Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Department of State. Hearings Before the SubcommitteeU.S. Government Printing Office, 1927 |
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Page 239 - All claims shall be filed as aforesaid within six months from the date of the first meeting of the Commission, and every claim not filed within such time shall be forever barred...