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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1920, Volume I

Fisheries1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1919, vol. i, pp. 219–268.


Contents

    • Signature of a new convention for the protection, preservation, and propagation of salmon, May 25, 1920 (Documents 402–407)
      • Negotiations for a convention concerning port privileges of fishing vessels, lobster fishing, halibut fishing, and tariff on fresh fish (Documents 408–415)
        • Conference at Ottawa, September 23, 1920, for cooperation in scientific investigation of deep-sea fisheries (Documents 416–419)

        Contents

        • Message of the President of the United States to Congress, December 7, 1920
        • List of Papers
        • General:
          • Relations of the United States with the Supreme Council and the Conference of Ambassadors (Documents 1–9)
          • Convocation by President Wilson of the Council and the Assembly of the League of Nations (Documents 10–20)
          • Drafting of the statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice—Transmission of the statute and the protocol of signature to President Wilson (Documents 21–30)
          • Appointment of an American representative on the Aland Islands Commission of the Council of the League of Nations (Documents 31–39)
          • The Teschen dispute between Poland and Czechoslovakia
            • Proposal by the Conference of Ambassadors to settle the dispute by arbitration—Decision by the Allied Governments to assume directly the responsibility of making delimitations—Agreement of July 28, 1920, between the representatives of Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the Principal Allied Powers providing for a settlement—Desire of the United States to have a voice in the final settlement, but without signing the agreement of July 28; assent of the Allied Powers (Documents 40–76)
          • Treaty between the United States and other powers relating to Spitzbergen (Documents 77–89)
          • International Financial Conference at Brussels, September 24 to October 8, 1920
            • Invitation, April 15, by the Council of the League of Nations to the Government of the United States to participate in the Conference; acceptance, May 28, by the United States—Reports of committees (Documents 90–101)
          • International Conference on Electrical Communications
            • Invitation, February 10, 1920, by the United States to a preliminary conference of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers at Washington—Invitation, March 30, to a subsequent general conference; indefinite postponement of the general conference (Documents 102–139)
            • Opening of the preliminary conference, October 8—Question of the status of cables in time of war—Modus vivendi regarding the disposition of former German cables—Adjournment December 14—Reports of subcommittees (Documents 140–158)
          • Central American Conference
            • Proposal by Salvador, June 24, 1920, for a conference to frame a plan of union—Attitude of the Governments regarding the treaties of 1907—Opening of the conference at San José, December 4—Attitude of the United States (Documents 159–171)
          • Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunition, September 10, 1919 (Documents 172–192)
          • Abrogation of treaties and provisions of treaties which conflicted with the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915
            • Belgium: Termination as of July 1, 1917, of the treaty of January 24, 1891, between the United States and the Independent State of the Congo (Documents 193–194)
            • Sweden: Termination of articles XI and XII of the consular convention of June 1, 1910 (Documents 195–205)
          • Denunciation by Guatemala and Nicaragua of the convention of August 20, 1910, concerning the protection of trade marks (Documents 206–210)
          • Interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine (Documents 211–213)
          • Visit of the Secretary of State to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina (Documents 214–227)
          • Relief in Central Europe
            • Assistance to Poland in combating typhus—Consideration by the United States and the Allied Powers of measures of relief in Austria—Establishment of American relief warehouses—Sales on credit by the United States Grain Corporation—Intimation to the German Government of the necessity for political stability as a condition of relief—Unofficial participation by the United States in the Austrian section of the Reparation Commission—Admission to the United States of Polish child refugees from Siberia (Documents 228–295)
          • Boundary disputes
            • The Dominican Republic and Haiti: Proposal by the Military Governor of Santo Domingo to the President of Haiti for settlement by a commission—Revival of the arrangement of 1895 for arbitration by the Pope—Protocol of agreement (Documents 296–311)
            • Guatemala and Honduras: Failure of mediation by the Secretary of State during conferences at Washington (Documents 312–321)
          • Conference at Amapala between the Presidents of Honduras and Nicaragua—Agreement of November 17, 1920 (Documents 322–329)
          • The Tacna–Arica question
            • Assertion of Bolivia’s claim to a port on the Pacific; denial of the claim by Peru—Anti-Peruvian disorders in Bolivia, March 14, 1920—Efforts of the United States to avert developments endangering peace—Unsuccessful attempt by Chile to open negotiations with Peru—Projects for submitting the question to the League of Nations (Documents 330–367)
          • Petroleum exploitation
            • Report to the Senate relative to restrictions imposed by certain foreign countries—Attitude of the Department of State toward monopolies in foreign countries (Documents 368–370)
        • Belgium:
          • Termination as of July 1, 1917, of the treaty of January 24, 1891, between the United States and the Independent State of the Congo
        • Bolivia:
          • Political affairs
            • Coup d’état by the Republican Party, July 12, 1920—Attitude of the United States; understandings with Argentina and Brazil regarding recognition—Victory of the Republican Party in the elections of November 14—Decision of the United States Government for eventual recognition (Documents 371–401)
          • The Tacna–Arica question
        • Canada:
          • Fisheries
            • Signature of a new convention for the protection, preservation, and propagation of salmon, May 25, 1920 (Documents 402–407)
            • Negotiations for a convention concerning port privileges of fishing vessels, lobster fishing, halibut fishing, and tariff on fresh fish (Documents 408–415)
            • Conference at Ottawa, September 23, 1920, for cooperation in scientific investigation of deep-sea fisheries (Documents 416–419)
          • St. Lawrence Waterway
            • Consideration of the question of further improving the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Lake Ontario—Reference to the International Joint Commission (Documents 420–425)
        • Chile:
          • The Tacna–Arica question
        • China:
          • Political affairs
            • Dissension among the leaders in South China—Continued deadlock in negotiations for reunification with the North (Documents 426–433)
            • Civil war in North China; overthrow of the Anfu Club—Action by the foreign representatives to keep fighting away from Peking and Tientsin; question of asylum for political refugees (Documents 434–470)
            • Conflicts in South China—Unsuccessful attempt to dissolve the Military Government at Canton—Unproductive efforts at reform in North China (Documents 471–481)
          • Organization of a new international financial consortium
            • Visit of Mr. Lamont to Japan and China on behalf of the American group—Proposals of the Japanese Government, March 2, 1920—Rejection by the United States and Great Britain of the Japanese formula—Japanese memorandum of April 3; replies by France, Great Britain, and the United States—Exchange of letters between the Japanese and American groups, May 11 (Documents 482–544)
            • Discussion regarding communication of documents to the Chinese Government—Joint note of September 28, addressed to the Chinese Foreign Office and accompanied by documents relating to the consortium—Consortium agreement and resolutions by the four groups, October 15; approval by the Governments—Admission of a Belgian group into the consortium—Communication of further documents to the Chinese Government (Documents 545–592)
          • Loan negotiations
            • Loan contract with the Pacific Development Corporation, November 26, 1919—Efforts of the Chinese Government to secure an emergency loan from the consortium members; Japanese advance of nine million yen, February 19, 1920—Repudiation of German-issued Hukuang Railway bonds; American efforts to secure a reversal of the Chinese Government’s decision—Arrangement between the American group and the Pacific Development Corporation; protection of the Corporation’s contract by the American Government—Unavailing efforts of the Chinese Government to secure funds—Arrangement for honoring the Hukuang bonds (Documents 593–674)
          • Railways
            • Threat by the Chinese Government to cancel the Siems–Carey contract (Documents 675–679)
            • Operation of the Chinese Eastern Railway: Efforts by the Chinese Government to extend its control—Proposals for continued international supervision and financing—Agreement between the Chinese Government and the Russo-Asiatic Bank, October 2, 1920 (Documents 680–753)
          • Customs surtax for famine relief
            • Approval by the American and other Governments of the proposed levy (Documents 754–762)
          • Internal trade
            • Proposed abolition of likin with compensating increase in customs rates; approval by the United States—Disapproval of proposed time limit for inward transit passes (Documents 763–768)
          • Embargo on shipments of arms and ammunition to China
            • Reports of violations—Representations to Italy regarding reported violations (Documents 769–793)
          • Russian rights in China
            • Cancelation by the Chinese Government of agreements with Russia affecting the status of Outer Mongolia—Withdrawal by China of recognition of Russian diplomatic and consular officers—Suspension of the extraterritorial rights of Russians—Remonstrances and proposals by representatives of the powers in China (Documents 794–831)
          • Negotiations for regulating relations between the municipality of Harbin and American residents (Documents 832–844)
          • Protection of the persons and property of Americans and other foreigners
            • Rescue of A. L. Shelton from bandits—Quelling by American sailors of a riot in the British concession at Kiukiang—Murder of W. A. Reimert; American insistence on responsibility of the local military commander—Rebuke to an American for involving himself in negotiations between Chinese factions (Documents 845–860)
          • The Shantung question: Continued efforts by Japan toward separate negotiations with China (Documents 861–867)
        • Colombia:
          • Treaty of April 6, 1914, with the United States
            • Concern of the Colombian Government over delay in ratification by the United States (Documents 868–871)
          • Cable concession
            • Dispute between the All America Cables Company and the Colombian Government (Document 872)
        • Costa Rica:
          • Recognition of the Government of Costa Rica by the United States (Documents 873–876)
          • Concessions
            • Cancelation of the Tinoco concessions by the Costa Rican Congress—Formal protest by Great Britain on behalf of the Amory concession (Documents 877–885)
            • Efforts by the Costa Rican Congress to cancel the Pinto–Greulich concession—Apparent conflict between the terms of the concession and the rights of other American enterprises (Documents 886–895)
        • Index

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