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property was situate and the Commission may assume that the estate of a deceased person devolved as on an intestacy unless the contrary be shown.
19. Subject to Article 10 of this Order, the Commission shall. in assessing the amount of loss with respect to each claim estab. lished under this Part of the Order, add to the amount of the capital loss assessed by the Commission simple interest thereon at the rate of four per cent per annum for the period from the relevant date to 12th February 1967 (both dates inclusive).
PART V.
CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SHIPPING SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.
20. Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom shall be qualified to make application to the Commission for the purpose of establishing a claim under this Part of the Order in respect of the provision, under the Ships' Expenses and Freights Agreement between Her Majesty's Goverment in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of 22nd June 1942, of services and supplies connected with shipping for the benefit of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
21. To establish a claim under this Part of the Order. Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom shall be required to establish to the satisfaction of the Commission the amount out- standing in respect of charges made by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom for such services and supplies after taking into account the value of services and supplies provided by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the benefit of Her Majesty's Government under the said Agreement of 22nd June 1942.
22. The Commission shall, in assessing the amount of the loss with respect to a claim established under this Part of the Order, add to the amount of the capital loss assessed by the Com- mission simple interest thereon at the rate of four per cent per annum for the period from 27th December 1947 to 12th February 1967 (both dates inclusive).
PART VI.
CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF EXTERNAL BONDS AND STATE NOTES.
23. To establish a claim in respect of an external bond under this Part of the Order, any person making application to the Com-
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mission shall be required to establish to the satisfaction of the Commission--
(a) that he or, if he is a trustee, the person for whom he is a trustee was the beneficial owner of the bond on the date of making application to the Commission:
(b) that he or, if he is a trustee, the person for whom he is trustee was the beneficial owner of the bond on the date of coming into operation of this Order; or, if the bene- ficial owner on the date of coming into operation of the Order has died, that the person making application to the Commission has since the death become the owner or the beneficial owner of the bond by transfer or transmission:
(c) that the beneficial owner of the bond on the date of
coming into operation of this Order was a British national; and
(d) that the beneficial owner of the bond on 23rd November
1959 was a British national,
24. To establish a claim in respect of a State Note under this Part of the Order, any person making application to the Com- mission-
(a) shall be required to establish to the satisfaction of the Commission (i) that he is the holder of the State Note, and (ii) that the State Note has not been redeemed and has not previously been stamped by the Commission under sub-paragraph (b) of this Article; and
(b) shall thereafter produce the State Note to the Commis-
sion for stamping,
25. The Commission shall assess the amount of loss with respect to each claim established under this Part of the Order and. for this purpose.
(a) the value of a bond shall. notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated therein, be taken to be the value specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order, together with simple interest thereon computed at the rate per annum specified in column 3 of the said Schedule for the period from the date specified in column 4 of the said Schedule to 12th February 1967 (both dates inclu- sive), and
(b) the value of a State Note shall be taken to be its nominal value, together with simple interest thereon computed at four per cent per annum for the period from 1st October