579. Phone, 202-616-6975.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of the Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of Justice, Suite 6002, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579. Phone, 202-616-6975. Fax, 202-616-6993.</Footer>
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