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Show REPORTS ON PROPERTY HELD BY ALIENS DUE Federal Custodian Complains of La of Promptness in riling Information. According to report from the office of A. Mitchell Palmer at Washington, alien property custodian for the United States government, reports on the holdings hold-ings ot property by alien enemies or allies of enemies which were duo to have been filed with the custodian not lntT than December o, have not been furthcoming as promptly a? they should. Allhouch the time for filing of these reports has passed, many reports which should be in aro not in. according to announcement made by Mr. Palmer. These, reports are required to be made under terms of the "trading with the enemv act,'' and the date set for such renorts to be in was December 5. The act requires reports bv all incorporated incor-porated and unincorporated concerns issuing shares representing beneficial interests, in-terests, as to any alien enemv or ally of al;en enemv holding such shares and how much they hold." It also requires anv person in the United states who holds, or has custody or control of any property owned by an alien enemy or nllv of an enemv, to make report of this property to the alien property custodian. |