– in the House of Commons at on 13 March 1929.
Sir Basil Peto
, Barnstaple
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer whether he can now indicate any date by which the claims of British subjects against the Government of Turkey for war damage will be settled by the Commission which was appointed in 1923?
Mr Arthur Samuel
, Farnham
I hope that the assessment of the claims of British nationals will be completed within the next two or three months, but I fear that it is not yet possible to specify an exact date.
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