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Great Britain:

Contents

Release of American goods seized by Great Britain during the war (Documents 494–541)
- Preliminary negotiations between the consul general at London and the British Procurator General—American proposals of December 13, 1917, July 12, 1918, and August 28, 1919—British consent to release in “proper” cases—American reservations regarding the Order in Council of March 11, 1915—Report of the Secretary of State to the President, March 3, 1921 (Documents 494–541)
Claim against the United States arising out of the delay in delivering the Imperator and other ex-German ships; proposal of the United States for concurrent examination of American claims against Great Britain (Documents 542–543)
Exploitation of petroleum in Palestine and Mesopotamia (Documents 544–555)
- Representations by the United States on behalf of existing American interests in Palestine—San Remo Agreement, April 24, 1920—Exposition by the Government of the United States of its views on the obligations of the British Government as mandatory to apply the principle of equal treatment to the nationals of the United States (Documents 544–555)
Consular jurisdiction in Palestine: refusal by the United States to acquiesce in the jurisdiction of the local British courts over American citizens (Documents 556–559)
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance: representations by the United States Government to the British Government regarding a possible renewal of the Alliance (Documents 560–571)
Employment of British cable ships in illegal attempt by the Western Union Telegraph Company to land cables on Florida coast (Documents 572–586)
- Refusal by the United States Government to grant the Western Union Telegraph Company permission to land a cable at Miami from Barbados—Efforts by the British authorities to deter British cable ships from attempting to land the Company’s cable on the Florida coast (Documents 572–586)
American allegations of interference with cablegrams passing through Great Britain (Documents 587–589)
Fisheries (Canada).