§ 531.2 - Form, content and filing of claims.

(a) Unless otherwise specified by law, or by regulations published in the Federal Register, claims shall be filed on official forms provided by the Commission upon request in writing addressed to the Commission at its office at 1111 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20579; shall include all of the information called for in the appropriate form; and shall be completed and signed in accordance with the instructions accompanying the form.

(b) Notice to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, the Department of State, or any other governmental office or agency, prior to the enactment of the statute authorizing a claims program or the effective date of a lump-sum claims settlement agreement, of an intention to file a claim against a foreign country, shall not be considered as a timely filing of a claim under the statute or agreement.

(c) Any initial written indication of an intention to file a claim received within 30 days prior to the expiration of the filing period thereof shall be considered as a timely filing of a claim if formalized within 30 days after the expiration of the filing period.