File 161407, Part 1: War Claims Commission Claims Against the Custodian of Enemy Property War Claims Commission. Judges Act s37. [1946-1958].

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This file contains records concerning the War Claims Commission and its establishment to handle claims raised against the Custodian of Enemy Property from 1946 to 1958. Included are discussions regarding the following: the settlement of claims by Canadian prisoners of war; the distribution of funds collected from Eastern European governments; the development of the War Claims fund from Custodian-held property/assets as a form of reparations post-war; claims of missionaries and religious organizations; the establishment of the Commission to compensate for losses incurred during the war of non–Japanese Canadians; claims of Federal departments; the responsibilities and per diems of Commissioners (including Commissioner Bird); the appointment of Commissioners; and Commissioner Bird’s expenses from Japanese Property Claims Commission.

Canada. Department of Justice created this archive.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

This record was digitized selectively.