The Archive · 1923

Enemy Property in China

Important Provisions of Recent Anglo-German Agreement for Payment The attention of British firms in China may be directed to a notfication with reference to claims against what is popularly known as the Enemy Property Fund, which has been issued by the Custorian of Enemy Property, the Rt. Hon. Lord Addington. In the past there have been numerous Orders and Regulations with reference to claims against Germans, etc., and admittedly the subject is very complicated. The announcement just made by Lord Addington deals with an agreement signed in London in April last between representatives of Great Britain and Germany and refers especially to debts contracted between Britons and Germans, neither of whom were resident in their native countries. Naturally such an agreement is bound to have a_ particular "interest for finis and individuals in China, and it may be suggested that full advantage should be taken of the presence of' Lord Addington in the country to have claims put forward and investigated.

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