Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Announces Second Cuban Claims Program
for Americans with New Property Claims Against Gov't of Cuba
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Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, 202-514-2008
or 202-514-1888 (TDD), Web: http://www.USDOJ.gov
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission has established a second Cuban Claims Program to receive claims
of U.S. citizens or corporations against the Government of Cuba for
previously unadjudicated losses of real and personal property taken after
May 1, 1967, chairman Mauricio Tamargo announced today.
In the earlier Cuban Claims Program, completed on July 6, 1972, the
Commission certified 5,911 claims to the U.S. Department of State. Any new
claims certified as valid by the Commission will be added to those already
certified in the previous program. Although there are no funds currently
available to make payment on any American claims, the certification of the
Commission's findings to the Secretary of State will be used as a basis for
future negotiation of a claims settlement with the Government of Cuba.
This second Cuban Claims Program provides for claims of U.S. citizens or
corporations that would have been eligible under the earlier program but for
the fact that they did not arise by the time of the filing deadline of May
1, 1967, and were not otherwise adjudicated by the Commission prior to
completion of the earlier program. The filing deadline for these claims is
Feb. 13, 2006. Chairman Tamargo emphasized the program is open only to those
who were U.S. citizens or an American corporation at the time their property
was taken.
All inquiries concerning the filing of a claim should be forwarded directly
to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States at 600 E
Street N.W., Suite 6002, Washington, D.C. 20579, Phone: 202-616-6975, Fax:
202-616-6993.
The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States is a
quasi-judicial, independent agency within the Justice Department which
adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments. More
information about the Commission is available at http://www.usdoj.gov/fcsc/.
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