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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | FCO 82/453 |
| Department/Office | Foreign Office |
| Title | Repayment by UK of World War I loans from USA: case of James Bertram estate (1974) |
| Description | Concerning the Estate of James Bertram a US citizen who left his estate in trust to his wife and daughter, the principal to be paid, at their death, if his daughter had no issue, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer "to use and apply the same on account of the payment of the National debt of Great Britain to the United States of America". Miss Bertram is now asking the US courts to set aside the will and to grant her full possession of the principal, on the grounds that Her Majesty's Government have repudiated the debt. |
| Date | 1974 |
| Collection | The Nixon Years, 1969-1974 |
| Region | North America, Europe |
| Countries | United States, United Kingdom |
| Places | Britain; United Kingdom; United States of America |
| People | Bertram, James; Maitland, Donald |
| Topics | Aid; British Embassy; British Foreign Policy; Department of State; Draft; foreign policy; Shipping; State Department; Treasury; United Nations |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
