Date: 1953-07-13
Result:
16-51
Vote Subject Matter:
Foreign and Defense Policy
/ Foreign Policy Budget
Sponsor: DOUGLAS, Paul Howard (D-IL)
Description: EXECUTIVES D,E,F, AND G. GERMAN DEBT TREATIES. PROVIDE FOR SETTLEMENT OF PRE-WW II GERMAN DEBTS TO U.S. BONDHOLDERS; REPAYMENT BY WEST GERMAN REPUBLIC OF $1 BILLION IN U.S. POST-WAR ECONOMIC AID; GERMAN PAYMENT OF $97.5 MILLION IN CLAIMS AWARDED BY AMERICANS BY THE MIXED CLAIMS COMMISSION; AND RECOGNITION OF GERMAN DOLLAR BONDS ONLY AFTER PROPER VALIDATION. DOUGLAS MOTION TO RECOMMIT FOR FURTHER STUDY.
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