CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VII—DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (parts 800 to 989) > SUBCHAPTER D—CLAIMS AND LITIGATION (parts 842 to 845) > PART 842—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS > SUBPART G—Foreign Claims (10 U.S.C. 2734) (§842.55 to §842.68) > 842.56—Definitions.

842.56—Definitions.

(a) Foreign country. A national state other than the United States, including any place under jurisdiction of the United States in a foreign country.
(b) Inhabitant of a foreign country. A person, corporation, or other business association whose usual place of abode is in a foreign country. The term “inhabitant” has a broader meaning than such terms as “citizen” or “national”, but does not include persons who are merely temporarily present in a foreign country. It does not require foreign citizenship or domicile.
(c) Appointing authority. An Air Force official authorized to appoint members to foreign claims commissions (FCC).