Measures Affecting Neutral Trade: Control of Exports, Imports, and Bunker Coal
Contents
- Proposals to relax the embargo on shipments to European neutrals of
nonessential articles—Efforts of the American Government to secure the
elimination of British “letters of assurance” (“navicerts”) and
examination at Halifax for shipments to neutrals—Discussion of
cooperation with the Allies in the control of shipments to neutrals;
proposals for an Inter-Allied Blockade Committee—Bunker license rules of
January 19—Discussion of the “financial blockade”; Executive order of
January 26 for the control of international financial
transactions (Documents 15–40)
- Proclamations of February 14 requiring licenses for all exports and
imports—Arrangements for cooperation with the Allies in the issuance of
export licenses—Elimination of “navicerts” and calls at
Halifax—Relaxation of the embargo on nonessential articles for Sweden
and the Netherlands (Documents 41–59)
- Establishment of the Allied Blockade Committee at London, March 15,
and of inter-Allied trade committees in neutral countries; participation
of the United States—Relaxation of the embargo on nonessential articles
for Denmark—Requirement of “certificates of interest” for shipments from
neutral countries—Rationing of newsprint paper to Latin American
countries (Documents 60–81)
- Proposal for an Allied Blockade Committee at Paris dealing with Spain
and Switzerland; disapproval by Great Britain—Joint certification by
British and American consuls of manifests of neutral ships leaving South
American ports—Regulations regarding the routes and cargoes of sailing
ships—Proposed new plan for the routing of neutral ships to examination
ports; disapproval by the United States (Documents 82–108)