Settlement Commission

Settlement Commission may refer to

  • the Royal Prussian Settlement Commission in the provinces of Posen and West Prussia
  • the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
  • the Tidelands Settlement Commission (see Bill Dodd);
  • the Greek Refugee Settlement Commission (see Henry Morgenthau, Sr.);
  • the Soldier Settlement Commission in (see Wollert, Victoria (Australia))

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