War Claims Act Amendments of 1954: Hearings Before a Subcommittee ... Eighty-third Congress, Second Session ... June 7, 9, 10, 11, and 16, 1954Considers legislation to extend War Claims Act benefits to American prisoners of war in Korea. |
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