Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers,
1932, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East and Africa, Volume II
Index
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Albania, naturalization treaty with United States, signed Apr. 5, 115–117
- “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Austrian opposition to showing of, 118–120
- American Chamber of Commerce in France, opposition to French quota system,
210, 211–212, 214, 215
- Anglo-Persian Oil Co., interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See
Great Britain: Petroleum
concession.
- Argentina, attitude concerning German proposal of tariff arrangements with
Rumania and Hungary, 338, 339, 340, 341, 343
- Austria, 118–133
- “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Austrian opposition to the
showing of the motion picture, 118–120
- American Jews enrolled in University of Vienna, U. S.
representations against mistreatment of, 120–133
- Account of abuses and U. S. efforts to obtain protection
for students, 120–129, 131
- Austrian expressions of regret and assurances of
protection, 121, 122–123, 125, 126, 128–129, 132–133; attitude of Austrian press, 129–131, 132
- National Socialist students, clash with Jewish students on Vienna
campus. See
American Jews, supra.
- Aviation, arrangements between United States and—
- Belgium, reciprocal recognition of certificates of airworthiness
for imported aircraft, exchange of notes signed Oct. 22, 138–140
- Canada, governing certain flights of military aircraft, exchange
of notes signed Sept. 16, 98–101
- Germany: Air navigation arrangement, exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 352–358; reciprocal
recognition of certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft,
exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 349–351
- Netherlands, proposed, 492–498
- Bahamas, U. S. efforts to obtain from Bahaman authorities information
concerning vessels suspected of smuggling liquor into United States, 45–52
- Belgium, 134–140, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Arrangements with United States regarding reciprocal
recognition of—
- Certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft,
exchange of notes signed Oct 22, 138–140
- Load line certificates, exchange of notes signed Oct. 7, 1931, Feb. 4 and Apr. 9, 1932, 134–138
- Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other
countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Bessarabia, controversy between Russia and Rumania concerning, 503–508
- Brazil, attitude toward British proposal to grant a preference to
Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom, 31, 35
- Bulgaria, provisional agreement with United States with
respect to commercial relations, effected by exchange of notes signed Aug. 18, 141–145
- Cameroons, 32
- Canada, 63–113
- Agreements with United States. See
Aviation, Radio
broadcasting, and
Unperfected treaty relating to the Great
Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway, infra.
- Aviation, arrangement with United States respecting
reciprocal blanket permission for flights of military aircraft,
effected by exchange of notes signed Sept.
16, 98–101
- Discrimination against American tug boats in Canadian
waters, U. S. representations regarding, 105–111; Canadian reply, 112–113
- Doctors desiring to enter United States to serve as internes,
Canadian representations to United States on behalf of, 102–104; U.
S. reclassification of internes under Immigration Act of 1924, 104–105
- Great Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway. See
Unperfected treaty with United States, infra.
- Josephine K., case of.
See
Seizure, infra.
- Radio broadcasting, arrangement with United States
effected by exchange of notes signed May 5,
92–98
- Texts of notes, 92–95
- Transmittal of information to Mexico concerning
arrangement, 95–98
- Seizure by U. S. Coast Guard of Canadian vessel
Josephine K.,
78–92
- Information concerning seizure, 78–81
- Position of Canadian Government:
- Insistence that seizure was violation of
liquor-smuggling convention of Jan. 28, 1924, 81–85, 87–88
- Unwillingness to accept jurisdiction of U. S.
District Court, 86–87
- U. S. defense of seizure, 86,
88–92
- Shipping regulations. See
Discrimination against American tug boats,
supra.
- St. Lawrence Waterway. See
Unperfected treaty with United States, infra.
- Unperfected treaty with United States relating to the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep waterway, 63–78
- Report of Joint Board of Engineers, Apr.
9, 63–69; submittal to Senate along with
text of treaty, 63n
- Text signed July 18, 69–78
- Capitulations. See
Egypt: Mixed
Courts.
- Citizenship (see also
U. S. citizens): Status and liability for military
service in Yugoslavia of former Hungarian subject naturalized in United
States, question of, 617–620; status of U. S. nationals exercising political rights in
Russia, 521–526
- Claims. See
Finland; Great Britain:
Agreement with United States; and under
Germany.
- Coasting regulations, Canadian, 105–113
- Commercial treaties and agreements:
- Great Britain–Italy, commerce and navigation (1883), cited, 33
- Great Britain–Spain (1922), 37
- Perso-Soviet convention of establishment, commerce and navigation
(1931). See
Persia.
- Spanish agreements with France and with Italy (1931), cited, 539, 540, 542
- Tariff arrangements of Germany with Rumania and with Hungary (1931). See
Germany: Tariff
arrangements.
- U. S.-Bulgaria, provisional agreement signed Aug. 18, 141–145
- U. S.-Cuba (1902), cited, 144
- U. S.-Denmark, friendship, commerce and navigation (1826), cited, 153
- U. S.-France, modus vivendi of 1927, cited, 196,
198, 208, 221, 222, 228, 248, 255,
348
- U. S.-Germany, friendship, commerce and consular rights (1923), 141, 142, 143,
338, 362–363, 375–376, 382
- U. S.-Great Britain (1815), cited, 29, 30, 32
- U. S.-Persia, provisional agreement of 1928, 795–798, 802, 806, 811
- Communists, relation to political parties in Germany, 304–306, 316, 320
- Customs. See
Norway; and under
Yugoslavia.
- Czechoslovakia, restrictions on importation of American
tractors, U. S. representations against, 146–152; Czechoslovak reply, 152
- Danubian Confederation, 338, 342–343, 345
- Denmark (see also
Iceland), 153–175
- Exchange Control Board. See
Trade discrimination, infra.
- Load line certificates, arrangement with United States regarding
reciprocal recognition of, exchange of notes signed Jan. 16, 173–175
- Trade discrimination in respect to American commerce
on part of Danish Exchange Control Board, U. S. representations
against, 153–173
- Cases of discrimination against U. S. trade reported and
U. S. protest that discrimination violates treaty of 1826, 153–160, 162–166, 167–170
- Danish defense of “mutual trade balance” and censure of U.
S. tariff, 158–162, 166–167, 170–173
- Diplomatic and consular officers. See
Italy: U. S. citizens;
Norway.
- Disarmament Conference, 503, 504, 505
- Discrimination. See
Denmark: Trade
discrimination; Estonia; France: Double taxation
and
Quotas; Germany: Import quotas; Greece:
American loan
and
Foreign currency; Persia; also under
Canada, Rumania, and
Spain: Trade
grievances.
- Double taxation. See under
France.
- Dual nationality, 440–441, 443–448
- Egypt, 621–658
- Decrees restricting automotive traffic and
increasing taxes on motor vehicles, U. S. representations against,
640–646,
648, 654–655; Egyptian position,
644, 645, 646–653
- Mixed Courts, U. S. interest in principle of equal
representation among principal capitulatory powers, 621–628
- Appointment of an additional American judge to Mixed
Courts, U. S. desire for, 622–623, 624–628; information concerning British and Egyptian
positions, 621–622, 623–624
- British influence and representation on Mixed Courts,
observations concerning, 623,
624, 624–626, 628
- Port of Alexandria, U. S. representations concerning
high dues and charges, 655–658
- Sanitary, Maritime and Quarantine Board. See
U. S. representation on, infra.
- U. S. representation on International Quarantine
Board at Alexandria, U. S. efforts to obtain, 629–631, 632, 633–634, 637–639; British and Egyptian positions, 629–630, 631–633, 634–637
- Estonia, U. S. representations against discriminations in
respect to American commerce under import license system, and Estonian
consideration of new trade control system based on higher import duties,
176–185
- Ethiopia, 659–671
- Franco-Ethiopian treaty of Jan. 10, 1908
(basic treaty governing Ethiopian relations with foreign powers),
664, 670
- Reform of Special Court at Addis Ababa, U. S. cooperation with
other countries in efforts to effect, 659–671; Ethiopian proposals,
662, 666–667, 670
- Fascism: Alleged pro-Fascist activities of Italian vice consuls in New
York, 452–458;
comparison with Nazism, 279–281
- Finance Corporation of America. See
Liberia: Financial
crisis
and
International control.
- Finland, representations to United States in support of
claims arising from detention of Finnish ships in U. S. harbors, 186–187, 188–192; U. S.
position, 187–188,
192–194
- Firestone Plantations Co. See
Liberia: International
control: Plan of Assistance: Finance Corporation of America and Firestone
interests.
- France (see also
Rumania: Discrimination
against American company), 31, 34–35, 195–275, 281, 285–286, 291, 343, 348–349, 386, 389, 391, 392, 477–478, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- American Chamber of Commerce in France, opposition to French
quotas, 210, 211–212, 214, 215
- British proposal to grant a preference to Palestinian produce
imported into United Kingdom, attitude toward, 31, 34–35
- Commercial relations with United States. See
Commercial treaty, Double taxation, and
Quotas, infra.
- Commercial treaty with United States, U. S. efforts
to forward negotiations, 202, 227–228, 228, 231,
237–238,
240–242,
242–243,
243–244,
244–250,
250–255,
256, 257, 258–259, 261–262, 348–349; French attitude, 227, 230,
243–244,
244–245,
247, 253, 256
- Copper interests, American, U. S. protests regarding
discrimination resulting from Franco-Belgian tax agreement, and
French attitude, 238, 240, 242,
243, 250, 254, 255–256, 256–258, 260–261
- Double taxation, U. S.-French negotiations:
- Convention and protocol:
- Resumption of negotiations, 262–267; French
acceptance of U. S. draft of Dec.
18, 1931, 267–268
- Text signed Apr. 27, 268–273
- Discrimination against American trade (particularly
copper) as result of Franco-Belgian tax agreement, U. S.
protests and French attitude, 235–286, 237–239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 250, 255–256, 256–258, 260–261
- Quotas on imports of American goods, relation to double
taxation question, 206, 209, 215, 219, 219–220, 221
- Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other
countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Germany, French attitude toward Nazi movement, 281, 285–286, 291;
toward proposed German tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary,
343
- Greece: American loan of 1929, French
cooperation with United States to secure equitable treatment for,
399, 407–409, 418, 421;
default in payment on Refugee Loan of 1924,
French representations against, 386,
389, 391, 392
- Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany over,
attitude concerning, 477–478
- Most-favored-nation treatment, U. S. efforts to negotiate
commercial treaty based on. See
Commercial treaty, supra.
- Quotas adversely affecting American trade, 195–262
- American Chamber of Commerce in France, resolution
against, 211–212; French attitude, 215
- Double taxation question, relation to U. S.-French quota
negotiations, 206, 209, 215, 219, 219–220, 221
- U. S. efforts to forward negotiations on commercial
treaty, 202, 227–228, 229, 231, 237–238, 240–242, 242–243, 243–244, 244–250, 250–255, 256, 257, 258–259, 261–262
- U. S. representations against:
- Contentions as to unfair basis of quotas and need
for consultation with American industries prior to
fixing of quotas (see also
Modifications, infra), 195–204, 206–211, 219, 240; French position, 200, 201, 202, 204–206, 212–216, 217–218
- Modifications proposed by United
States in French quota practice:
- List of changes, 216–219;
negotiations and French counterproposals, 219–231
- Rules adopted by French Government as
temporary measure, 232–234
- Motion picture industry, U. S. representations
concerning restrictions affecting, 234–235, 237, 260
- Résumé by U. S. Ambassador of existing problems,
206–209, 239–240
- Retaliatory measures based on Smoot-Hawley tariff,
possibility of, 196,
213–214, 217, 220–221, 236, 238, 242, 248
- Quotité imposable, 207, 264, 266
- Taxation. See
Double taxation, supra,
and
U. S. Embassy employees, infra.
- Trade restrictions, U. S. grievances and proposals concerning. See
Commercial treaty
and
Quotas adversely affecting American trade,
supra.
- Treaties with United States:
- Commercial modus vivendi of 1927, 196, 198, 208, 221, 222, 228, 248, 255, 348
- Commercial treaty, negotiations for. See
Commercial treaty, supra.
- Convention and protocol on double taxation. See under
Double taxation, supra.
- U. S. Embassy employees in France, exemption from
French income tax on basis of reciprocity, 273–275
- Germany, 276–383, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Arrangements with United States regarding—
- Air navigation, exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 352–358
- Certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft,
reciprocal recognition of, exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 349–351
- Debts. See
Debt agreement, infra.
- Claims payments under War Claims Act of 1928, U. S. consideration of revision in
priorities due to uncertainty of Germany’s future ability to pay,
334–336;
German position, and U. S. decision to withhold recommendation
temporarily, 336–337
- Commercial treaty with United States (1923), 141, 142, 143, 338, 362–363, 375–376, 382
- Communists, relation to principal political parties, 304–306, 316, 320
- Danubian Confederation, German attitude, 338, 342–343, 345
- Debt agreement with United States of June 23, 1930, postponement of payments
under:
- Misunderstanding between United States and Germany over
German reservation contained in notice of postponement of
the Sept. 30 payment:
- Refusal of United States to accept reservation,
and request for statement of future intentions, 323–327; German defense of position, 327–329, 330–332
- Settlement of difficulty upon receipt of German
assurances, 330, 332–334
- Notifications of postponement, 332–333, 337–338
- Election results. See under
Political developments, infra.
- Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other
countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Foreign motion picture films in Germany, U. S. representations
against German restrictions on, 367–374
- Hitler. See under
Political developments: National Socialist Party, infra.
- Import quotas on agricultural products, proposed,
358–367
- Efforts of United States to check imposition of quotas as
adversely affecting American imports, 358–360, 361–362, 364, 365–367; German position, 360–361, 365, 366–367
- German intention to discuss proposal with interested
European countries, 362–363, 364–365; U. S.
position, 364
- Interest rates on certain obligations held by U. S. citizens, U.
S. representations against German decree reducing, 376–378, 381–383;
German position, 379–381
- Lausanne Conference, German representation, 297, 301, 317
- Memel territory, conflict with Lithuania concerning. See
Lithuania.
- Mixed claims, U. S.–Germany. See
Claims payments, supra.
- Monarchy, rumors as to possible restoration of, 295–296, 298–299
- Motion picture films, foreign, U. S. representations against
German restrictions, 367–374
- National Socialist Party. See under
Political developments, infra.
- Political developments, 276–323
- Election results, reports of and analysis of political
situation based on, 278–279, 287–288, 290–291, 302–303
- Hitler. See under
National Socialist Party, infra.
- National Socialist Party:
- Discord among Nazi leaders, 320–323;
Strasser’s
bolt from Party, significance of, 321–323
- Election results, analysis of Party strength based
on, 278–279, 287–288, 290–291, 302–303
- French attitude toward Nazi movement, 281, 285–286, 291
- Goebbels,
conception of Party aims, 282–285
- Goering,
conception of Party aims and undertakings, 285, 315
- Hitler, leadership in Party (see also
Nazi program, infra):
- Political future, speculation concerning,
276–288, 295–297, 299–300, 309–513, 314, 316–317, 323
- Program and strength of following, 276–277, 313
- Mussolini, comparison with, 277, 279–281
- Illegal political activities including acts of
treason, alleged, 288–290;
dissolution of Nazi military groups by von Hindenburg
government as punitive measure, 291–293
- Nazi program (see
also
Hitler, supra), observations concerning popularity
and substance of:
- Aims of Party, 282–285, 299, 304–305, 315, 320
- Fascism, comparison with, 279–281
- Industrialists, backing of Party by, 280, 292–293, 295, 301–302, 315, 316, 320
- Relationship to von Hindenburg government. See
von
Hindenburg government, infra.
- Trade unions, strong opposition from, 280, 315
- Polish attitude toward Nazi movement, 281, 285
- Terrorism, renewed Nazi activities resulting in,
306–308; disciplinary decrees
issued, 308–309
- Versailles Treaty, possibility of repudiation by Germany,
296
- von
Hindenburg government:
- Cabinet leadership, shift in, observations
concerning:
- Bruning cabinet, 291, 293–294, 298, 300–302, 311
- von
Papen cabinet, 293–295, 297, 303–306, 310, 312, 313–316, 317–319
- von
Schleicher cabinet, 318–319, 320–322
- Presidential elections, support of government
evidenced by, 287–288
- Reparations, likelihood of repudiation by Germany, 296
- Tardieu Plan, German
attitude, 338, 342–343, 345
- Tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary in
conflict with German-American commercial treaty of Dec. 8, 1923, 338–349
- Attitude of Argentina, India, Russia, and Turkey, 338, 340, 341, 343
- Status of negotiations with Rumania and Hungary, 343, 344–345
- U. S. position: German interpretation of U. S. silence as
acquiescence, 338, 341–342, 344, 345; withholding of acquiescence
based on treaty rights, 339–342, 344, 345–349
- Versailles Treaty, possibility of repudiation by Germany, 296
- von Hindenburg government.
See under
Political developments, supra.
- War debts to United States. See
Claims payments
and
Debt agreement, supra.
- Workmen’s Compensation Act of Illinois with respect to alien
beneficiaries, German representations concerning, 374–376; U.
S. reply, 376
- Great Britain (see also
Egypt: Mixed Courts
and
U. S. representation on International Quarantine Board
at Alexandria; Iraq), 1–62, 386, 389, 390–391, 392–393, 399, 408, 413–414, 420, 422–423, 429, 471, 477–478, 480, 482, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671, 793–796
- Agreement with United States to submit to an
American commission claims arising from use of British inventions,
52–59
- Discussion and negotiations leading to agreement, 52–57
- Establishment of commission and awarding of claims, 57–59
- Anglo-Persian Oil Co., interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See
Petroleum concession, infra.
- Claims of British inventors against U. S. Government. See
Agreement with United States, supra.
- Cooperation between British North Borneo and the Philippine
Islands in the protection of turtle fisheries, 59–62
- Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other
countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Greece: American loan of 1929, British
cooperation with United States to secure equitable treatment for,
397–399,
410–411,
413–417,
420, 421–423; default in payment
on Refugee Loan of 1924, British
representations against, 386, 389, 390–391, 392–393
- Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany,
attitude concerning, 471, 477–478, 480, 482
- Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom,
proposal to grant a preference to, 29–37
- British communications to United States, 29–30,
31–32
- Position of United States (based on commercial treaty of
1815), 30–31, 32; of other countries, 31, 33–37
- Status of question as of Jan. 1934,
37
- Perso-Soviet Convention of Oct. 27, 1931,
representations against discriminatory features, 793–796
- Petroleum concession from the Sheikh of Kuwait, U. S.
efforts in support of American interests seeking, 1–29
- Informal representations against inclusion in contract of
“British nationality clause,” 1–7, 8, 10–11; British
position, 8–10
- Formal representations, 11–13; British assurances of
willingness to omit nationality clause with consent of
Sheikh of Kuwait, 13–16
- Draft concessions submitted by American interests and
British interests, delay in reaching settlement:
- U. S. representations for equal treatment of
American interests and for expediting settlement,
16–17, 19–23, 26–28, 29; British explanation of
situation, 17–19, 23–26, 28
- Nonacceptance by Sheikh of either draft, 29n
- Turtle fisheries under jurisdiction of British North Borneo,
protection of, 59–62
- U. S. destroyers, representations to United States against
reconditioning by private owners for commercial purposes of four U.
S. destroyers, 38–40; U. S. review of circumstances and satisfactory
disposition of the matter, 40–44
- U. S. efforts to obtain information from authorities in the
Bahamas regarding vessels suspected of smuggling liquor into United
States, 45–52
- Great Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway. See
Canada: Unperfected treaty with
United States.
- Greece, 384–448
- American loan of May 10,
1929, apparent discrimination against, in service of external
debt, 396–429
- Information concerning Greek intentions to service League
of Nations loans while requesting postponement of Nov. 10 payment on U. S. loan, 396, 400, 409
- U. S. insistence on equality of treatment in service of
loans:
- Cooperation of governments represented on
International Financial Commission:
- Negotiations with France, 399, 407–409, 418, 421; with Great Britain, 397–399, 410–411, 413–417, 420, 421–423; with
Italy, 411–412
- Provision for equal treatment of U. S. loan,
424
- Representations to Greek Government, 396–397, 399–401, 409–410, 417–418, 418–419, 427; Greek attitude, counterproposals, and
final settlement of matter, 401–407, 412–413, 419–420, 423–424, 424–429
- Foreign currency, decree forcibly converting into
drachmas, 430–436
- Details of decree and information concerning its probable
effect, 430–431, 432–433
- U. S. representations against decree as having elements of
confiscation and discrimination, 431–432, 434–435; Greek attitude and consideration of an
amendment to decree, 435–436
- Greek Stabilization and Refugee Loan of 1928, service of. See
American loan of May 10,
1929, supra.
- International Financial Commission. See
American loan of May 10,
1929, supra, and
Refugee Loan of 1924, infra.
- Loans. See
American loan of May 10,
1929, supra, and
Refugee Loan of 1924, infra.
- Military service of U. S. citizens of Greek origin
visiting Greece, status with respect to, 437–441
- Monks-Ulen and Co., contract of Oct. 20,
1928, efforts of Greek Government to modify, 442–443
- Refugee Loan of 1924, default
in payment on, protests of United States and other powers, 384–386, 387–388, 389–393, 395–396;
Greek explanation of necessity for action taken, 386, 388,
392, 393–395
- Registration of Basil and
Theodore Petrides (U. S. citizens), as
Greek subjects, U. S. representations against, 443–444, 445–447;
Greek position based on Greco-Turkish Treaty of 1930, 444–445, 447–448
- Struma Valley contract of Oct. 20, 1928, U.
S. assistance to Monks-Ulen and Co. in opposing efforts of Greek
Government to modify, 442–443
- U. S. citizens. See
Military service
and
Registration of Basil and
Theodore Petrides, supra.
- Gulf Oil Corporation, Interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See
Great Britain: Petroleum
concession.
- Hitler, Adolf. See
under
Germany: Political
developments: National Socialist
Party.
- Hungary:
- Citizenship status in Yugoslavia of former Hungarian subject
naturalized in United States, question of, 617–620
- German proposal of preferential customs agreement. See
Germany: Tariff
arrangements.
- Iceland, arrangement with United States regarding reciprocal
recognition of load line certificates, effected by exchange of notes signed
Jan. 16, 449–451
- India, attitude toward proposed German tariff arrangements with Rumania
and Hungary, 338, 340, 341
- Immigration Act of 1924, cited, 104–105
- International Financial Commission. See
Greece: American loan of May 10, 1929, and
Refugee Loan of 1924.
- International Rules of the Road, 91
- Iraq, U. S. insistence on right to be consulted regarding
Iraq’s administration upon termination of mandatory relationship with Great
Britain, 672–685
- Communication of U. S. position to Great Britain, 672–674;
British opinion, and U. S. reservation of position, 675–679
- Iraq Declaration of Guarantees, British transmittal to United
States, 679–683
- Transmittal of U. S.-British correspondence to League of Nations,
683–685
- Italy, 31, 33, 35–36,
277, 279–281, 386, 389, 391, 392, 411–412, 422, 452–465, 477–478, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Alleged pro-Fascist activities of Italian vice
consuls in New York, Italian protests against unofficial charges,
452–458
- Details concerning riot, and charges made by anti-Fascist
Italo-American groups, 452–455; Italian position, 455–456
- U. S. investigation clearing vice consuls, 457–458
- British proposal to grant a preference to Palestinian produce
imported into United Kingdom, attitude toward, 31, 33, 35–36
- Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other
countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
- Fascist activities in United States. See
Alleged pro-Fascist activities, supra.
- Greece: American loan of 1929, Italian
cooperation with United States to secure equitable treatment for,
411–412;
default in payment on Refugee Loan of 1924,
Italian representations against, 386,
389, 391, 392
- Load line certificates, arrangement with United States regarding
reciprocal recognition of, effected by exchange of notes signed Sept. 8, 1931, and June 1,
1932, 463–465
- Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany over,
attitude concerning, 477–478
- Mussolini: Agreement to
dissolve Fascist groups in New York City, 457; comparison with Hitler, 277, 279–281
- U. S. citizens arrested in Italy, right to
communicate with U. S. consular officers, 458–459, 461–463; U.
S. statement of corresponding practice, 459–461
- Jewish students enrolled in University of Vienna, mistreatment of. See
Austria: American Jews enrolled
in University of Vienna.
- Josephine K., case of. See
Canada: Seizure.
- Kru Coast natives. See under
Liberia.
- Kuwait, oil concession in. See
Great Britain: Petroleum
concession.
- Lausanne Conference, reference to, 297, 301, 317, 345, 393, 394
- Lausanne treaty, 445, 448, 633, 637
- League of Nations. See
Iraq; Liberia: International control.
- Liberia, 686–792
- Barclay administration, U.
S. continued nonrecognition of, 711
- Finance Corporation of America, activities of. See
Financial crisis
and
International control, infra.
- Financial crisis:
- Instability of fiscal affairs, 696–697, 703, 717, 734–736, 779
- Loan Agreement of 1926, Liberian
efforts to obtain modification of, 696, 779, 782–784, 786, 787, 789–790, 791; U. S. attitude, 786–787, 788–789, 790–791, 792
- Frontier Force, resignation of adviser to, 740–741, 742
- Kru Coast natives, investigation and League action concerning
alleged reprisals by Liberian Government against, 697–698, 699, 700,
704–716,
725–726,
728, 729, 730, 733–734, 736–737, 775, 778;
Liberian position, 697, 700–701, 711–712, 744
- International control for rehabilitation of Liberia,
proposed, activities of the League of Nations Committee on Liberia
concerning:
- Experts’ report to Committee (see also
Plan of Assistance, infra):
- Discussions and revisions, 686–687, 696–697, 698–699, 701–705, 720–723, 726–727, 746–747
- Finance Corporation of America proposals, 687–689, 702–703, 724–725; U. S.
attitude, 689, 691, 692–694, 695, 717–719
- Liberian Government’s objections and offer of
alternate proposals, 694–695, 697, 704, 716–717, 732, 742–743, 745; U. S. attitude, 718–720, 723–724, 732–733, 738–740, 744–746
- Financial aspects, 692, 699
- Résumé of report, 727–729
- U. S. attitude concerning—
- Experts’ report, 689, 690–691, 723–724
- Finance Corporation proposals, 689, 691, 692–694, 695, 717–719
- Liberian Government’s proposals, 718–720, 723–724, 732–733, 738–740, 744–746
- Plan of Assistance adopted by League
Council, May 20, as result of
Experts’ report:
- Finance Corporation of America and
Firestone interests, consideration of plan:
- Criticism of organization, 751–752, 766, 769–770, 773, 779, 782; U. S. position, 750–751, 768, 771–773
- Investigation of Liberian situation, and
League impatience over delay, 767–768, 773–774, 776–780, 781–782, 784–785; U. S. attitude, 769, 774–775
- Liberian attitude, 775, 781, 786
- Liberian criticism of plan and final acceptance,
732, 742–743, 745, 747–748, 767
- U. S. arguments concerning administration of plan,
and final approval, 731,
737–738, 743–744, 744–746, 748–749, 750–751, 753–754, 758–759, 766–767, 768–769, 771–773; attitude of Great
Britain and other countries, 743, 744, 750, 752–753, 755–757, 759–761
- Reports on work of Committee, 701–705, 759–765, 775, 784–785
- U. S. participation. See
Experts’ report
and
Plan of Assistance, supra.
- Sanitation, discussion of, 729–730, 741–742
- Liquor smuggling into United States:
- Seizure by U. S. Coast Guard of Canadian vessel Josephine K. See under
Canada.
- U. S. efforts to obtain information from Bahamas regarding vessels
suspected of, 45–52
- Lithuania, conflicting interests of Lithuania and Germany in
Memel territory, 466–486
- Conditions involved in dispute, information concerning, 466–474, 475–476, 478–479, 482–483;
easing of tension, 484–486
- Formation of all-Lithuanian Directorate, and German attitude, 472–473, 480, 481–482
- Position of United States, 475, 483–484; of
other countries, 471–472, 477–478, 480,
481–482
- Load line certificates, reciprocal recognition of,
arrangements effected by exchange of notes between United States and—
- Belgium, 134–138
- Denmark, signed Jan. 16, 173–175
- Iceland, signed Jan. 16, 449–451
- Italy, signed Sept. 8, 1931, and June 1, 1932, 463–465
- Netherlands, 487–491
- Sweden, signed Jan. 27 and June 1, 603–605
- Load Line Convention, International (1980), 135–138, 173–175, 449, 450, 465, 487, 489, 490, 603–605
- Loans. See
Greece: American loan of May 10, 1929, and
Refugee Loan of 1924; Liberia: Financial
crisis.
- Mandates. See
Iraq; Great Britain: Palestinian produce imported into United
Kingdom.
- Memel territory. See
Lithuania.
- Mexico, U. S. transmittal of information concerning U. S.-Canadian
arrangement on radio broadcasting, 95–98
- Mixed claims, U. S.-Germany. See
Germany: Claims
payments.
- Monks-Ulen and Co., 442–443
- Most-favored-nation treatment. See
Bulgaria; France: Commercial treaty
and
Quotas; Great Britain:
Palestinian produce imported into United
Kingdom; Persia; and
under
Spain: Trade
grievances.
- Motion picture industry:
- Austria, opposition to showing of “All Quiet on the Western
Front,” 118–120
- France, regulations affecting, U. S. representations concerning,
234–235,
237, 260
- Germany, restrictions on foreign films, U. S. representations
against, 367–374
- Mussolini, Benito, 277, 279–281, 457
- National Socialist Party. See under
Germany.
- Naturalization treaty between United States and Albania, signed Apr. 5, 115–117; Austria-Hungary (1871), cited, 618
- Netherlands, 487–498
- Air navigation arrangement with United States, proposed, 492–498; U.
S. failure to receive ratification notice from Netherlands, 497n
- Load line certificates, arrangement with United States for
reciprocal recognition of, effected by exchange of notes, 487–491
- North Borneo, British, cooperation of Philippine Islands in protection of
turtle fisheries, 59–62
- Norway, arrangement with United States regarding customs
treatment of importations for consular offices and officers, 499–502
- Application of arrangement to all U. S. possessions except
Philippine Islands, 500–502
- Exchange of notes signed Jan. 20, 499–500
- Oil interests. See
Great Britain: Petroleum
concession; Yugoslavia: Customs duties.
- Palestine. See
Great Britain: Palestinian
produce imported into United Kingdom.
- Persia, commercial convention of Oct. 27,
1931, with the Soviet Union, 793–812
- British representations against discriminatory features,
information concerning, 793–796
- U. S. representations for concessions equivalent to those granted
to the Soviet Union, 790–808, 808–812; Persian attitude, 808
- Petroleum interests. See
Oil interests.
- Philippine Islands, cooperation with British North Borneo in protection of
turtle fisheries, 59–62
- Quarantine. See
Egypt: U. S. representation on
International Quarantine Board.
- Quotas, embargoes, etc. See
France: Quotas; Germany: Import quotas;
Persia.
- Quotité imposable, 207,
264, 266
- Radio. See
Canada: Radio
broadcasting.
- Reciprocity (see also
Most-favored-nation treatment):
- Arrangements between United States and other countries. See
Aviation; Load line
certificates.
- U. S. Embassy employees in France, exemption from French income
tax on basis of reciprocity, 273–275
- Rumania, 503–520
- Bessarabia, controversy between Russia and Rumania
concerning, 503–508; U. S. attitude, 504,
505, 506–508
- Discrimination against American company in awarding
contract, 508–520
- Awarding of contract to French firm and charges of French
political pressure involved, 508–510
- U. S. representations against, 509, 510, 510–520
- German proposal of preferential customs arrangement. See
Germany: Tariff
arrangements.
- Russia, 338, 340, 341, 477, 503–508, 521–526
- Bessarabia, controversy between Russia and Rumania concerning,
503–508
- Citizenship status of U. S. nationals exercising political rights
in Russia, information concerning, 521–526; Soviet decree of Apr. 22, 1931, 523–526
- German tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary, attitude
toward proposal of, 338, 340, 341
- Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany over,
attitude concerning, 477
- Negotiations with France, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and
Rumania for conclusion of nonaggression pacts, reference to, 503, 505
- Perso-Soviet convention of Oct. 21, 1931.
See
Persia.
- Shipping charges and regulations. See
Canada: Discrimination;
Egypt: Port of
Alexandria.
- Smoot-Hawley Tariff, possibility of use against French quota system, 196, 213–214, 217, 220–221, 236, 238, 242, 248
- Spain, 31, 36–37, 527–581
- British proposal to grant a preference to Palestinian produce
imported into United Kingdom, attitude toward, 31, 36–37
- International Telephone and Telegraph Co. contract, introduction
in Spanish Cortes of bill providing for annulment of, 560–581
- Representations by United States against possibility of
annulment of contract, 560–563, 563–571, 573, 574–576; Spanish
position, 561, 562, 563, 565, 568, 570–571, 572, 573–574, 575, 576, 577
- Spanish suspension of legislative action and appointment
of commission to consider possible contract revisions, 577–580; U. S. attitude, 580–581
- Trade grievances, efforts of United States and Spain
to eliminate, 527–560
- Discriminatory tariffs on U. S. goods, U. S.
efforts to settle Spanish trade grievances as preliminary
step toward gaining removal of, 527–528, 530–533, 534, 542–543, 547, 549–553, 555–559
- Most-favored-nation treatment, U. S. insistence on (see also
Discriminatory tariffs, supra):
- Data concerning, 528–530, 531, 533
- Spanish compromise proposal:
- Explanation of proposal, 534–535, 536, 537–538; U. S. attitude, 535–536
- Final U. S. acceptance of plan and beginning
of negotiations, 539–542, 543–547
- Spanish decision to withdraw proposal, 547–548, 553–555; U. S. attitude, 548–549, 559, 560
- St. Lawrence Waterway. See
Canada: Unperfected treaty with
United States.
- Standard Oil Co. of Yugoslavia, 606–617
- Sweden, 582–605
- Load line certificates, arrangement with United States regarding
reciprocal recognition of, effected by exchange of notes signed Jan. 27 and June 1,
603–605
- State railways, refusal to pay Dexter and Carpenter, Inc.,
judgment granted by U. S. court, review of case and U. S.
representations to Swedish Government, 582–601; delay in Swedish
reply to representations, 601–603
- Tanganyika, 32
- Tardieu Plan, 338, 342–343, 345
- Tariff discriminations. See
Germany: Tariff
arrangements; Spain: Trade grievances.
- Taxation. See
Egypt: Decree; France: Double taxation
and
U. S. Embassy employees.
- Territorial questions. See
Lithuania; Rumania: Bessarabia.
- Territorial waters, case of the Josephine
K., 78–92
- Togoland, 32
- Trade restrictions. See
Czechoslovakia; Denmark:
Trade discrimination; Egypt: Decrees; Estonia; France: Quotas; Germany: Import quotas; Persia; Spain: Trade grievances;
Yugoslavia: Customs
duties.
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Anglo-Iraq judicial agreements, 1924 and
1931, cited, 680–682
- Aviation. See
Aviation.
- Commercial treaties and agreements. See
Commercial treaties and agreements.
- France-Belgium, tax agreement signed June
18, 235–236, 237–239, 240,
242, 243, 244, 250
- France-Ethiopia, treaty of 1908, 664, 670
- France-Great Britain, accord of confidence, issued July 13, 239–240
- Greece-Turkey (1930), cited, 445, 446,
447–448
- International convention for the abolition of import and export
prohibitions and restrictions (1927), cited,
217
- International load line convention (1930),
135–138,
173–175,
449, 450, 465, 487, 489, 490, 603–605
- Judicial agreements, Great Britain-Iraq, 1924 and 1931, cited, 680–682
- Klobukowski treaty, 664, 670
- Lausanne, treaty of, 445, 448, 633,
637
- Load line certificates. See
Load line certificates.
- London naval treaty (1930), cited, 38–44
passim
- Memel convention of 1924, 467, 469–470
- Naturalization treaties between United States and—
- Albania, signed Apr. 5, 115–117
- Austria-Hungary (1871), cited, 618
- Neuilly, treaty of, cited, 142
- St. Germain, treaty of, cited, 618,
637
- Trianon, treaty of, 618, 637
- U. S.-Albania, naturalization treaty signed Apr.
5, 115–117
- U. S.-Austria, treaty establishing friendly relations (1921), cited, 619
- U. S.-Austria-Hungary, naturalization treaty of 1871, cited, 618
- U. S.-Belgium. See
Belgium: Arrangements
with United States.
- U. S.-Bulgaria, provisional commercial agreement signed Aug. 18, 141–145
- U. S.-Canada:
- Military aircraft, arrangement covering flights of, signed
Sept. 16, 98–101
- Radio broadcasting, arrangement effected by exchange of
notes signed May 5, 92–98
- Unperfected treaty with United States relating to the
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway See
under
Canada.
- U. S.-Cuba, treaty of 1902, cited, 144
- U. S.–Denmark: Arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load line
certificates, 173–175; commercial treaty of 1826,
153
- U. S.–France. See under
France.
- U. S.–Germany. See
Germany: Arrangements
and
Commercial treaty.
- U. S.–Great Britain: Commercial treaty of 1815, cited, 29, 30, 32;
liquor-smuggling convention of 1924, 82, 85, 87, 89–91
- U. S.–Hungary, treaty establishing friendly relations (1921), cited, 619
- U. S.–Iceland, arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load line
certificates, 449–451
- U. S.–Iraq–Great Britain (1930), cited,
672–683
passim
- U. S.–Italy: Consular convention (1878),
cited, 460; load line certificates,
arrangement for reciprocal recognition of, 463–465
- U. S.–Netherlands, arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load
line certificates, 487–491
- U. S.–Norway, customs arrangement effected by exchange of notes
signed Jan. 20, 499–500
- U. S.–Persia, provisional commercial agreement of 1928, 795–798, 802,
806, 811
- U. S.–Sweden, arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load line
certificates, 603–605
- Versailles Treaty, 296, 637
- Washington naval treaty (1922), cited, 38–44
passim
- Turkey: Attitude toward proposed German tariff arrangements with Rumania
and Hungary, 341; Greco-Turkish treaty of June 10, 1930, cited, 445, 446, 447–448
- Turtle fisheries under jurisdiction of British North Borneo, protection
of, 59–62
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Russia.
- U. S. citizens:
- Citizenship status of U. S. nationals exercising political rights
in Russia, 521–526
- Greece: Military service of U. S. citizens of Greek origin
visiting Greece, status with respect to, 437–441; registration of
Basil and Theodore
Petrides (U. S. citizens) as Greek subjects, U. S.
representations and Greek position, 443–448
- Liability for military service in Yugoslavia of former Hungarian
subject naturalized in United States, U. S. representations
concerning, 617–619; Yugoslav action, 619–620
- Right of American citizens arrested in Italy to communicate with
U. S. consular officers, 458–459, 461–463; U. S. statement of corresponding
practice, 459–461
- U. S. students. See
Austria: American Jews
enrolled in University of Vienna.
- U. S. commercial interests:
- Dexter and Carpenter, Inc., refusal of Swedish State railways to
pay judgment granted by U. S. court, 582–603
- General Railway Signal Co., failure to receive Rumanian contract,
U. S. representations regarding, 508–520
- Gulf Oil Corporation, interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See
Great Britain: Petroleum
concession.
- International Telephone and Telegraph Co. See
under
Spain.
- Monks-Ulen and Co., 442–443
- Standard Oil Co., 177, 606–617
- U. S. destroyers reconditioned by private owners for commercial purposes,
British representations and U. S. position, 38–44
- Versailles Treaty, 296, 637
- Vilna, question of, 485, 506
- War debts to United States. See
Germany: Claims payments
and
Debt agreement.
- Yugoslavia. 606–620
- Citizenship and liability for military service of former Hungarian
subject naturalized in United States, U. S. representations
concerning. 617–619; Yugoslav action, 619–620
- Customs duties, U. S. representations on behalf of
Standard Oil Co. of Yugoslavia, 606–617
- Zeelandia case, 191