Black Lists of Neutral Firms
Contents
- Efforts to coordinate the American enemy trading list with the British
statutory list and the French general black list—Agreement for review of
evidence on firms in Latin America at Washington, in Spain and Morocco
(Switzerland and Greece later included) at Paris, and in other European
countries and possessions at London (Documents 109–136)
- Publication of the enemy trading list including European firms, May
1—Agreement with Great Britain and France for joint consideration of
licenses for transactions with listed or other enemy firms; suspension
owing to reservations imposed—Institution of the American confidential
list and cloaks list—Discussion of a projected black list for
Switzerland and of Japanese participation in the black-list
conferences (Documents 137–166)
- Consular instruction of August 30 describing the various lists in
effect and the methods of coordination with the Allied Powers—Protests
of the Swiss and Spanish Governments against the black lists—Proposals
for a joint communication to Portugal to secure more effective action
against enemy trade—Continued discussion of coordination of licensing
policy (Documents 167–188)
- Limited resumption of enemy trade license conferences, October 11;
American efforts to secure greater coordination—Participation of Italy
and Japan in black-list and licensing conferences—Proposed participation
of Belgium—Continuance of the black lists after the armistice (Documents 189–210)