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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 5, 1916
Legislation on negotiable instruments and commercial paper

Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 5, 1916

Legislation on negotiable instruments and commercial paper

[10] [Untitled]

Department of State,
Washington, June 29, 1916.

File No. 810.51/678

Contents

Note
Address of the President, annual
List of papers, in chronological order, with subjects of correspondence
Correspondence
Circulars
Argentina:
- Message of the President, Victorino de la Plaza, to the Congress (Document 14)
- International High Commission on Uniform Legislation, created by the First Pan American Financial Conference; first general meeting. Draft treaty providing for an international gold clearance fund (Documents 15–28)
Austria-Hungary:
- Death of Emperor Francis Joseph and accession of Karl I (Documents 29–36)
- Release of Frank Ghiloni, an American citizen, impressed into the Italian Army and taken prisoner.
Belgium:
- Abrogation of provisions of certain treaties conflicting with the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915. Acceptance of the abrogation by Belgium, China, Denmark, France, and Greece. Statement by Brazil of status of treaty provisions (Documents 37–52)
Brazil:
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Brazil (Document 53)
- Abrogation of provisions of certain treaties conflicting with the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915. Statement by Brazil of status of treaty provisions.
Chile:
- Treaty for the advancement of general peace, concluded between the United States and Chile (Document 54)
China:
Colombia:
- Correspondence relating to the treaty of April 6, 1914, between the United States and Colombia (Documents 190–199)
Costa Rica:
- Message of the President, Alfredo Gonzalez, to the Congress (Document 200)
- Protest of Costa Rica against proposed Nicaragua Canal treaty and suit of Costa Rica against Nicaragua.
Denmark:
- Abrogation of provisions of certain treaties conflicting with the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915. Acceptance of the abrogation by Denmark.
Dominican Republic:
- Political affairs. Revolutionary movements. Resignation of President Jiménez. Election of Provisional President Henríquez; refusal of recognition by the United States. Military occupation of the Republic by United States forces and establishment of martial law. Protest by the Dominican Government (Documents 201–269)
- Financial affairs. Assumption by the United States of control of Dominican finances; protest by the Dominican Government (Documents 270–283)
Ecuador:
France:
Germany:
- Extension of the period of priority fixed by the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Documents 315–317)
Great Britain:
Greece:
- Abrogation of provisions of certain treaties conflicting with the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915. Acceptance of the abrogation by Greece.
Guatemala:
- Agreement between the United States and Guatemala extending time for appointment of the commission under Article II of the treaty of September 20, 1913. Effected by exchange of notes (Document 348)
- Message of the President, Manuel Estrada Cabrera, to the National Legislative Assembly (Document 349)
Haiti:
Honduras:
Italy:
- Liability to military service upon return to Italy of (1) naturalized American citizens of Italian birth; (2) persons born in the United States of Italian parents before the naturalization of the parents. Dual citizenship. Detention in Italy of wives and children of naturalized citizens of Italian birth. Correspondence relating to negotiation of a naturalization convention (Documents 452–506)
Japan:
- Treaty between Japan and Russia guaranteeing the territorial rights and special interests of each in the Far East (Documents 507–530)
- Discrimination in freight rates affecting equality of commercial opportunity in China. Protest of the United States (Documents 531–533)
Kongo:
- Abrogation by the United States of Article 5 of the treaty of January 24, 1891, concluded between the United States and the Independent State of the Congo. Acceptance of the abrogation and denunciation of the treaty by Belgium.
Liberia:
Mexico:
Morocco:
- French Protectorate in Morocco. Abrogation of the capitulations in the French Zone (Documents 1203–1214)
- Issuance of exequaturs to American consular officers in the French and Spanish zones in Morocco (Documents 1215–1218)
Nicaragua:
Panama:
Salvador:
- Message of President Don Carlos Melendez to the National Assembly (Document 1306)
Spain:
- Removal of the remains of Spanish sailors who died while prisoners in the United States (Documents 1307–1317)
- Issuance of exequaturs to American consular officers in the Spanish zone in Morocco.
Turkey:
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