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BANCO PARA EL COMERCIO v. FIRST NAT. CITY BANK

No. 106, Docket 80-7297.

658 F.2d 913 (1981)

BANCO PARA EL COMERCIO EXTERIOR DE CUBA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Rabinowitz, New York City (Michael Krinsky, Judith Levin, Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky, & Lieberman, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry Harfield, New York City (Herman E. Compter, Charles B. Manuel, Jr., Cary M. Kittle, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before LUMBARD, VAN GRAAFEILAND, and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.

KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is one of six decided today1 arising from the revolution in the Republic of Cuba in the late 1950's and the ensuing expropriation of properties owned by American companies. In this action, plaintiff-appellant Banco Para el Comercio Exterior de Cuba ("Bancec") brought suit against defendant First National City Bank ("Citibank") to recover $193,280 on an unpaid letter of credit.2

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