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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1925, Volume I

Latvia


[106] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (Coleman)

Washington, July 20, 1925.

800.51 W 89Latvia/44a

Contents

  • Message of the President of the United States to Congress, December 8, 1925
  • List of Papers
  • General:
    • Scrapping of ships by the United States, Great Britain, and Japan in accordance with the treaty for the limitation of naval armament, signed February 6, 1922 (Documents 1–4)
    • Proposals for the calling by the President of the United States of a disarmament conference (Documents 5–24)
    • Disinclination of the United States to be associated in European security pacts: (1) Geneva protocol; (2) Locarno agreement (Documents 25–29)
    • Participation by the United States in the Conference for the Supervision of the International Traffic in Arms, at Geneva, May 4–June 17, 1925 (Documents 30–49)
    • Failure of the United States to secure the adoption of the rules drafted by the International Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Warfare (Documents 50–57)
    • Negotiations on behalf of the World War Foreign Debt Commission for the settlement of debts owed the United States by foreign governments
      • Belgium (Documents 58–66)
      • Czechoslovakia (Documents 67–77)
      • France (Documents 78–98)
      • Greece (Documents 99–102)
      • Italy (Documents 103–105)
      • Latvia (Document 106)
      • Rumania (Documents 107–121)
      • Yugoslavia (Documents 122–131)
    • Interest of the United States in the disposition of the proposed liberation bonds of the Austro-Hungarian succession states (Documents 132–148)
    • Refusal by the United States to consent to the adherence of the Soviet Union to the Spitzbergen treaty of February 9, 1920 (Documents 149–156)
    • Assent by President Coolidge to provisions in the Polish-Swiss arbitration treaty for invoking the assistance of the President of the United States under certain contingencies (Documents 157–158)
    • Unsuccessful efforts to have American customs attachés accorded diplomatic status (Documents 159–189)
    • International convention for the unification of certain rules relating to bills of lading (Document 190)
    • Convention between the United States and other powers for the protection of industrial property, signed November 6, 1925 (Documents 191–193)
    • Acceptance by the United States of invitation to attend the Third International Telegraph Conference at Paris in 1925 (Documents 194–196)
    • Extension of invitations to the Third International Radiotelegraph conference at Washington in 1927 (Documents 197–201)
    • Opposition of the Department of State to participation by the League of Nations in international conferences of American states (Document 202)
    • The Tacna-Arica question: The arbitrator’s award and the establishment of the Plebiscitary Commission (Documents 203–265)
    • Boundary disputes
      • Colombia and Nicaragua (Documents 266–269)
      • Colombia and Peru (Documents 270–309)
      • Costa Rica and Panama (Documents 310–322)
    • Extension of the sovereignty of the United States over Swain’s Island by joint resolution of Congress, approved March 4, 1925 (Document 323)
  • Albania:
    • Recognition by the United States of the government of Ahmed Zogu (Documents 324–332)
    • Renewed representations by the United States for equitable treatment of American oil interests in Albania (Documents 333–360)
    • Approval by the Parliament of Albania of the American-Albanian agreement effected by an exchange of notes June 23 and 25, 1922 (Documents 361–363)
  • Austria:
    • Informal agreement between the United States and Austria for continuation of reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters (Documents 364–365)
  • Belgium:
    • Convention between the United States and Belgium for the prevention of smuggling of intoxicating liquors, signed December 9, 1925 (Documents 366–367)
    • Interest of the United States in German reparation payments to Belgium (Documents 368–378)
  • Brazil:
    • Disapproval by the Department of State of proposed loans from American bankers to the State of São Paulo (Documents 379–382)
  • Bulgaria:
    • Continuance of American capitulatory rights in Bulgaria (Documents 383–385)
  • Canada:
    • Extradition convention between the United States and Canada applying to offenses against laws for the suppression of traffic in narcotics (Document 386)
    • Boundary treaty between the United States and Canada (Document 387)
    • Convention and protocol between the United States and Canada to regulate the level of the Lake of the Woods (Documents 388–390)
    • Continued protests by the Canadian Government against increased diversion of the waters of the Great Lakes (Documents 391–397)
    • Intimation by the Canadian Government of its claim to sovereignty in the islands of the North (Documents 398–401)
    • Regulations to give effect to the convention of June 6, 1924, between the United States and Canada for the suppression of smuggling (Document 402)
  • Chile:
    • Disinclination of the United States to grant asylum during revolutionary crisis in Chile (Documents 403–412)
    • The Tacna-Arica question
  • China:
    • Renewal of civil war in North China and refusal by the United States to lend itself to a policy of intervention (Documents 413–464)
    • Decision by the United States and other powers to accredit Ministers to the Provisional Government of China (Documents 465–478)
    • Acceptance of the Soviet Ambassador as dean of the diplomatic corps at Peking and establishment of an informal organization of Heads of Legation (Documents 479–485)
    • Further consideration by the American and British Governments of means for effectively preventing the traffic in arms with China (Documents 486–490)
    • Participation by the United States in efforts to solve problems arising from the disturbances at Shanghai, May 30, 1925 (Documents 491–573)
    • Spread of antiforeign disturbances in China (Documents 574–597)
    • Victory of the radical wing of the Kuomintang in Canton (Documents 598–619)
    • Intensification of antiforeign feeling in Canton after the firing at Shameen (Documents 620–634)
    • Adherence of certain powers to treaties concerning China signed at Washington, February 6, 1922 (Documents 635–636)
    • Request from the Chinese Government to the Washington Conference powers for a readjustment of treaty relations (Documents 637–683)
    • The Special Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff (Documents 684–724)
    • Convening of the Commission on Extraterritoriality in China, provided for by resolution V of the Washington Conference (Documents 725–732)
    • Continued support by the United States to the Federal Telegraph Company in efforts to obtain execution of its contract with the Chinese Government (Documents 733–777)
    • Executive order by President Coolidge remitting further payments by China on the Boxer indemnity (Document 778)
  • Colombia:
    • Boundary dispute with Nicaragua
    • Boundary dispute with Peru
  • Costa Rica:
    • Boundary dispute with Panama
  • Index

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