Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Europe, Volume II

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Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Europe, Volume II

Editors:

N. O. Sappington
Francis C. Prescott

General Editor:

G. Bernard Noble
E. R. Perkins
Gustave A. Nuermberger

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1959

Preface
Belgium: (Documents 1–17)
- Belgian and British protests regarding change from Belgian to Panamanian registry of tankers which had been operated by Belgian subsidiary of an American oil company (Documents 1–17)
Czechoslovakia: (Documents 18–27)
- Recognition by the United States of the Provisional Czechoslovak Government at London (Documents 18–27)
Denmark: (Documents 28–75)
- Agreement for defense of Greenland signed with Danish Minister; refusal by United States to recognize actions of Danish Government deemed to be under German duress (Documents 28–64)
- Seizure and requisition by the United States of Danish ships lying in American ports (Documents 65–75)
Finland:
- Relations between Finland and the Soviet Union, and the attempts of the United States to persuade Finland not to participate in the war against the Soviet Union in association with Germany
France: (Documents 76–544)
- Concern of the United States over Franco-German collaboration and the matter of furnishing food and medical relief to unoccupied France (Documents 76–166)
- Interest of the United States in political and economic conditions in French North Africa: (Documents 167–431)
  - I. Negotiations leading to signature and approval of the Murphy–Weygand Agreement, February 26, 1941 (Documents 167–194)
  - II. Negotiations with the British regarding American economic aid to French North Africa (Documents 195–211)
  - III. Decision to proceed with economic aid program after delay because of fears regarding German infiltration into French North Africa (Documents 212–256)
  - IV. American observers in French North Africa to supervise and control the economic aid program (Documents 257–267)
  - V. Suspension of economic aid program for French North Africa in May, 1941; resumption of program in June (Documents 268–320)
  - VI. Continuation of economic aid program for French North Africa, June–November, 1941 (Documents 321–387)
  - VII. Suspension and reconsideration of the economic aid program for French North Africa following removal of General Weygand (Documents 388–431)
- Persecution of Jews in France by German occupation and Vichy Governments; representations by the United States on behalf of American Jews (Documents 432–442)
- United States concern with regard to restrictions on official communications between Paris and Vichy; withdrawal of American diplomatic mission in Paris (Documents 443–458)
- Surveillance by the United States over French ships in American harbors; requisition of these ships upon entry of the United States into the war (Documents 459–475)
- Concern of the United States over the control of the wireless radio station at St. Pierre and the seizure of St. Pierre and Miquelon by the Free French forces (Documents 476–504)
- Protests by the French Government regarding lend-lease aid to Free French in Equatorial Africa and sending there of American military and naval observers (Documents 505–526)
- Requests by France for intervention by the United States regarding British blockade of French Somaliland (Documents 527–544)
Germany: (Documents 545–594)
Greece: (Documents 595–747)
- The Axis war against Greece: (Documents 595–747)
  - I. Military stalemate between Italy and Greece; German pressure on Greece; British decision to send military aid to Greece (Documents 595–645)
  - II. Consideration by the United States of ways and means of providing material aid to Greece (Documents 646–698)
  - III. German invasion of Greece (Documents 699–736)
  - IV. German-Italian-Bulgarian occupation; protection of American interests; withdrawal of American representatives from occupied Greece (Documents 737–747)
Iceland: (Documents 748–782)
- Negotiations between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Iceland regarding Icelandic trade; Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Iceland (Documents 748–768)
- Agreement with the Icelandic Government for sending of American troops to assume protection of Iceland (Documents 769–782)
Italy: (Documents 783–801)
- Closing of Italian consular and other offices in the United States and of similar American offices in Italy (Documents 783–794)
- Request by the United States for the recall of the Italian Naval Attaché in Washington; similar action by Italy regarding the American Assistant Military and Air Attaché in Rome (Documents 795–801)
Netherlands: (Documents 802–829)
- Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and the Netherlands, signed August 9, 1941 (Documents 802–804)
- Arrangements for sending American forces to Surinam to assist in protection of bauxite mines (Documents 805–829)
Poland:
- Interest of the United States in the Polish Government in Exile, and its relations with the Soviet Union, 1939–1941
Portugal: (Documents 830–849)
- Concern of the United States over the fate of Portugal and her island possessions in the event of an attack by Germany (Documents 830–849)
Rumania: (Documents 850–866)
- Persecution of Jews in Rumania (Documents 850–866)
Spain: (Documents 867–918)
- Concern of the United States over the maintenance of neutrality by Spain (Documents 867–918)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Yugoslavia: (Documents 919–983)
- Efforts of the United States to encourage Yugoslav resistance to Nazi aggression; invasion of Yugoslavia by Germany (Documents 919–983)
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