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  4. Part I: The Continuation and Further Spread of the War—Efforts Toward Peace:

Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, Supplement 1, The World War

Part I: The Continuation and Further Spread of the War—Efforts Toward Peace:

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Contents

    • The war prior to the entrance of the United States (Documents 1-70)
      • Reply of the Allied Governments, January 10, 1917, to the President’s suggestion of December 18, 1916, that the belligerents communicate their terms of peace—Counter-replies of the Central powers to the rejection by the Allied powers of their invitation of December 12, 1916, to discuss peace (Documents 1-21)
        • The President’s address to the Senate, January 22, on the bases of a durable peace—Confidential communication by the German Government of its terms of peace (Documents 22-35)
          • The President’s proposal to the Allied powers of assurances to Austria-Hungary against radical dismemberment, February 8—Proposals of the de facto Mexican Government for termination of the war, February 12—Intercession of the United States in behalf of Greece (Documents 36-49)
            • The offer to Austria-Hungary, February 22, of limited assurances against dismemberment in the event of a request for early peace—Refusal of the Austro-Hungarian Government to consider a separate peace—Reply of the United States to the proposals of the de facto Mexican Government—Reports of the constitutional struggle in Germany—Request of the Greek Provisional Government at Saloniki for recognition (Documents 50-70)

          Supplement 1, The World War

          • Preface
          • Official positions of principal persons mentioned in the correspondence
          • List of papers by topics
          • List of papers by countries
          • Part I: The Continuation and Further Spread of the War—Efforts Toward Peace: (Documents 1-70)
            • Part II: Neutral Rights: (Documents 71-748)
              • Part III: Neutral Duties: (Documents 749-801)
                • Part IV: Other Problems and Responsibilities: (Documents 802-964)
                  • Index

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