HL Deb 17 March 1953 vol 181 cc1-2
LORD MANCROFT

My Lords, I beg leave to introduce a Bill to make provision as respects things done, in relation to enemy property or property treated as enemy property in excess of the powers conferred by the law relating to trading with the enemy, and as respects income from moneys invested by custodians of enemy property; as respects copyrights, rights in inventions and designs, and other rights in or in connection with which Germanenemy interests subsisted, or were properly treated as subsisting during the period of the war with Germany; as respects property allocated by way of reparation from Germany and as respects other property seized from Germany; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid; and to move that this Bill be read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read 1a.—(Lord Mancroft.)

On Question, Bill read 1a, and to be printed.