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Court of Claims jurisdiction; tort claims. — On December 7, 1973 tbe court issued the following order:

Before Davis, Judge, Presiding, Skelton and Nichols, Judges.

These cases come before the court on defendant’s motions to dismiss the petitions and in Nos. 187-73, 209-73, 219-73, 229-73, 230-73 and 261-73 plaintiffs’ motions for judgment *724on the grounds of fraud by the government. Plaintiffs’ responses to defendant’s motions to dismiss in Nos. 260-73 and 286-73 assert that fraud has been committed by the United States against the plaintiffs but no motion for judgment has been made. Upon…