After
the First World War (1914-1918) lost by the German, Austro-Hungarian
and Ottoman Empires was Walker D. Hines appointed as international
arbitrator responsible for the ceding of tugs and other inland
vessels by Germany, Bulgaria, Austria and Hungary to the Allied
Powers. For Austria respectively Hungary were the Treaties of St.
Germain and Trianon leading. Lists were made of the involved vessels
including some details and what their fate was to be. A list dated
Paris, France 2 August 1921 reported that the nationality and
ownership of the Hungarian inland barge Valeria of which the
ownership and nationality was confirmed to be Hungarian but in
possession of Romania.
Source
Reports
of International Arbitral Awards. Navigation on the Danube, 2 August
1921, volume 1. UN, 2006.
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