General claims commission Mexico and United States

The General Claims Commission, United States and Mexico, was constituted under the terms of the General Claims Convention signed September 8, 1923, in Washington D.C. by the USA and the United Mexican States. The convention, which took effect March 1, 1924, was intended to improve relations between the countries by forming a commission to settle claims arising after July 4, 1868, "against one government by nationals of the other for losses or damages suffered by such nationals or their properties" and "for losses or damages originating from acts of officials or others acting for either government and resulting in injustice." Excluded from the jurisdiction of the General Claims Commission were cases stemming from events related to revolutions or disturbed conditions in Mexico. The Commission met from 1924 to 1931 in Washington, D.C. and Mexico City. It resumed deliberations in 1934 under a new agreement and format, which allowed the commissioners three years to complete work; however, final settlement was not reached until 1941. During the period represented in this collection, Cornelis van Vollenhoven, Genaro Fernández MacGregor, Edwin B. Parker, and Fred Kenelm Nielsen served as commissioners.

From the description of General Claims Commission (Mexico and United States) collection, 1917-1926. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 30413391

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