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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 683, 684, 689, 692-OCT. 12, 13, 14, 1949 Quota deduction. October 12, 1949 [H. R. 5851] [Private Law 333] Mrs. Toshiko Key- ser. 43 Stat. 162 . 8 U.S . 0. §213(c). October 13, 1949 [8. 1834] [Private Law 334] Widow of Robert V. Holland. 41 Stat. 367. October 14, 1949 [H. R. 733] [Private Law 335] SEC. 2. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the quota for Austria for the first year that said quota is available. Approved October 12, 1949. [CHAPTER 684] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Toshiko Keyser. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, Mrs. Toshiko Keyser, a Canadian citizen of Japanese descent, who is the spouse of Donald E. Keyser, a United States citi- zen and an honorably discharged veteran of World War II, shall be admitted to the United States for permanent residence upon appli- cation hereafter filed if she is otherwise admissible under the immigration laws. Approved October 12, 1949. [CHAPTER 689] AN ACT For the relief of the widow of Robert V. Holland. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall cause to be paid, out of funds appropriated for pay of the Air Force current at the time of payment, to the widow of Robert V. Holland (ASN 0-32325), late a major in the United States Air Force, who died on December 5, 1947, such sum as would otherwise have been paid to said widow as a death gratuity under the Act of December 17, 1919, as amended (U. S . C ., title 10, sec. 903), had the said Robert V. Holland died while in a pay status and while holding the rank of major on the date of his death. Approved October 13, 1949. [CHAPTER 692] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Central Division of the Southern District of California to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Frank Haegele. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the FrankHaegele. United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Central Division of the Southern District of California to hear, deter- mine, and render judgment upon the claim of Frank Haegele, of Seal Beach, California, for damages sustained as the result of the alleged destruction of oyster beds destroyed by the acquisition and relocation of the sloughs by the ammunition depot of the Navy at Anaheim Land- ing, county of Orange, California, dredging for which started April 28, 1944. Timemitation. SEo. 2. Suit upon such claim of Frank Haegele may be instituted at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act, notwith- standing the lapse of time or any statute of limitation. Proceedings for the determination of such claim, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgment thereon, shall be in the same manner as in the cases over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of section 1204 [63 STAT.