Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United
States, 1925, Volume II
Index
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Allied Finance Ministers’ Conference at Paris. See
Reparations: Finance Ministers’
Conference.
- American Red Cross, relief funds for use in Syria and the Lebanon, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115
- Arbitration. See
Haiti: Loan of 1910;
Netherlands: Arbitration;
and under
Iraq: Turkish Petroleum
Co.: Dispute.
- Arms and ammunition. See under
Honduras: Revolutionary
activities.
- Australia, visit of U. S. Fleet, arrangements for, 281–285
- Bank of the Parisian Union. See
Haiti: Loan of 1910.
- Belgium (see also under
Reparations: Finance Ministers’
Conference: Agreement), attitude in
connection with application of Statute of Tangier in Morocco, 593, 596, 597
- Blair & Co., Inc.: Interest in Italian loans, 360–362; discussions with Department
of State regarding loans to Yugoslav Government, 738–746
- Boundary disputes:
- Cacao Growers Association. See under
Ecuador.
- Cameroons. See under
Mandates.
- Canada (see also
Great Britain: Embargo),
arrangement between United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Newfoundland
regulating wireless broadcasting by ships off their coasts, 273–277
- Canal Zone. See
Panama: Diplomatic and
consular officers.
- Capitulations. See under
Mandates.
- Central American Republics. See
Honduras; Nicaragua.
- Chamizal case. See under
Mexico.
- China, smuggling of opium into China from ports in Persian Gulf, reports
concerning, 687–690
- Commerce, international, U. S. policy regarding price fixing of
commodities, 264–265
- Commercial treaties and agreements. See
Estonia; Finland; Hungary; Lithuania; Mexico: Treaty of amity and
commerce; Poland: Agreement with United
States; and under
Spain.
- Commissions, committees, etc.:
- Concessions, contracts, etc. See
Iraq: Turkish Petroleum
Co.; Liberia: Firestone rubber concession; Russia:
Sinclair Exploration Co.
- Conference of Allied Finance Ministers at Paris. See
Reparations: Finance Ministers’
Conference.
- Conventions. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Cuba:
- Negotiations with United States for treaties regarding—
- Consular rights, 14–15, 17–18, 22–23,
30, 31
- Extradition, 15–16, 18,
24–28, 30; signature, Jan. 14, 1926, 30n
- Smuggling, prevention of, 15,
16–17, 18, 18–22,
28–30
- Treaty of Mar. 2, 1904, with
United States for adjustment of title to ownership of the Isle of
Pines:
- Text, 11–13
- U. S. ratification: Advice and consent of the Senate, with
reservation and understanding, 11, 13; exchange of notes
with Cuba regarding U. S. reservation, 13–14; status of the
island and scope? of treaty-making power in regard to,
discussions leading to ratification of treaty, 1–11
- Customs representatives. See
U. S. customs representatives.
- Czechoslovakia:
- Extradition treaty with United States: Negotiations, 32–33; text
signed July 2, 33–38
- Loans by American bankers, U. S. objection pending settlement of
Czechoslovak debt to United States, 39–45
- Dawes annuities. See
Finance Ministers’ Conference: Agreement, and
Rhineland
under
Reparations.
- Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft. See
Reparations: Tank
ships.
- Dillon, Read & Co., proposed loan to Czechoslovak Government, U. S.
policy, 39–40, 40, 44
- Diplomatic and consular officers. See under
Panama.
- Dominican Republic, notes exchanged between U. S. Secretary
of State and Dominican Minister explanatory of the convention of Dec. 27, 1924: Negotiations, 46–55; texts, 55–58
- Druse uprising. See
Syria and the Lebanon.
- East Africa. See under
Mandates.
- Ecuador:
- Cacao Growers Association, indebtedness, claim of
Mercantile Bank of the Americas: Agreement between the bank and the
association for settlement; 63–64; U. S. representations to Ecuador, and
Ecuadoran attitude, 59–62
- Revolutionary government: Coup d’état,
report concerning, 64; Ecuadoran consular
officers, U. S. permission to function without exequaturs, 65; U. S. withholding of recognition, 64–65
- Estonia: Agreement with United States for mutual
unconditional most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters, signed Mar. 2, 66–69; treaty of friendship, commerce and consular
rights with United States, and accompanying protocol, texts signed Dec. 23, 70–85
- Extradition treaty between United States and—
- Extraterritoriality, U. S. rights in Morocco, 600
- Finance Corporation of America. See under
Liberia.
- Finland, agreements with United States:
- Most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters: Negotiations,
86–94;
ratification by Finland, 98–99; texts of notes signed May 2, 94–98
- Tonnage dues and other charges: Negotiations, 99–101; ratification by
Finland, 104; texts of notes signed Dec. 21, 101–104
- Firestone Rubber Co., concession in Liberia. See
under
Liberia.
- France (see also
Greece; Haiti: Loan of 1910; Morocco; Syria and the
Lebanon; Russia: Russian gold):
- American residents, income tax exemptions:
- Complaints of American residents against certain
conditions, 130
- French law regarding, 127,
131
- U. S. efforts to secure reciprocal exemptions to Americans
living in France, 127–129, 130; French attitude, and settlement of question,
129–130, 131–132
- Consular convention of 1853 with United
States, tax provision, 132
- Liberian-French boundary dispute, U. S. good offices at request of
Liberia, 495–499
- Persia, government of Reza Shah Pahlavi, French recognition, 681n
- Turkish Petroleum Co. concession in Iraq, French attitude
concerning proposed arbitration of dispute in connection with, 241–242
- Germany (see also
Reparations; Turkey:
Turkish gold deposits; Russia: Russian gold):
- Arrangement with United States granting relief from double income
tax on shipping profits, 188–198
- Loans by American bankers to German states and municipalities:
- Attitude of German business men, 173–174; of German
Government, 172–173, 178–179, 180–181, 181–182, 182–183, 187
- Reports concerning certain loans, 174–175, 176, 181, 182–183, 187
- Transfer Committee for reparation payments, attitude
toward service of loans, 176–177, 180, 181, 182
- U. S. policy:
- Recommendations of U. S. Ambassador, 174, 175–176
- Specimen letter for replying to bankers’
inquiries:
- Inquiries from U. S. unofficial
representative on Reparation Commission, and U. S.
replies, 176–178, 179–180
- Text: Initial form, 177–178;
revised form, discussions and example, 183–187
- U. S. communication to Harris, Forbes & Co.,
186–187
- Persia, government of Reza Shah Pahlavi, German
recognition, 681n
- Gold transferred by Germany to Allied and Associated Powers, See
Russia: Russian gold; Turkey: Turkish gold.
- Good offices of United States in dispute between Honduran Government and
British bondholders, 338–340; in Franco-Liberian boundary dispute, 495–499.
- Good offices of U. S. Minister in pacifying Indian revolt in Panama, 657–662
- Grapes, importation into United States from Spain, question of, 708, 709, 712, 714, 716, 717, 718, 721
- Great Britain (see also
Greece; Iraq; Mandates; Morocco: Statute of Tangier; Persia: Opium traffic; Reparations; Russia:
Russian gold):
- Arrangement between United States, Great Britain, and Northern
Ireland granting relief from double income tax on shipping profits,
267–273
- Arrangement between United States, Great Britain, Canada, and
Newfoundland regulating wireless broadcasting by ships off their
coasts, 273–277
- Embargo on American potato shipments into British
Isles:
- Information and reports concerning, 277, 279–280
- U. S. protests, based on nonembargo of Canadian potatoes,
277–279, 280–281; British inability to
withdraw embargo, and order prohibiting Canadian potatoes,
281
- Honduras: Arms shipments from British Honduras to revolutionists,
question of, 328–329; debt to British bondholders, U. S. good offices in
promoting settlement, 338–340
- Liberian customs administration, British policy, 484–485
- Mexican alien land bill, British attitude, 527
- Persia, government of Reza Shah Pahlavi, British recognition, 678, 681n
- Rubber export restrictions (see also “Stevenson Scheme,” infra), 384, 430, 442
- “Stevenson Scheme” for restrictions on raw rubber
exports from British possessions, effect on American rubber
manufacturing industy:
- Memorandum by Rubber Association of America, Inc., 245–253
- Negotiations of American rubber interests for formation of
syndicate to regulate prices: Reports concerning, 262, 263–264, 266; Stevenson’s attitude, 263; U. S. disapproval of price
fixing, 264–265
- U. S. efforts to obtain relief for American manufacturers:
- Representations to Great Britain, 253–256, 259, 261–262; British attitude, and measures taken
to ease situation, 256–259, 262, 266–267
- Suggestions of U. S. Ambassador, 259–261; U. S. attitude, 262
- U. S. Fleet, arrangements for visit to Australia and New Zealand,
281–285
- Greece, loan of $10,000,000 and supplementary loan of
$1,000,000 by Ulen & Co. under contract for waterworks construction:
- Assent of governments under loan agreement of 1918 to the pledging of certain securities by Greece:
- Great Britain and France, U. S. inquiries, 290–292; British and French consent, 292–293
- United States, Greek requests and U. S. approval, 286–288, 288–289.
- Placing of issues in United States, U. S. approval, 288, 289
- Ulen & Co.’s appreciation for U. S. assistance in
negotiations, 293
- Guatemala. See
Honduras: Revolutionary
activities.
- Gulbenkian, C. S. See
Iraq: Turkish Petroleum
Co.
- Haiti:
- Elections:
- Electoral law, U. S. efforts for revision:
- Deficiencies of present law: Memorandum regarding,
300–302; suggested alterations
in law for use in 1926
communal elections, 302–303
- Drafts of new legislation prepared by U. S. High
Commissioner, U. S. request and discussion, 298–299, 302, 303
- Expert on electoral matters, proposed, 299–300
- Postponement of legislative elections (see also
Electoral law, supra), opinions of President Borno:
- Memorandum of views, 294–298; U. S.
attitude, 298
- Public statement of reasons for deferring
elections: Suggestion by United States as to
advisability of issuing, 303–304; text
of circular letter to prefects of arrondissements,
304–308
- Loan of 1910, question of
payment in gold, French request for U. S. good offices to induce
Haiti to consent to arbitration, 308–310; U. S. refusal, 310–315
- Harris, Forbes & Co., interest in loan to a German municipality, 186–187
- Honduras:
- British bondholders, U. S. good offices in promoting settlement
with Honduran Government, 338–340
- Constitutional government, inauguration, 316–317
- Good offices of United States in promoting a settlement between
Honduran Government and British bondholders, 338–340
- Political situation. See
Revolutionary activities, infra.
- Revolutionary activities and political instability:
- Arms and ammunition:
- U. S. efforts to prevent shipment from British
Honduras to revolutionists, 328–329
- U. S. sale to Honduran Government: Negotiations,
317–321; provisions of
contract, 321–322; question of delivery
date, 321–322, 323
- U. S. willingness to issue licenses for
exportation by private firms, 319–320
- Ferrera, General (Honduran exile in Guatemala):
- Activities, reports concerning, 324, 329
- Expulsion from Guatemala: Efforts of United States
and Honduras, 329–330, 331, 333–335; removal to Salvador,
335, 336–337
- Joint action by Central American Republics to reestablish
order, Nicaraguan proposal and U. S. attitude, 335–336
- Reports concerning disorders, 322, 323, 324, 328
- Salvadoran armed aid, proposed, U. S. attitude, 328
- U. S. citizens, protection of, 324, 326, 330–331, 332
- U. S. policy concerning active assistance to Honduras,
332, 336, 337
- U. S. representations to Guatemala and Nicaragua regarding
maintenance of order along frontiers, 323–324, 325; measures taken by Guatemala
and Nicaragua to control situation, 324, 326–328, 332
- U. S. warships and marines, 324, 326, 330–331
- U. S. assistance to Honduran Government in maintaining political
stability. See
Revolutionary activities, supra.
- U. S. resumption of formal relations with Honduras, upon
inauguration of new constitutional government, 316–317
- Hungary, treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights
with United States: Reservations and understandings, exchanges of notes
regarding, 354–357;
text signed June 24, 341–354
- Indian revolt in Panama. See under
Panama.
- Interallied Military Commission of Control in Germany. See
Reparations: Rhineland.
- Interallied Rhineland High Commission. See
Reparations: Rhineland.
- Iraq:
- Mandate, decision taken by Council of League of
Nations at instance of Great Britain:
- Information from U. S. Ambassador regarding, 231
- U. S. dissatisfaction: Representations to Great Britain,
instructions for, 230–231, 236–238; résumé of
position, 231–236; treaty between United
States, Great Britain, and Iraq to ensure U. S. rights,
suggested. 235–236, 238
- Turkish Petroleum Co., oil concession, question of
participation of U. S. interests:
- Dispute between European interests and C. S.
Gulbenkian, effect on negotiations of U. S. interests:
- Arbitration of dispute, proposed: British pressure
in favor of, 241, 244; French desire for U.
S. support, 241–242; position of U. S.
interests, 242–243
- U. S. representations to Great Britain on behalf
of U. S. interests, 239–240, 243–244, 245;
British attitude, 240–241, 244
- Status of negotiations of U. S. interests, résumé, 242–243
- Irish Free State, embargo on American potatoes, 279–280
- Isle of Pines. See
Cuba: Treaty of Mar. 2, 1904.
- Italy:
- Debt to United States (see also
Loans, infra),
agreement for settlement, 362n
- Loans, U. S. objection to private loans to Italy
pending settlement of Italian debt to United States, 358–363;
execution of J. P. Morgan & Co. contract following agreement for
settlement of debt, 362–363
- Morocco: Nonadherence to Tangier convention, 597; position with regard to abolition of Sanitary
Council, 592, 593, 595, 596
- Persia, government of Reza Shah Pahlavi, Italian recognition, 681n
- Seldes, George (correspondent of Chicago
Tribune), expulsion from Italy, 363–366
- Japan, résumé of Japanese interference with Sinclair Exploration Co.’s
activities in Northern Sakhalin, 698–701
- Lausanne Treaty of Peace (1923), 736–737
- League of Nations, decision of Council relating to Iraq mandate. See
Iraq: Mandate.
- Liberia:
- Boundary dispute with France, good offices of United States for
settlement, 495–499
- Finance Corporation of America loan (see also
Firestone rubber concession: Loan provision, infra):
- Agreement between Firestone Co. and Liberian Government
regarding negotiation of loan, 443
- British inquiry regarding Liberian customs administration,
and U. S. attitude, 484–485
- Commission sent to United States to negotiate:
Arrangements, 442, 443–444, 445;
negotiations, 448–449; Secretary of State of
Liberia, visit in United States, 447, 484
- Draft agreement between Liberian Government,
Finance Corporation of America, and National City Bank of
New York:
- U. S. attitude, 485–486, 487–488
- Firestone rubber concession, agreements between
Firestone Rubber Co. and Liberian Government (see
also
Finance Corporation of America loan, supra):
- Loan provision:
- Disagreements regarding: Firestone position, 417, 418, 429–430, 433, 437, 440–441, 442, 443; Liberian objections
and desire for separate document for loan agreement,
406, 407, 417, 423–424, 425, 428–429, 430–431, 433–436, 438–439; settlement of
question, 443; U. S.
position, 404, 416–417, 426–427, 432
- Preliminary suggestions and discussions, 367, 380, 381, 382–383, 385–386, 387, 388
- Negotiations (see also
U. S. discussions, infra), 367–369, 379, 382, 404–405, 405–407, 420, 421–424, 429–430, 433, 437–441, 442–443, 444–445, 445, 446, 447
- Opinions of Financial Adviser of Liberia, 407–416
- Press reports regarding employment of Americans to
supervise plantations, discussion, 489, 490, 491
- Ratification by Liberia, question of, 489–492
- Statistics on rubber companies’ payments to governments,
U. S. compliance with Liberian request, 406, 417–418, 419–420
- Term of lease, discussions concerning, 380, 386, 387–388, 429, 432, 433, 434, 487, 488
- Texts:
- U. S. discussions with—
- Firestone Co., 379–382, 382–389, 403–404, 417–418, 426, 486–487, 488–489
- Liberian Government, 419–420, 420–421, 424–426, 426–429, 430–433, 433–436, 446–447
- U. S.-Liberian loan agreement of 1921, 380, 381,
385, 387, 411, 414–416, 425, 428–429, 430,
431, 438
- Lithuania, agreement with United States according mutual
unconditional most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters, 500–503
- Loans. See
Dominican Republic; Greece; Liberia: Finance Corporation of America loan; Yugoslavia; and under
Czechoslovakia; Germany;
Haiti; Italy.
- Lyall agreement of 1923 between Honduran Government
and British bondholders, question of ratification, 338–339
- Mandates:
- “C” mandates, British, statement by British
Government regarding treatment of American nationals and goods in
territories under, 214–217
- Cameroons, convention between United States and
Great Britain to ensure U. S. rights, text signed Feb. 10, 199–203
- Capitulations (see also
Palestine, infra),
rights of foreigners in Iraq, 230, 233, 235
- East Africa, convention between United States and
Great Britain to ensure U. S. rights, text signed Feb. 10, 203–209
- Iraq. See under
Iraq.
- Open-door policy of United States, 230, 233–234, 237, 238, 239–240, 242,
244
- Palestine:
- Convention between United States and Great Britain to
ensure U. S. rights, question of exchange of ratifications:
- British inquiry, 217
- Delay pending adjustment of cases involving U. S.
capitulatory rights. See
U. S. capitulatory rights,
infra.
- Exchange of ratifications: Draft note, 225–226; formalities of exchange, 229–230
- U. S. capitulatory rights, representations
to Great Britain for assurances regarding certain judicial
questions, 217–220; regarding increased import
duties, case of Elimelech Sachs, 220–224
- British reply to U. S. representations:
Arrangements for, 224–226; text,
226–228
- Syria and the Lebanon. See
Syria and the Lebanon.
- Togoland, convention between United States and Great
Britain to ensure U. S. rights, text signed Feb.
10, 209–213
- Marsh, R. O. (U. S. citizen), involvement in Indian revolt in Panama, 658–662
- Mercantile Bank of the Americas. See
Ecuador: Cacao Growers
Association.
- Mesopotamia. See
Iraq.
- Mexico:
- Alien land bill to regulate sec.
1 of art. 27 of Constitution of 1917, proposed:
- British attitude, 527
- Congressional action, 523
- Retroactive and confiscatory application. See
U. S. representations, infra.
- Text, 522–523; transmittal to United
States, 521
- U. S. representations against:
- Aide mémoire, Nov. 17 and
Nov. 27, 527–529, 529–531; Mexican replies, 537–547
- Inquiries as to purpose and scope of bill, 523–525; Mexican attitude, 525–527
- Instructions to U. S. Ambassador, 547–549; report regarding Mexican attitude,
550–551
- Note to Mexican Government, 552–554
- Recommendations of U. S. Ambassador, 526–527, 529
- Boundary dispute with United States. See
Rio Grande boundary dispute, infra.
- Chamizal case, U. S. efforts for settlement, proposals for—
- Constitution of 1917. See
Alien land bill, supra.
- Conventions with United States signed Dec. 23:
- Conference for drafting: Agenda, 509–510; arrangements
for, 504–509; delegations, personnel, 507, 508–509
- Signature of extradition convention, question of priority,
506–507
- Texts: Convention to prevent smuggling, 510–515; supplementary extradition convention, 515–517
- Extradition convention with United States. See
Conventions, supra.
- International Boundary Commission. See
under
Rio Grande boundary dispute, infra.
- Legislation. See
Alien land bill, supra,
and
Petroleum bill, infra.
- Petroleum bill:
- Congressional approval, 551
- Text, 531–537
- U. S. representations against retroactive application:
- Instructions to U. S. Ambassador, 547–549; report regarding Mexican attitude,
550–551
- Note to Mexican Government, 552–554
- Pichilingue Bay. See
U. S. coaling station, infra.
- Rio Grande boundary dispute with United States:
- Convention for settlement of Chamizal case
and for better definition of boundary along the Rio Grande,
proposed:
- International Boundary Commission, recommendations for
cuts in Rio Grande for flood control:
- Minute No. 61 of meeting of
June 23, 574–577
- U. S. representations to Mexico for approval of
recommendations, 577,
578, 581–582; Mexican inability to approve, pending
settlement of boundary problems, 578, 578–581, 582–584
- Mexican request for a survey for elimination of bancos in
Rio Grande, 554–555, 569–570; U. S.
attitude, 555, 558
- Smuggling convention with United States. See
Conventions, supra.
- Treaty of amity and commerce with United States,
proposed, U. S. suggestion for opening of negotiations, 528, 529,
538; Mexican attitude, 538–539, 539–540
- U. S. citizens, rights of (see also
Alien land bill, supra), public statement by U. S. Secretary of State, 517–518
- Reply of President Calles in press statement, 518–520; attitude of U. S. Secretary of State, 520–521
- U. S. coaling station in Pichilingue Bay, removal at
request of Mexican Government, 584–589; renewal of permission for U. S.
Fleet operations from Magdalena Bay, question of, 586–588
- Morgan & Co., J. P., interest in Italian loans, 358–359, 360–361, 362–363
- Morocco:
- Enlistment of U. S. citizens for military service in Morocco:
- Press comments and reports, 607, 609, 611, 612–613
- Squadron of U. S. aviators: Account of activities, 609–611; disbanding, 612–613; French
attitude, 609–610
- U. S. position, 606, 607–609, 611–612
- Joint naval vigilance of France and Spain off Moroccan coast,
French-Spanish agreement for, 602–606; U. S. reservation of rights with
respect to, 606
- Statute of Tangier, application of:
- Notification to United States by France, Spain, and Great
Britain, 591–592, 592–593; U. S.
refusal to acquiesce, 599–600
- Position of powers adhering to convention of Dec. 18, 1923, 597
- Proceedings accompanying formal inauguration of Statute,
598–599
- Sanitary Council, abolition simultaneously
with application of:
- Events in connection with, résumé, 594–598
- Meeting called by Italian Minister upon proposed
abolition of Council: Report concerning, 592; U. S. reservation of
rights, 593, 595; views of European
governments, 593, 595–596
- Taxes, U. S. position regarding application
to American citizens and protégés, 592, 597–598, 600–602
- U. S. position (see also
Sanitary Council
and
Taxes, supra), 590–591, 599–600
- Most-favored-nation treatment. See
Estonia: Agreement with United States; Lithuania; Poland:
Agreement with United States; and under
Finland.
- National City Bank (see also
Liberia: Finance Corporation
of America loan: Draft agreement),
interest in German loans, 173, 174, 174–175
- National City Co., negotiation of loan to Czechoslovak Government, U. S.
policy, 40–42, 44–45
- Near East Relief, 111, 114
- Netherlands:
- Arbitration with United States respecting sovereignty
over the Island of Palmas, treaty signed Jan.
23, 614–617; award of Apr. 4, 1928, in
conformity with treaty, information concerning, 617
- Statute of Tangier, attitude in connection with application in
Morocco, 593, 596, 597
- Newfoundland, arrangement between United States, Great Britain, Canada,
and Newfoundland regulating wireless broadcasting by ships off their coasts,
273–277
- New York Trust Co., possible negotiation of loan to Czechoslovak
Government, 43–44
- New Zealand, visit of U. S. Fleet, arrangements for, 281–285
- Nicaragua (see also
Honduras: Revolutionary
activities):
- Legation guard of U. S. marines, withdrawal (see also
National guard, infra):
- Nicaraguan objections and representations against
withdrawal pending establishment of national guard, 618, 619, 621–622, 631–632; U. S.
attitude, 620, 620–621, 622–624, 628
- Report of departure from Managua, 636
- U. S. preparations, 618–619, 620, 633, 634, 635
- National guard, establishment (see
also
Legation guard, supra):
- Plan approved by Nicaraguan Congress, 628–630
- Plan presented by United States:
- U. S. assistance in organizing:
- American experts, employment, 618, 620, 630–631, 632–633, 633–634
- Services of U. S. legation guard, Nicaraguan
desire for, 631–632, 634–635; U. S.
attitude, 635
- Political and revolutionary disturbances:
- Changes in Solorzano government, 640, 644, 646; U. S. attitude, 644–645
- Reports concerning, 636–638, 639, 640–641, 644, 646
- U. S. efforts to preserve constitutional government:
- Opposition to calling of constituent assembly,
644
- Policy regarding recognition of revolutionary
governments, 639, 642, 644, 645, 646; regarding use of armed
forces in Nicaraguan domestic affairs, 642–643, 645
- U. S. warships, arrival and departure, 638
- Solorzano government (see also
Political and revolutionary disturbances,
supra), U. S. recognition, 619, 620
- U. S. legation guard. See
Legation guard, supra.
- Northern Ireland: Arrangement between United States, Great Britain, and
Northern Ireland granting relief from double income tax on shipping profits,
267–273; embargo
on American potatoes, 279
- Norway, arrangement with United States granting relief from double income
tax on shipping profits, 647–649
- Oil concessions. See
Iraq: Turkish Petroleum
Co.; Russia: Sinclair Exploration Co.
- Open-door policy. See under
Mandates.
- Opium traffic. See under
Persia.
- Oranges, Spanish, U. S. embargo. See under
Spain.
- Palestine. See under
Mandates.
- Palmas, Island of. See
Netherlands: Arbitration.
- Panama:
- Diplomatic and consular officers accredited to
Panama, U. S. position regarding status in Canal Zone: Consular
officers, foreign, requirement of exequaturs issued by United
States, 650–651, 651–653, 654–656; diplomatic officers, U. S. and
foreign, 651, 653–654, 657
- Indian revolt:
- Good offices of U. S. Minister in pacifying, 657–662; agreement between Panaman Government and
Indians, 661–662
- Marsh, R. O. (U. S. citizen), involvement, and subsequent
return to United States, 658,
659, 660, 662
- Riots in Panama City, assistance by U. S. troops in quelling, 663–666
- Paraguay, case of the “Paraguayan Jewels”:
- Claimants, U. S. proposed efforts to locate, 667–670
- Delivery of jewels to Paraguayan Government: Negotiations leading
to, 669–673;
procedure, 674–675
- History of case, 667
- Persia:
- Government of Reza Shah Pahlavi:
- Establishment, following abolition of Kajar dynasty, 676–677
- Recognition by—
- United States: Discussion and negotiations, 678, 678–680;
extension of formal recognition, 680–682
- Other governments, 678, 680, 681n
- Kajar dynasty, abolition (see also
Government of Reza Shah Pahlavi, supra), 676–677
- Opium traffic from ports in Persian Gulf to the Far
East, British efforts to restrict:
- King’s regulation relating to control of traffic, 683
- U. S. continued cooperation:
- Pichilingue Bay. See
Mexico: U. S. coaling
station.
- Pines, Isle of. See
Cuba: Treaty of Mar. 2, 1904.
- Poland: Agreement with United States according mutual
unconditional most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters, exchange of
notes signed Feb. 10, 692–696; recognition of government of
Reza Shah Pahlavi in Persia, 681n
- Portugal, position in connection with application of Statute of Tangier in
Morocco, 593, 595,
597
- Potato shipments into British Isles. See
Great Britain: Embargo.
- Price fixing of commodities in international trade, U. S. policy, 264–265
- Relief for refugees during Syrian insurrection, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115
- Reparations, German (see also
Germany: Loans):
- Dawes annuities, agreements regarding. See
Finance Ministers’ Conference: Agreement, infra;
also
Rhineland, infra.
- Finance Ministers’ Conference at Paris:
- Agreement regulating distribution of the
Dawes annuities: Belgian blocked account, release to U. S.
Treasury in accordance with agreement, 162; negotiations for U. S. participation on
account of Army costs and other claims, 134–139, 140–145; separate document for U. S.
settlement, question of, 130–140, 143–144; signature, discussion regarding, 140, 144; text signed Jan. 14,
146–162; U. S. Senate approval, question of need for,
139, 142, 143, 144, 145
- British delegation: Negotiations with U. S. delegation,
134–136, 137–138; statement to the press, 135
- Date of convening, 133, 134
- Final protocol, text signed Jan.
14, 145–146
- Purpose, 133
- U. S. participation (see also
Agreement, supra), purpose, 134
- Interallied Military Commission of Control in Germany. See
Rhineland, infra.
- Interallied Rhineland High Commission. See
Rhineland, infra.
- Reparation Commission. See
Tank ships, infra;
also
Turkey: Turkish gold deposits.
- Rhineland, agreement regulating amounts to be
allocated out of second Dawes annuity for armies of occupation in
the Rhineland, the Interallied Rhineland High Commission, and the
Interallied Military Commission of Control in Germany, text signed
Sept. 21, 163–165
- Tank ships of Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum
Gesellschaft, return of case between Standard Oil Co. and Reparation
Commission to arbitrators for majority decision: British opposition
to proposed compromise settlement, 165–168; selection of third
arbitrator, question of, 168–169, 170; U.
S. assistance to Standard Oil Co. counsel, 170–172; U. S. representation
by counsel, U. S. decision not to comply with Standard Oil Co.
request, 169–171
- Rhineland. See under
Reparations.
- Rio Grande boundary dispute. See under
Mexico.
- Rubber Association of America, Inc. See
Great Britain: “Stevenson
Scheme.”
- Rubber concession of Firestone Co. See
Liberia: Firestone rubber
concession.
- Rubber export restrictions, British. See under
Great Britain.
- Russia: Russian gold transferred by Germany to Allied and
Associated Powers, U. S. reservations respecting disposal made by Great
Britain and France, 701–703; Sinclair Exploration Co. oil concession in Northern
Sakhalin, U. S. refusal to intervene against cancelation of, 697–701; visas for
Russian nationals to visit United States temporarily for business,
authorization of, 703
- Sakhalin, Russian. See
Russia: Sinclair Exploration
Co.
- Salvador. See
Honduras: Revolutionary
activities.
- San Marino, proposal to establish legation in United States, 704–706
- Seldes, George (correspondent of Chicago Tribune),
expulsion from Italy, 363–366
- Shipping profits. See
Taxation, arrangements granting relief from double
income tax on shipping profits.
- Sinclair Exploration Co., U. S. refusal to intervene against
cancelation of oil concession in Northern Sakhalin, 697–701
- Smuggling:
- U. S. cooperation with Great Britain in efforts to restrict export
of opium from ports in Persian Gulf, 682–690
- U. S.-Cuban negotiations for treaty to prevent, 15, 16–17, 18–22, 28–30
- U. S.-Mexican convention to prevent. See
Mexico: Conventions.
- Sovereignty over Island of Palmas. See
Netherlands: Arbitration.
- Spain (see also
Morocco):
- Commercial modus vivendi with United
States, continuation: Exchange of notes, 712–713; negotiations, 707–712
- Grapes, importation into United States, question of, 708, 709,
712, 714, 716, 717, 718, 721
- Oranges, U. S. embargo:
- Spanish protests:
- Representations, 715–717
- Statement to the press by Spanish Premier:
Discussion regarding, 717, 720–722; text, 718–720
- U. S. position, 714–715, 722–724
- Standard Oil Co. See
Reparations: Tank
ships.
- “Stevenson Scheme” relating to exports of crude rubber from British
possessions. See under
Great Britain.
- Sweden: Adherence to Tangier convention, 597;
complaint against activities of U. S. customs representatives in Sweden,
725–727;
discontinuance of representation of U. S. interests in Turkey by Swedish
diplomatic officers, 728–730
- Switzerland, complaint against activities of U. S. customs representatives
in Switzerland, 731–733
- Syria and the Lebanon, insurrection:
- French High Commissioner, replacement, 116, 116–117, 119,
126
- French-Syrian negotiations for settlement, 110
- Military operations, 105, 106, 108,
112, 117–118, 119, 121,
122, 123, 125, 126
- Protection of American citizens:
- Red Cross funds, 109, 113, 115
- U. S. consular officers: Measures taken and reports made
regarding protection of Americans, 114–115, 115, 120–121; U. S.
provision for safety of, 118,
120–121
- U. S. representations to French Government and High
Commissioner, 111, 113; assurances of High
Commissioner, 114
- U. S. warships: Question of dispatch to Beirut, 106, 108, 109, 112, 115, 116, 118–119; withdrawal, 120,
121–122, 123, 124–125, 126–127
- Relief for refugees: American Red Cross, 107, 108, 109, 111,
113, 114, 115; Near East Relief, 111, 114
- Reports concerning uprisings, brigandage, and guerrilla warfare,
105, 107, 110, 112, 114, 116
- Tangier. See
Morocco: Statute of
Tangier.
- Taxation (see also
France: American
residents; and under
Morocco: Statute of
Tangier), arrangements granting relief from double income tax on
shipping profits, between United States and—
- Togoland. See under
Mandates.
- Tonnage dues, agreement between United States and Finland. See under
Finland.
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Arbitration. See
Netherlands: Arbitration.
- Commercial agreements. See
Estonia; Finland; Hungary; Lithuania; Mexico: Treaty of amity and
commerce; Poland: Agreement with
United States; and under
Spain.
- Consular convention of 1853, U. S.–France,
tax provision, 132
- Consular rights (see also
Estonia: Treaty; Hungary), U. S.-Cuban negotiations, 14–15, 17–18, 22–23, 30, 31
- Dawes annuities, Allied agreements regulating. See
Finance Ministers’ Conference: Agreement, and
Rhineland
under
Reparations.
- Extradition:
- Lausanne Treaty of Peace (1923), 736–737
- Loan agreement of 1918. See
Greece.
- Loan agreement of 1921. U. S.–Liberia, 380, 381,
385, 387, 411, 414–416, 425, 428–429, 430,
431, 438
- Mandate treaties and conventions:
- Smuggling, prevention of:
- Tangier, convention of Dec. 18, 1923,
regarding Statute of Tangier. See
Morocco: Statute of
Tangier.
- U. S.–Cuba. See
Cuba.
- U. S.–Czechoslovakia, extradition treaty: Negotiations, 32–33; text
signed July 2, 33–38
- U. S.–Dominican Republic, exchange of notes explanatory of
convention of Dec. 27, 1924: Negotiations,
46–55;
texts, 55–58
- U. S.–Estonia. See
Estonia.
- U. S.–Finland. See
Finland.
- U. S.–France, consular convention of 1853,
tax provision, 132
- U. S.–Germany, arrangement granting relief from double income tax
on shipping profits, 188–198
- U. S.–Great Britain. See
Cameroons, East
Africa, Palestine, and
Togoland
under
Mandates.
- U. S.–Great Britain–Canada–Newfoundland, arrangement regarding
wireless broadcasting by ships, 273–277
- U. S.–Great Britain–Northern Ireland, arrangement for relief from
double income tax on shipping profits, 267–273
- U. S.–Hungary. See
Hungary.
- U. S.–Lithuania, agreement according mutual unconditional
most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters, 500–503
- U. S.–Mexico. See
Mexico: Conventions, Rio Grande boundary
dispute: Convention, Treaty of amity and commerce.
- U. S.–Netherlands. See
Netherlands: Arbitration.
- U. S.–Norway, arrangement granting relief from double income tax
on shipping profits, 647–649
- U. S.–Poland, agreement according mutual unconditional
most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters, 692–696
- U. S.–Spain:
- Commercial modus vivendi. See under
Spain.
- Treaty of peace, 1898, 4, 5,
6–7,
8, 9
- Versailles Treaty, 701, 702, 734,
735
- Turkey: Representation of U. S. interests in Turkey by
Swedish diplomatic officers, discontinuance, 728–730; Turkish gold deposits
surrendered by Germany to Reparation Commission, U. S. disclaimer of
interest in, 734–737
- Turkish Petroleum Co., Ltd. See under
Iraq.
- Ulen & Co., loan to Greek Government. See
Greece.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Russia.
- U. S. citizens (see also
France: American
residents; Iraq: Mandate; Morocco; Syria and the Lebanon: Protection of American
citizens; “C” mandates
and
Palestine
under
Mandates; also under
Mexico): Marsh, R. O., involvement in Indian
revolt in Panama, 658–662; revolutionary disturbances in Honduras, protection of
American lives, 324, 326, 330–331, 332; Seldes, George
(correspondent of Chicago Tribune), expulsion from
Italy, 363–366
- U. S. coaling station in Pichilingue Bay. See under
Mexico.
- U. S. Congress:
- Ratification of U. S.-Cuban treaty regarding the Isle of Pines.
See
Cuba: Treaty of Mar. 2, 1904.
- Senate resolution regarding U. S. interest in Turkish gold
deposits surrendered by Germany to Reparation Commission, 734–735
- U. S. customs representatives, complaints against activities
in Sweden, 725–727;
in Switzerland, 731–733
- U. S. Department of Agriculture, regulations on importation of Spanish
oranges, 714, 722–724
- U. S. Department of Commerce, discussions with State Department regarding
American loans to German states and municipalities, 184n
- U. S. Fleet:
- U. S. Grain Corporation, interest in Turkish gold deposits surrendered by
Germany to Reparation Commission, 734–737
- U. S. marines (see also
Nicaragua: Legation
guard), protection of Americans in Honduras, 324, 326, 330–331
- U. S. Secretary of War, correspondence with Secretary of State regarding
status in Canal Zone of consular officers accredited to Panama, 651–653, 655–656
- U. S. Supreme Court, opinion regarding status of the Isle of Pines, 2, 7, 8–9
- U. S. Treasury Department, discussions with State Department regarding
American loans to German states and municipalities, 184–185
- U. S. troops, assistance in quelling riots in Panama City, 663–666
- U. S. warships (see also under
Syria and the Lebanon: Protection of American citizens): Dispatch to Honduras, question
of, 324, 326, 330–331; presence in
Nicaragua, 638
- Versailles Treaty, 701, 702, 734, 735
- Visas for Russian nationals to visit United States temporarily for
business, 703
- Yugoslavia, loans by American bankers, U. S. objections
pending settlement of Yugoslav debt to United States, 738–746