Mister Ralpho v. J. Raymond Bell, Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This deceptively difficult case, like Me-long v. Micronesian Claims Commission, 1 decided today, arises under the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971, 2 which sets up a fund for compensation of losses incurred by Mi-cronesians during World War II and establishes the Commission as the agency to administer the fund. Appellant Ralpho, a claimant, brought suit in the District Court alleging that his right to a fair hearing was abridged by the Commission’s reliance upon “secret” extra-record evidence in determining the amount to be awarded him. 3 Ral-pho…