Claims: Black Ton 1152/ 5 /» BKITISH affiASSY, WASHINGTON D.C» July 3rd 1933 ? No.732. My Loxfy. with reference to correspondence ending vim ay desp&tch No.SlO of the 10th July 1997 regarding the "Black Torn" sabotage case, X have the honour to report that on the 15th June Associate Supreme Court Justice Oven J. Roberts, after hearings held in December and January last, gave a decision on behalf of the German-American Mixed Claims Commission to the effect that the decision favourable to Germany reached by the Commission at Hamburg in 1930 was baaed upon false and misleading testimony offered at the Hague on behalf of Germany and that the American claim for a rehearing should be allowed. A copy of Mr* Roberta' decision, together with salient extracts from the Anerican Commissioner*s 409 page opinion, has been obtained from the United States agency of the Mixed Commission and la enclosed* 8* The decision is interesting in that it has been given in the absence of the German Commissioner, or. Victor L. F* h. Huecking, who resigned from the Commission on March 1st on the grounds that its proceedings showed bias, and has not been replaced* A set of copies of correspondence connected with £»• Huocking1s resignation (also supplied by the United States agency of the Mixed Commission) In enclosed. The ftacount Halifax, K.0.# RCL:GHSP:FRHM:ACEM:MS Efcom/ The Right Honourable etc 37 W*m ew of these let tore Too* LapMhlp will OfcaOWO that 90 tM lOtte f«M# the fl««W ChWfll «Uf fatreo inflated tfai Seeretaay of State that th» Roloh Owgiawiit eoaeUeved the Cnmbt&en iBeoispetont to N&e aeeleloae in fife a&aenee of & oer&an Conmi8&lom*> MA would ignore it* aete accordingly* A eteteaeat to tble effect *a* also ©loon oat to tbe pr e»» by tbe oerisaa lafceeey eteulteaeoaeXy aitfc the pubUeatiea of the *api*efa <§eeieiea* aeperta flNW jablteheti la tbe ¥o*tt SSsaea* on tho folloalos day iodleete tfeat tbe decision h&s booa w*eoi«d «ith indignation ay tbe Ooraao aaeee* $* accordlag to the preee acme #•$ ailXtea (aaloly repreaaated by tho retained portion of tho value of $ez*&a» property *» tbo tfalted states) is regsortad to a* awtlatilairi tbe Treasury for payaent of «aHs of tbe Wla§d claiss Gaaalesiea* fha Slaefc Tea elaias aill eojoy a high ardor of priority against taa aval labia funds, bat these elatae aaeaat to eeme #55 aillioa* Soreover it lo reported tbat oertaita other elalaaata taade* earlier eearde eisiah bave not y«t booa astiafied la foil aay start litlgatloa la «N# to dispute tbt gMatettsr at tho Black fea claims. 4* I aa senates a copy of this despatch, aith tho first enclosure only, to His BaJoGtyio Afbassedo* at b**Uju I have tbo honour to be* srittb tho highest reapeot. ay Uvtf* j Tour Lordship1 s moot ©feodieai* fcawrtft »ervaat»