Papers Relating to the Foreign relations of the United
States, 1927, Volume II
Index
- Abyssinia. See
Ethiopia.
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Airplanes, recommendation of U. S. Minister to China concerning use of,
105
- American Chamber of Commerce in China, 356,
425–426, 432
- Arbitration treaties. See
Root treaties
under
France: Briand proposal:
U. S. attitude.
- Arms and munitions. See under
China.
- Asiatic Petroleum Co., 297, 299
- Asiatic Petroleum Co. (Egypt), Ltd. See
Egypt: Discrimination against
certain oil companies.
- Belgium: Contention regarding right to participate in Special Conference
on the Chinese Customs Tariff, 371; treaty
negotiations with China, 349; treaty with China
of 1865, denunciation by China, 371
- Bolshevist influence in China. See
China: Soviet
influence.
- Bonds: Bond issue proposed for construction of Lake Tsana Dam in Ethiopia,
601, 602;
Chinese Government bonds, confiscatory action by Nanking authorities, U. S.
attitude, 406–407;
purchase by J. P. Morgan & Co. of $9,000,000 of bonds from Cuban
Government, 528–530
- Boundary between Philippine Islands and British North Borneo. See
Great Britain: U. S.-British
negotiations.
- Boundary dispute between Colombia and Nicaragua, 499; between Colombia and Peru, 499;
between Dominican Republic and Haiti, 554
- Briand pact, proposed. See under
France.
- Bryan treaties for the advancement of peace, cited, 618, 620, 624
- Capitulations. See
Egypt: Mixed Courts; also
Convention
and
U. S. retention of capitulatory rights
under
Iraq.
- Chew Heong vs. United
States, case cited, 765–766, 773
- China, 1–498
- Airplanes, recommendation of U. S. Minister regarding use in
China, 105
- American Chamber of Commerce, 356,
425–426,
432
- Arms and munitions embargo, 322–327
- Monopoly established by Canton government for the sale of
certain explosives used for commercial purposes, U. S.
protest and Cantonese attitude, 322–326, 327
- Tear gas, inclusion in scope of arms embargo, 327
- Belgian treaty of 1865, denunciation by
China, 371
- Bonds issued by Chinese Government, confiscatory action of Nanking
authorities, U. S. attitude, 406–407
- Boycotts and strikes, 8, 76, 77, 79, 90, 261–262, 264, 282,
284, 289, 336, 340
- Chang Tso-lin (see also
Civil war, infra):
Assumption of office of Tayüanshuai in North China, 15, 17–18; participation in negotiations
regarding administration of Chinese Maritime Customs, 459, 460,
462
- Chiang Kai-shek. See
Civil war
and
Nationalist regime, infra.
- Civil war, hostilities between Allied Northern
armies under Chang Tso-lin and Southern Nationalist forces under
Chiang Kai-shek (see also
Nationalist regime
and
Protection of Americans and other
foreigners, infra), 1–44, 76–77
- Factional dissensions and disruptive conditions:
- Conditions and events in Canton, 10, 18–19, 35–36, 39–40; at Hankow, 20–21, 24–25, 29, 42–43; at Shanghai, 40–42
- Conferences among leaders of various factions,
16–17, 28
- Fengtien-Shansi clash in North China, 26, 33, 34–35, 43–44
- Hankow and Nanking governments in South China,
4, 10, 13, 20–21, 22–23, 24–25, 28–29, 31–33, 36–37, 40–41, 42–43
- Kuomintang: Activities in North China and in Nationalist
territory, 8, 18–19; communist
influence, 2, 12–13, 36; demonstrations against radical
section, 10–11, 18; factional
dissension, 10, 13, 16,
20–21, 31, 34; policy in Canton, 18
- Military operations, 1–3, 7–8, 11–12, 13–15,
19–20, 23–24, 26,
33, 34–35, 36, 43–44, 76–77
- Occupation of Nanking by Southern forces, 7, 9,
10
- Shanghai, entrance by Nationalist forces, 7–8
- U. S. policy toward Nanking government and other local
governments, 6–7
- U. S. representation in China, discussion of suggested
changes in view of civil war crisis, 3–4, 4–6
- Yangtze Valley, invasion by Southern Nationalist forces,
7–11, 12
- Claims of American citizens on account of looting by
Nationalist troops, 120–122, 138–139; on account of piracies in Chinese
waters, 330–331
- Courts, Chinese, 383, 466–469
- Customs. See
Imposition of taxes, Maritime Customs, Special Conference
on the Chinese Customs Tariff, and
Treaty relations, infra.
- Embargo by Nanking government on shipment of silver and gold, 24, 469–472
- Evacuation of Americans and other foreigners from
places of danger during factional fighting and antiforeign
disturbances, 39, 46, 48, 56–57, 75, 78, 85, 90, 94, 99, 100, 101, 111, 115,
128–130,
146–147,
148, 149, 150, 151–152, 159–163, 167, 170–171, 174,
180, 223, 236–316
- British evacuations, 56–57, 128–129, 237–238, 253, 261–262, 278, 279–280, 282, 287, 298, 305; British
naval cooperation with United States, 159–163, 223, 307–308, 314
- Closing of U. S. consulates. See
situation in Changsha and Chungking
areas, Kalgan, Nanking, and
Yunnanfu, infra.
- French citizens and business interests, 296, 298, 299, 300–301
- Japanese evacuations, 277,
279, 280, 282, 283, 285, 288, 296, 305
- Missionaries and mission property, 85, 240, 243–244, 245–246, 247, 248, 249, 252, 253, 257, 259, 260, 264, 266, 267, 279, 280, 282, 286–287, 289, 290, 291, 292–293, 295, 297, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312
- Naval vessels for transportation of evacuees
and for protection, 39, 75, 78,
100, 145, 146–147, 152, 237, 239, 239–240, 242, 244, 247, 248, 255–256, 259, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270–271, 274, 279, 280, 281, 283, 287, 288, 292, 293–300, 302, 315–316; cooperation between U. S.
and British Navies in evacuations, 159–163, 223, 307–308, 314
- Red Cross, aid to refugees, 248, 263, 266
- Representations to Nationalist authorities, 238, 244–245, 249–250, 251, 258–259, 271–272
- Situation in—
- Amoy, 246, 253, 254, 265, 269, 294
- Canton, 39, 253, 254, 260, 265, 269, 284, 289–290, 308
- Changsha and Chungking areas, 251–252, 254, 255, 257, 259–260, 260–261, 262, 265, 276–277, 280, 281, 282, 284, 299, 299–300, 300–303, 310–312;
closing of consulates, 265, 267, 268, 272–273, 274, 279, 282, 284, 288, 292, 297, 303, 313–314, 315
- Foochow, 242, 243–245, 247, 248, 249–250, 254, 258–259, 265, 267, 273–274, 283
- Hankow, 56–57, 236–238, 238–241, 241–242, 248, 249–251, 251, 253, 254, 258, 263–264, 265, 266, 269, 270–272, 273, 274, 275, 275–276, 277, 279, 281, 283, 284, 285, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293–294, 294–295, 295–296, 299, 305–306, 308, 310, 315–316
- Kalgan, closing of U. S. consulate,
285, 303
- Nanking and vicinity, 94, 146–147, 148, 149, 150, 151–152, 159–160, 167, 170–171, 180, 243, 252, 254, 265, 266, 303, 307;
closing of U. S. consulate at Nanking, 303
- Peking and Tientsin areas, 99, 100, 101, 111, 115, 128–130, 276, 278, 285, 286, 303, 312–313
- Shanghai, 46, 48, 75, 78, 90, 254, 257, 262–263, 264, 266, 267, 280
- Shaowu, 238, 241
- Swatow, 254, 265, 273
- Tsinan, 264–265, 278, 282, 287
- Tsingtau, 287, 289
- Yunnanfu, 298–299, 299, 304, 306–307, 309–310
- U. S. and British mutual assistance, 159–163, 223, 307–308, 309–310, 314
- U. S. commercial and educational interests, 257, 259–260, 272–273, 284, 290–291, 292–293, 295, 296, 297, 299–302, 307, 309, 311, 312
- Extraterritoriality (see also
Treaty relations with Washington Conference
powers, infra), 42, 54, 467–468, 468–469
- Federal Telegraph Co. contract, U. S.-Japanese
controversy in connection with, 472–482
- British inquiries regarding U. S. attitude toward Japanese
proposal of Dec. 1924, 479–480, 481–482
- Suggestion by Radio Corporation of America
for tripartite conference: Chinese attitude and
counterproposal (see also
U. S.-Japanese discussions, infra), 472–475; Japanese
attitude, 473; position of Radio
Corporation, 472, 473, 475
- U. S.-Japanese discussions, and further
Japanese proposals, 475–479, 480–482
- Foreign powers:
- Concessions at Hankow, Tientsin, and other places,
question of status of, 117, 118, 119–120, 344, 345, 348, 386–389
- Evacuation of foreigners from places of danger. See
Evacuation of Americans and other
foreigners, supra.
- Extraterritoriality. See
Extraterritoriality, supra.
- International military and naval forces:
- Naval patrol, proposed. See
Piracies in Chinese
waters: Joint
action, infra.
- South China, joint military forces, 45–46, 50, 57, 62, 73, 76, 79, 80–83, 84–85, 89, 92–93
- Tientsin, question of international military
force, 103, 104, 106–107, 107–108, 109, 113, 117
- Loans. See
Loan by American bankers, infra.
- Nanking incident, efforts by the powers to secure amends.
See
Nanking incident, infra.
- Piracies in Chinese waters, action to suppress. See
Piracies in Chinese waters, infra.
- Policy in China:
- Protection of foreign lives and property. See
Protection of Americans and other
foreigners, infra.
- Radio communications, British and Japanese discussions
with United States. See
Federal Telegraph Co. contract,
supra.
- Russian defense sector of Peking legation quarter, taking
over by legation guards of other powers, 316–320
- Taxation. See
Harbin Municipality, Imposition of taxes in conflict with
treaty provisions, Maritime
Customs, and
Special Conference on the Chinese
Customs Tariff, infra.
- Treaty relations with China. See
Treaty relations, infra.
- French policy in China, 87–88
- Harbin Municipality: Arrangement for payment by
American citizens and firms of voluntary contributions in lieu of
taxes, 492–498; British and Japanese attitude concerning payment of
taxes in form of voluntary contributions, 494, 495–496, 496
- Imposition of taxes in conflict with treaty
provisions, 372–457
- Consular clearance of foreign vessels to avoid imposition
of surtax on tonnage in excess of dues fixed by treaty. See under
Tonnage dues, infra.
- Consular offices’ performance of customs functions. See
Performance of customs functions,
infra.
- Consumption and production tax imposed at Canton in 1926, 376, 419–421, 422–423
- Laws promulgated by Nanking government: Information
concerning, 400–401; policy of United States,
401–405; postponement of new taxes, 407
- Levying of, and U. S. policy concerning—
- Cigarette, tobacco, and wine tax, 391–392, 393, 395, 396, 399, 421–422, 423, 428, 433
- Coal tax, 396
- Kerosene tax, 423,
424, 425, 426–427, 429–430, 430–431, 432
- Municipal taxes, 383,
386–389, 390–396
- Stamp tax, 385, 397, 412, 428–429
- Surtaxes (see also
Tonnage dues
and
Washington Conference
surtaxes, infra) on
coast-trade duty, 425–426, 431; customs transit dues,
427–428, 430, 432–433; imports and exports,
381–382, 389, 391, 395–396, 417;
luxuries, 375, 389, 391, 392–393, 396, 397
- Performance of customs functions by consular
offices, question of:
- British, French, and Japanese procedure, 408, 409, 410, 411
- Court decisions: British, French, and Japanese
courts, 405, 408; U. S. Court for China,
408–409, 411–414, 415, 416, 417
- U. S. adoption of procedure at Shanghai:
- Recommendation of U. S. consul general based
on action of consulates of other powers and
resulting discrimination against American firms
and shipping, 408–411, 414–417; U. S.
decision, and action taken by consul general, 418–419, 421, 428, 433
- Similar procedure for Canton and for Hankow,
question of, 419–421, 422, 423–424
- Tonnage dues, imposition of surtax in excess
of dues fixed by treaty, 397–398, 433–457
- Consular clearance of foreign vessels to avoid
imposition:
- British and French vessels, 446–447, 448, 449
- Recommendations of consular body at Shanghai
regarding action to be taken by the powers, 438–439, 442–443, 450–451;
attitude of United States and of other powers,
443–445, 448–449, 451, 453–454
- Suggestions of American shipping interests,
439, 440–441
- U. S. vessels, 447–448, 448–449, 451–455, 456, 457
- Maritime Customs, question of utilization for
collection of, 442, 443, 445
- Position of Chinese authorities, 433–434, 434–435, 445–446, 447, 455, 456; of U.
S. Government, 397–398, 434
- U. S. policy regarding protests, 430, 435–436, 438, 439, 443–444, 444–445, 446, 448, 449, 450, 451
- U. S. policy regarding protests, and
unwillingness to use military or naval forces to protect
against illegal taxation, 382–383, 391–392, 393, 398–399, 430, 435–436, 439, 443–444, 444–445, 446, 448, 449, 450, 451
- Washington Conference surtaxes,
implementation of: British attitude, 374, 379, 380; collection through Maritime
Customs, question of, 372, 373, 374, 375, 377, 379; differences of viewpoint among powers, and
U. S. efforts for adjustment, 356–357, 373–381; Japanese opposition, 375, 375–376, 377–378; mandates of
Peking Government, 372–373; U. S. tacit acquiescence in
surtaxes, 383, 384
- Kuomintang. See under
Civil war, supra.
- Loan by American bankers to the South Manchuria
Railway, proposed, 482–492
- Information concerning preliminary informal negotiations
of J. P. Morgan & Co. for loan to Railway to be
guaranteed by Japanese Government, 482–483, 486, 489, 491, 492
- Inquiries of bankers regarding U. S. attitude, 483, 484
- Protests of Chinese Nationalist government, 490–491
- U. S. consideration of possible attitude of China in event
of U. S. approval of loan, 483–484, 487–489; of Japan in event of U. S. refusal to
approve loan, 483, 484–486
- U. S. policy, 489–490, 491–492
- Longfellow & Adams, Inc., suit in U. S. Court
for China against the Robert Dollar Co., 408–409, 411–414, 415, 416,
417
- Manchuria (see also
Harbin Municipality
and
Loan by American bankers to the South Manchuria
Railway, proposed, supra): Japanese
policy in, 26–27, 33, 37–38; U. S. citizens in, 268
- Maritime Customs, 372,
373, 374, 375, 377, 379, 442, 443,
445, 457–466
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- Administration, Presidential mandate
effecting change in, 457–466
- Chinese banking interests, attitude, 460
- Efforts of diplomatic
representatives of powers to preserve Customs
organization and to effect compromise between Peking
and Nationalist regimes, 459–460, 461–463, 464–466
- Nationalist regime, attitude (see also
Efforts of diplomatic
representatives, supra), 463–464, 465–466
- Provisions, 457–459
- U. S. disinclination to participate in
representations to Peking Government, 460, 462, 466
- Collection of surtaxes on tonnage, question of, 442, 443, 445; of
Washington Conference surtaxes (see
also
Administration, supra), question of, 372, 373, 374, 375, 377, 379
- Missionaries and mission property (see also
under
Evacuation, supra,
51–52,
83–84,
145–146,
242
- Morgan & Co., J. P., interest in loan to South
Manchuria Railway, 482–483, 484,
486, 489, 491, 492
- Nanking incident, attacks by Nationalist troops upon
foreign lives and property at Nanking, Mar.
24, and efforts by the powers to obtain amends, 7, 9, 10, 94, 96–97, 118–119, 146–236, 265, 266,
303, 307
- Attitude of Nationalist government (see
also
Joint note: Reply, infra), 150–151, 166–167, 177, 190
- Demands of the powers for amends. See
Joint note, Presentation of counterreply, and
Proposals and efforts of Nanking
authorities, infra.
- Evacuation of Americans and other
foreigners, 94, 146–147, 148, 149, 150, 151–152, 159–160, 167, 170–171, 180, 265, 266, 303, 307
- Initial protests, 147, 148, 160–161
- Joint note demanding amends, recommendation
of U. S., British, French, Italian, and Japanese Ministers
in Peking, 164–168, 169, 172–173
- British attitude and stipulation regarding
sanctions, negotiations concerning, 172–173, 174–175, 179–181, 182, 183, 185, 186
- Comments and opinions of commander in chief of U.
S. Asiatic Fleet, 178;
of U. S. consul at Nanking, 168, 170; of U.
S. consul general at Hankow, 177; of U. S. Minister, 173–174
- French and Italian attitudes, 173
- Japanese attitude and opposition to time limit for
compliance, negotiations concerning, 164, 165–166, 171–172, 181–182, 183–184
- Presentation of demands to Chiang Kai-shek and
Eugene Chen, 186–187, 188, 189, 190–191; Chen’s desire for identic notes rather
than joint note, 188,
190–191
- Press comment in United States, 194–195
- Public statement concerning note, 187
- Reply of Chen, Apr. 14 (see also
Presentation of
counterreply, infra),
192–194, 195–197
- Text, 189–190
- U. S. attitude and reservations as to sanctions,
170–171, 175–176, 176–177, 179, 181, 182–183, 184–185
- Presentation of counterreply to Chen’s note
of Apr. 14, recommendations of
Ministers in Peking, 197–199, 208
- British attitude, 201–203, 206, 216–217
- Italian attitude, 208
- Japanese proposal of substitute note, and
negotiations regarding, 211–212, 214–216
- Termination of negotiations for counterreply, 218–219
- U. S. attitude, 203–205, 206–207, 208–209, 210–211, 212–214, 215–216
- Views of U. S. consul at Nanking, 199–200; of U. S. Minister, 203, 209–210
- Proposals and efforts of Nanking authorities
to bring about resumption of negotiations concerning
demands:
- Attitude of Japanese, French, and Italian
Ministers, 231, 235
- Informal proposals to U. S. consular officers at
Shanghai, and U. S. attitude, 219–220, 220–223, 224, 225–227, 232–234
- Interchange of views among Ministers in Peking,
attitude of U. S. and British Governments
concerning, 227–228
- Japanese proposal regarding an apology from Ch’eng
Ch’ien, 235; U. S.
attitude, 236
- Overtures to British Government, and British
position, 224, 231–232, 234
- Recommendation of U. S. Chargé 229–231
- Reports concerning attacks and subsequent conditions at
Nanking, 7, 9, 10, 94, 96–97, 118–119, 146–148, 148–150, 151–163, 168, 169–170, 176, 190, 199–200, 220, 228–229, 232
- Sanctions, question of possible application, attitude of—
- France, 200–201
- Great Britain, 180,
182, 185, 186, 191–192, 206, 216–217
- Italy, 208
- Japan, 183–184, 216
- United States, 181,
182–183, 184–185, 201, 204, 205, 207, 208–209, 211
- U. S. and British naval forces, 146–147, 149, 152–153, 159–163; U. S. appreciation for
British assistance and cooperation, 223
- National City Bank of New York: Difficulties on
account of Nationalist government’s embargo on shipment of silver
and gold, 469–472; opinion regarding evacuation of American business
firms from Hankow, 273; payment of taxes
to Harbin Municipality, 495
- Nationalist regime (see also
Civil war
and
Nanking incident, supra;
Piracies in Chinese waters
and
Protection: South
China, infra; also under
Maritime Customs: Administration, supra):
- Attitude toward proposed revision of Chinese treaties
regarding tariff control and extraterritoriality, 346–349, 365–366
- Communist activity, and ultimate elimination of communists
from power, 2, 9–10, 12–13,
20, 21, 22–23, 30–31, 38–40,
42–43, 57, 58, 94,
96–97, 106; severance of
relations with Soviet government, 38–39, 40–41
- Embargo on shipment of silver and gold, 24, 469–472
- Promulgation of laws concerning taxation, 400–405, 407
- Protest against possible loan by American bankers to South
Manchuria Railway, 490–491; against presence of wireless
station on U. S. warship on the Yangtze River, 328
- Relations between Hankow and Nanking, 4, 10, 13, 20–21, 22–23,
24–25, 28–29, 31–33, 36–37,
40–41, 42–43; resignation of Chiang Kai-shek
from Nanking government and amalgamation of Hankow and
Nanking governments, 22–23, 24,
25, 28–29
- Severance of relations with Soviet government, 38–39,
40–41
- Peking Government (see also
Civil war
and
Maritime Customs, supra):
- Attitude toward proposed revision of Chinese treaties
regarding tariff control and extraterritoriality, 359–360; toward request of the powers for assurances
regarding safety of their nationals at Shanghai, 69–70,
74–75
- Mandates concerning taxation, 372–373
- Protests against reinforcement of U. S. forces at
Tientsin, 130–131, 141–142
- Piracies in Chinese waters, 330–341
- Claims of American citizens, question of presentation to
Nationalist government, 330–331
- Information concerning, 330,
335, 339–340
- Joint action by the powers to suppress,
proposed note to Canton authorities and international naval
patrol, 331–333, 336–337
- Attitude of British, French, Italian, and Japanese
Governments, 337–338; of commander in chief
of U. S. Asiatic Fleet, 335–336; of U.
S. consul at Canton, 339–341
- U. S. disinclination to participate, 334–335, 339
- Protection of Americans and other foreigners during
factional fighting and antiforeign disturbances (see also
Evacuation of Americans and other
foreigners
and
Nanking incident, supra), 8, 14–15, 44–146, 211, 213–214, 254,
345, 353, 354, 355, 358, 360, 362
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- North China (Peking and Tientsin areas):
- British concession at Tientsin, question of
readjusting status of, 117, 118, 119–120
- International cooperation to meet situation at
Peking and Tientsin, U. S., British, and Japanese
positions (see also
International military force at
Tientsin, infra),
106–107, 107–110, 113–114, 114–115, 116, 117–118, 124–125, 129, 135–136, 137, 213–214
- International military force at
Tientsin, question of, 103, 104, 106–107, 107–108, 109, 113, 117
- Japanese measures to protect interests in North
China, 14, 123–124, 125
- Military and naval forces. See
International military
force, supra;
Reinforcement
and
U. S. armed forces, infra.
- Reinforcement of—
- Reports concerning disturbances, 98–99, 118, 145
- U. S. armed forces (see also
Reinforcement, supra), 99–100, 100–101, 102–105, 107–108, 111, 114, 116, 135–136
- U. S. Legation, question of removal from Peking,
100, 101, 107, 110–111, 115, 116–117, 125–126, 127–128, 129, 131–133, 136, 137
- Shanghai:
- Joint action by the powers, question of (see also
Neutralization of International
Settlement, infra):
British attitude, 56–58, 62, 81;
discussions and recommendations regarding U. S.
cooperation with other powers, 44–46, 47–48, 49–50, 56–57, 61, 76, 82, 84–85, 92–94; French attitude, 57; Japanese attitude, 57, 59, 79, 80–81, 82; request
of Shanghai Municipal Council for joint military
action, 45–46, 79, 80–83, 89
- Measures of protection, and policy of British
Government, 48, 56–58, 70, 79, 81, 82–83, 87, 87–88, 254; French Government, 48, 87; Italian Government, 48, 81; Japanese Government, 48, 79, 80–81, 82, 89;
Netherlands Government, 82, 89; U. S.
Government, 66–67, 75–76, 79, 82, 85, 93, 94–95
- Military and naval forces. See
under
South China, infra.
- Neutralization of International
Settlement, proposed:
- Announcement of diplomatic body at Peking,
77–78
- Identic note of the powers to warring
factions requesting assurances: Attitude of
British and of Japanese Governments, 62–64, 65, 66, 67, 358, 360; delivery of note, 68–70, 70, 71; position and attitude of
factional leaders, 69–70, 70–71, 72, 73, 74–75, 362; U. S. proposal and
position, 59–61, 64–65, 65–66, 67–68, 72–73, 355
- Shanghai Municipal Council, requests for joint
military action by the powers, 45–46, 79, 80–83, 89
- Strikes, reports concerning, 8, 76, 77, 79, 90
- South China (see also
Shanghai, supra):
- Claims of American citizens on account of looting
by Nationalist troops, 120–122, 138–139
- Military and naval forces: British, 57, 70, 79, 81, 82–83, 87–88, 345;
French, 87; Italian, 81; Japanese, 79, 80–81, 82, 89, 105; joint
military forces, 45–46, 50, 57, 62, 73, 76, 79, 80–83, 84–85, 89, 92–93; Netherlands, 82, 89; U. S.,
51, 55, 61, 65, 66–67, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82, 89, 92–93, 95–98, 354
- Missionaries, 51–52, 83–84, 85
- Nationalist measures to restore trade conditions
in Nationalist territory, 112, 115–116
- Nationalist troops: Attacks upon U. S. naval
vessels, 88–89, 122–123;
looting of foreign property, 51, 120–122, 138–139
- Reports concerning situation in—
- Foochow, 51–52, 86, 138
- Hankow, 44, 50, 56, 72, 79, 83, 88–89, 105, 106, 112–113, 115–116
- Whangpoo River area, 84–85
- Wuhu, 85–86, 88–89
- U. S. armed forces, 51,
55, 61, 65, 66–67, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82, 89, 93, 95–98, 354
- U. S. policy regarding protection of American lives and
property, 51–52, 53, 65, 78,
85, 92–93, 97–98,
118–119, 134–135, 139–141, 145–146, 211, 353
- Yangtze Valley, invasion by Nationalist forces. See
South China, supra.
- Radio communications. See
Federal Telegraph Co. contract, supra, and
Wireless station, infra.
- Revision of Chinese treaties regarding tariff control and
extraterritoriality, proposed. See
Treaty relations, infra.
- Russian defense sector of Peking legation quarter, taking over by
legation guards of other powers, 310–320
- Silver and gold, embargo by Nationalist government
at Nanking on shipment of, 24, 469–472
- South Manchuria Railway, proposed loan. See
Loan by American bankers, supra.
- Soviet influence in Nationalist army and government
2, 9, 10, 12–13, 20, 22–23, 30–31, 38–40, 42–43, 57, 58, 94, 96–97, 106, 358; in North China, 9–10, 316–317
- Soviet Union, severance of relations by Chinese Nationalist
regime, 38–39,
40–41
- Special Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff:
Belgian contention regarding right to participate, 371; resumption of conference, question
of, 372–373,
373–374,
379, 380
- Standard Oil Co.: Evacuation of Americans from places of danger,
relation to business interest of, 257,
259, 272–273, 274, 284,
290–291,
299–302,
309, 311; losses sustained as result of piracies in Chinese
waters, 330–331, 335, 340; payment of taxes to Harbin
Municipality, 495; proposed tax
arrangement with Nationalist authorities, 429–430, 430–431, 432
- Strikes and boycotts, 8, 76, 77, 79, 90, 261–262, 264, 282,
284, 289, 336, 340
- Suits by American plaintiffs against Chinese defendants, U. S.
decision not to exercise right to have an official watch
proceedings, 466–469
- Swiss citizens in China, protection by United States in event of
absence of French agencies for such protection, 320–322
- Tariff autonomy. See
Special Conference on the Chinese Customs
Tariff, supra, and
Treaty relations with Washington Conference
powers, infra.
- Taxation. See
Harbin Municipality, Imposition of taxes in conflict with treaty provisions,
Maritime Customs, and
Special Conference on the Chinese Customs
Tariff, supra.
- Treaty relations with Washington Conference powers
(see also
Extraterritoriality, Imposition of taxes, and
Special Conference on the Chinese Customs
Tariff, supra), proposed revision
of Chinese treaties regarding tariff control and
extraterritoriality, 54–55, 250, 341–370, 384
- Attitude of Nationalist government, 346–349, 365–366; of Northern regime, 359–360
- British terms and policy, 344–345, 356, 357, 358–360, 362
- Japanese attitude, 355, 356–357
- Joint Peking-Nanking commission to negotiate treaty
revision: Chinese proposal and U. S. attitude, 366–370; opinion of U. S. Minister, 369–370
- Most-favored-nation treatment, 54, 350, 384
- U. S. policy:
- Discussions among U. S. and Chinese officials,
54–55, 250, 353–354
- Recommendation of U. S. Minister, 363–365
- Resolution of Congress, 341–343
- Statement issued to the press, Jan. 27: Chinese and foreign comment, 353–354, 360–361, 362; text, 350–353
- Treaty revision, proposed. See
Treaty relations with Washington Conference
powers, supra.
- U. S. citizens. See
Claims, Evacuation, Harbin
Municipality, Nanking incident, and
Protection, supra.
- U. S. commercial firms. See
Federal Telegraph Co., Longfellow & Adams, Morgan & Co., National City Bank of New York, and
Standard Oil Co., supra.
- U. S. Court for China, suit of Longfellow & Adams, Inc.,
against the Robert Dollar Co., 408–409, 411–414, 415,
416, 417
- U. S. military and naval forces. See,
supra, Evacuation: Naval vessels; Imposition of taxes: U. S. policy
regarding protests; Nanking
incident: U. S. and British naval
forces; and
U. S. armed forces
under
Protection: North
China
and
Protection: South
China.
- U. S. policy in China (see also
under
Protection
and
Treaty relations, supra): Attitude toward local or factional governments,
6–7; Chinese
Minister’s desire for statement regarding, 52–55, 58–59, 91–92, 143–145; comments of
Secretary of State, 211; remarks of
President Coolidge, 118–119
- Washington Conference. See, supra, Extraterritoriality; Imposition of taxes: Washington
Conference surtaxes; Special
Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff; and
Treaty relations with Washington Conference
powers.
- Wireless station on U. S. warship on the Yangtze
River, refusal by United States to discontinue station at request of
Nationalist authorities, 328–330
- Yale-in-China, 257, 259–260
- Yangtze Valley. See
Nanking incident
and under
Civil war, supra.
- Citizenship and property rights to sequestered property, U. S.
representations to French Government, 707–717
- Claims. See under
China, France, and
Great Britain.
- Colombia, boundary dispute with Nicaragua, 499; with Peru, 499
- Commercial agreements. See
Costa Rica; Cuba: Reciprocity treaty; Czechoslovakia; France: Commercial agreement
and
Treaty.
- Communism (see also
China: Soviet influence),
agitation in Cuba, 526
- Concessions, contracts, etc. See
China: Federal Telegraph Co.
contract; Iraq: Turkish Petroleum Co. oil concession.
- Conventions. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Coolidge, Calvin (President): Correspondence with Prince Regent of
Ethiopia regarding question of reestablishment of American diplomatic
representation in Ethiopia, 586–587, 590–594, 594–595; remarks concerning U. S. policy in China,
118–119
- Costa Rica, proposed treaty of friendship, commerce and
consular rights with United States, 500–502
- Cuba, 503–538, 643–644, 659, 672, 803
- Communistic agitation in Cuba, 526
- Constitutional amendment bill, 519–525, 527
- Comments of U. S. Ambassador (Crowder), 519–522
- Discussion by U. S. and Cuban Presidents, 527
- Passage of bill by Cuban Congress, 525
- Report of U. S. Chargé concerning, 523—525
- U. S. attitude, 522–523
- Loans, U. S. consent to conversion of $9,000,000 of Cuban public
debt, 528–530
- Meteorological station on Swan Island, Cuban
suggestion for joint maintenance by United States, Cuba, Great
Britain, and Mexico, 530–531; U. S. submittal of opinion of
Attorney General, dated June 24, 1925,
regarding U. S. sovereignty over the Swan Islands, 531–538
- Platt amendment, discussion of possible modification, 521, 527–528
- President Machado: Reception of U. S. Ambassador (Judah), Dec. 23, 516–518; visit to United States, 525–528
- Reciprocity treaty of 1902
with United States, 503–518, 521,
522, 526, 643–644, 659, 672, 803
- Revision, proposed, 503–518, 521, 522, 526
- Comments of U. S. Ambassador (Crowder), 521, 522
- Data regarding U. S.-Cuban commerce submitted in
1926 by U. S. Ambassador
upon Cuban proposal, summary and discussions
concerning, 503–507
- Proposals made by Cuba as basis for negotiations,
508–516; U. S. attitude, 518
- Sugar tariff: Cuban proposals, 507–508, 511, 512–514, 526; U. S.
position, 507, 508, 526
- U. S. most-favored-nation agreements with other countries,
reservations regarding Cuba in virtue of art. 8 of reciprocity treaty, 643–644, 659, 672, 803
- Czechoslovakia, treaty of friendship, commerce and consular
rights with United States, inconclusive negotiations, 539–544
- Dawes annuities. See
Reparations.
- Diplomatic representation of United States in Ethiopia. See
Ethiopia: U. S. diplomatic
representation.
- Discrimination. See
France: Treaty: Tariff decree of Aug. 30;
and under
Egypt.
- Dollar Co., Robert, suit by Longfellow & Adams in U. S. Court for
China, 408–409, 411–414, 415, 416, 417
- Dominican Republic, 545–554
- Boundary dispute with Haiti, 554
- Prolongation of Presidential term from four years to six years,
545–554
- Position of President Vasquez, 545–546, 547, 549; of Vice President Velasquez, 540–550, 551–554
- Status of prolongation program, report of U. S. Minister,
548–551
- U. S. attitude and informal representations by U. S.
Minister, 545, 546, 547–548, 549, 552, 553–554
- Egypt (see also
Ethiopia: Lake Tsana Dam
project), 555–583
- Discrimination against certain oil companies in
enforcement of regulations on storage of petroleum at port of
Alexandria, alleged, 570–583
- Joint U. S.-British representations, proposed, British
attitude, 578–580
- Report on informal conference between representatives of
oil companies and governments concerned, 580–581
- Representations of oil companies and of U. S. Legation,
570–573, 576–577; Egyptian position, 574–575
- Settlement of controversy, possibility of, 582–583
- Views of U. S. Chargé, 574
- Mixed Courts, question of equality of representation
as between the capitulatory powers, 555–570
- Representations of U. S. Minister against a proposed
appointment in contradiction to agreement with the powers,
555–556; U. S. attitude, 558–560
- Text of Egyptian note of May 16,
1926, replying to U. S. Minister’s representations,
557–558; U. S. oral representations, and reports
concerning Egyptian attitude, 560–570
- Embargo. See
Arms and munitions
and
Silver and gold
under
China.
- Ethiopia, 584–610
- British-French-Italian agreement concerning Ethiopia, 1906, cited, 610
- British-Italian treaty of 1925 respecting
Lake Tsana, cited, 603
- Diplomatic representation of—
- Lake Tsana Dam project, Ethiopian negotiations with
U. S. firm (J. G. White & Co.) for financing and construction
work, 599, 599–610
- British and Egyptian interest in project and fear of
possible arrangement contrary to existing treaty provisions,
600, 601, 602–604, 605–608; Ethiopian
explanation of position and of negotiations, 604–605
- Information concerning, 599–601, 602
- U. S. attitude, 599, 600, 602–603
- Views and comments of president of J. G. White & Co.,
608–610
- Treaty of Addis Ababa between Great Britain and Ethiopia, 1902, cited, 603–604, 605–606, 607, 608,
610
- U. S. diplomatic representation in Ethiopia,
question of reestablishment of, 584–599
- British protection of American interests in Ethiopia:
Comments of Ralph J. Totten (U. S. consul general detailed
as inspector), 585; U. S.
expression of appreciation, 596–597
- Desire of Prince Regent for U. S. representation in
Ethiopia, and efforts of President Coolidge toward
establishment of a Legation, 586–587, 590–594, 594–595
- Report and recommendations of Ralph J. Totten: Reasons for
desirability of reestablishment, 584–588;
recommendation as to rank of representative, 588–590
- U. S. reestablishment of representation: Appointment of
Addison E. Southard to act as Minister Resident and Consul
General, 594; Prince Regent’s
expression of pleasure, 595; U.
S. instructions to Mr. Southard, 595–599
- U. S. interests in Ethiopia (see also
Lake Tsana Dam project, supra), 584–586, 596–597, 598
- Expropriation of property, question of interpretation of
certain provisions in U. S.-British-Iraq treaty, 801–802, 803–804
- Extradition, discussions in connection with negotiations for convention
between United States, Great Britain, and Iraq regarding U. S. rights in
Iraq, 788, 790, 796
- Extraterritoriality. See under
China.
- Federal Telegraph Co. See under
China.
- France (see also
China: Foreign powers),
321–322, 610, 611–721
- Agreement with United States for acquisition of
sites for monuments which the American Battle Monuments Commission
is to erect in France, text signed Aug. 29,
718–721
- Arrangement with United States granting relief from
double income tax on shipping profits, 703–707
- Briand proposal for pact of perpetual peace with
United States, 611–630
- Briand’s statement to Associated Press, Apr. 6, and desire for U. S. willingness to
negotiate pact, 611–614
- Draft text suggested by Briand, 615–616
- French attitude, 622, 625
- U. S. attitude, and counterproposal:
- Consideration and discussions regarding nature of
proposal and draft text, 614, 617–619, 623, 626
- Counterproposal for multilateral treaty renouncing
war, 626–627, 629; attitude of France and of M. Briand,
629, 630
- Root treaties of arbitration,
relationship to Briand proposal: Root treaty cited,
619; U. S. informal
discussions with Great Britain and Japan, 615, 616, 622–623, 623–624, 628
- Treaty situation between France, Great Britain,
Japan, and United States, résumé by Secretary of
State, 619–621
- British-French-Italian agreement concerning Ethiopia, 1906, cited, 610
- Claims of American citizens for property sequestered
during World War, U. S. representation to French Government
regarding, 707–717
- Commercial agreement with Germany, signed Aug. 17, references in connection with
proposed negotiation of commercial treaty with United States, 669–670, 672
- Protection of Swiss citizens in China, 321–322
- Tariff decree of Aug. 30. See under
Treaty of friendship, infra.
- Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights
with United States, proposed, 631–703
- Draft submitted by United States: Instruction as to
presentation to French Government, 637–638, 672; statement of U. S. position
concerning various provisions, 654–668; text, 639–653
- Most-favored-nation treatment (see
also
Tariff decree: Controversy, infra):
Preliminary discussions regarding, 632, 634, 635–637, 638; U. S.
comments concerning provision in draft treaty, 638, 655, 657–658, 660, 661
- Plans for negotiation, 631–637
- Preliminary negotiations. See
Tariff decree, infra.
- Tariff decree of Aug.
30, relation to proposed treaty:
- Controversy between United States
and France over provisions of decree, pending
negotiation of treaty:
- Position of United States and
representations against tariff discrimination,
669–671, 672–673, 675–676, 676, 677–681, 690–693; French position, 672, 673, 673–675, 676, 681–690, 693–696
- Settlement of controversy and agreement on
provisional regime pending negotiation of treaty,
696–703
- Discussions prior to enactment, 631–632, 633, 634–635
- Enactment of decree, reports concerning, 654, 669
- Genoa Conference of 1922, 683
- Geofroy vs. Riggs, case
cited, 763, 773
- Germany, 722–730
- Gibbons vs. Ogden, case
cited, 763
- Gillespie & Sons, L. C, 295, 297, 300
- Great Britain (see also
China: Foreign powers;
Cuba: Meteorological
station; Egypt; Ethiopia; France: Briand proposal: U. S. attitude; Iraq), 731–824
- Arrangement with United States for the disposal of
certain pecuniary claims arising out of the war, 1914–1918, 745–755
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- Comments of Assistant Secretary of State in favor of
proposed arrangement, 747–750
- Discussions regarding possible date of signature, 745–747
- Exchange of notes, texts signed May
19, 750–755
- Arrangement with United States regarding releases of
property sequestered under American and British Trading with the
Enemy Acts, 755–759
- British North Borneo Co. See
U. S.-British negotiations, infra.
- Claims:
- Commercial rights in American Samoa, U. S.
consideration of questions raised by British note of June 30, 1924, involving interpretation of
convention of Dec. 2, 1899, and Merchant
Marine Act of 1920, 760–775
- Memorandum by the Solicitor for the Department of State,
760–768
- Opinion of U. S. Attorney General: Request of Secretary of
State, 768–770; text, 770–775
- Treaty with United States and Germany with respect to the Samoan
Islands, Dec. 2, 1899. See
Commercial rights in American Samoa, supra.
- U. S.-British negotiations in regard to
administration of Turtle Island and boundary between the Philippine
Islands and British North Borneo, 775–781
- Discussion of proposed modification of agreement of 1907 regarding administration of
islands hitherto administered by British North Borneo Co.,
775–779
- U. S. proposal, based on views of Philippine Government,
for negotiation of a treaty to delimit boundary between
Philippine Islands and British North Borneo, 779–781
- War debts, British representations regarding letter
from U. S. Secretary of Treasury to President of Princeton
University, 731–745
- Guano Island Act (1856), cited, 536–537
- Haiti, boundary dispute with Dominican Republic, 554
- Harris, Forbes & Co., proposed loan to German Free State of Prussia,
727–730
- Head Money Cases, cited, 764
- Iraq, 781–824
- Convention between United States, Great Britain, and
Iraq regarding U. S. rights in Iraq (see also
U. S. retention of capitulatory rights,
infra), 781–807
- Desire of United States for opening of negotiations, 781–782
- Discussions concerning—
- Capitulations, 788,
790–791, 797
- Concessions and monopolies, 788, 791, 797–798, 800, 803
- Educational institutions in Iraq, 806–807
- Equality of treatment, 788, 791, 797–798, 800, 803
- Expropriation of property, 801–802, 803–804
- Extradition, 788, 790, 796
- Most-favored-nation treatment, 790–791, 798, 800–801, 803
- Drafts, 783–787, 792–795
- Negotiations (see also
Discussions, supra), 781–783, 787–792, 796–807
- Signing of convention (Jan. 9,
1930), 807n
- Taxes. See
U. S. retention of capitulatory rights:
Policy of United States, infra.
- Turkish Petroleum Co. oil concession, negotiations
for participation of U. S. interests, 816–824
- Proposal by European interests of a share participation by
American group on certain understandings, 817–822; U. S. attitude, and arrangements for
participation of American group, 822–824
- Status of dispute between European interests and C. S.
Gulbenkian, 816–817
- U. S. retention of capitulatory rights in Iraq
pending conclusion of a treaty, 808–816
- British attitude regarding status of American citizens in
Iraq, 808–809; U. S. statement of position, based on U.
S.-Ottoman treaty of 1830, 809–810
- Policy of United States regarding—
- Payment by American nationals of income tax levied
by Iraq, 811–813, 814; British attitude, 815–816
- Payment of stamp tax by U. S. consul at Baghdad,
813, 814–815
- Italy (see also
China: Foreign powers);
Treaty of 1906 with France and Great Britain
concerning Ethiopia, cited, 610; treaty of 1925 with Great Britain respecting Lake Tsana, cited,
603
- Japan. See
China: Foreign powers;
France: Briand
proposal: U. S. attitude.
- Jones vs. United States,
case cited, 537–538
- Lake Tsana Dam project. See under
Ethiopia.
- Loans. See under
China, Cuba, and
Germany.
- Longfellow & Adams, Inc., suit in U. S. Court for China against the
Robert Dollar Co., 408–409, 411–414, 415, 416, 417
- Manchuria. See under
China.
- Mantacheff & Co., A. I., 571–572
- Marconi Co., 480, 481
- Merchant Marine Act of 1920. See
Great Britain: Commercial
rights in American Samoa.
- Mexico. See
Cuba: Meteorological station
on Swan Island.
- Missionaries. See under
China: Evacuation; also under
China: Protection: South China.
- Mitsui Co. See
China: Federal Telegraph Co.
contract, U. S.-Japanese controversy.
- Morgan & Co., J. P.: Interest in loan to South Manchuria Railway, 482–483, 484, 486, 489, 491, 492; purchase of $9,000,000 of bonds from Cuban
Government, 528–530
- Most-favored-nation treatment. See
Costa Rica; Czechoslovakia; and under
China: Treaty relations;
France: Treaty; Iraq: Convention: Discussions.
- Movius vs. Arthur, case
cited, 766
- Munitions. See
China: Arms and
munitions.
- National City Bank of New York. See under
China.
- Naturalization treaties of 1868 between United
States and North German Confederation, cited, 710
- Netherlands. See
China: Foreign
powers.
- Neutralization of International Settlement at Shanghai, proposed. See under
China: Protection: Shanghai.
- New Zealand, proposal to United States (1924) of
reciprocal assurances regarding commercial rights in Samoa, U. S.
consideration. See
Great Britain: Commercial
rights in American Samoa.
- Nicaragua, boundary dispute with Colombia, 499
- Open-door principle. See
Iraq: Turkish Petroleum
Co.
- Peace Conference of 1919, 682
- Peace treaties:
- Briand proposal for peace pact between United States and France.
See under
France.
- Bryan treaties for the advancement of peace, cited, 618, 620,
624
- Peru, boundary dispute with Colombia, 499
- Philippine Islands:
- Philippine Government, suggestions and views regarding
administration of certain islands on East Coast of Borneo. See
Great Britain: U.
S.-British negotiations.
- Sugar imports into United States, Cuban proposals of restrictions,
509, 513–514
- Piracies in Chinese waters. See under
China.
- Princeton University. See
Great Britain: War
debts.
- Property:
- Radio communications. See
Federal Telegraph Co.
and
Wireless station
under
China.
- Radio Corporation of America. See
China: Federal Telegraph Co.
contract: Suggestion by Radio Corporation of
America.
- Red Cross, aid to refugees from places of danger in China, 248, 263, 266
- Renunciation of war, treaty for, proposed, 626–627, 629, 630
- Reparations, German:
- Agreement by the Allied and Associated Powers regulating amounts
to be allocated for certain purposes from the Dawes annuities, 722—727
- Negotiations, 722–723
- Signature by U. S. unofficial representative on Reparation
Commission, 723–724
- Text signed Jan. 13, 724–727
- Amount of payments received by various countries, résumé by U. S.
Secretary of Treasury, 736–737; British comments, 743
- British observations concerning Dawes annuities, 742
- Revenue Acts of 1921, 1924, and 1926, 703, 704, 705, 707
- Rodgers vs. United States,
case cited, 766, 773
- Root treaties of arbitration. See under
France: Briand proposal:
U. S. attitude.
- Russia:
- Chinese Nationalist regime, severance of relations with Soviet
government, 38–39, 40–41
- Russian defense sector of Peking legation quarter, taking over by
legation guards of other powers, 316–320
- Soviet influence in China. See under
China.
- Samoa. See
Great Britain: Commercial
rights in American Samoa.
- Shipping profits, arrangement between United States and France for relief
from double income tax, 703–707
- South Manchuria Railway. See
China: Loan by American bankers
to South Manchuria Railway, proposed.
- Special Conference on the Chinese Customs Tariff. See
under
China.
- Standard Oil Co. See
Iraq: Turkish Petroleum Co.
oil concession
and under
China.
- Sugar imports. See
Cuba: Reciprocity
treaty: Sugar tariff; and
under
Philippine Islands.
- Swan Island. See
Cuba: Meteorological station
on Swan Island.
- Swiss citizens in China, protection by United States in event of absence
of French agencies for such protection, 320–322
- Tariff Act of 1922, cited, 632, 633, 635, 637, 673, 676, 678, 679–680, 681, 688–689, 690–691, 692, 697, 701
- Taxation (see also
Iraq: U. S. retention of
capitulatory rights: Policy of United
States; and under
China), arrangement between United States and
France granting relief from double income tax on shipping profits, 703–707
- Tobacco Products Co., 408, 409
- Trading with the Enemy Acts, cited, 711, 712, 755–759
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Arbitration. See
Root treaties
under
France: Briand
proposal: U. S. attitude.
- Briand pact, proposed. See under
France.
- British-Ethiopian treaty of 1902 (treaty of
Addis Ababa), cited, 603–604, 605–606, 607,
608, 610
- British-French-Italian agreement concerning Ethiopia, 1906, cited, 610
- British-Italian treaty of 1925 respecting
Lake Tsana, cited, 603
- Bryan treaties for the advancement of peace, cited, 618, 620,
624
- Claims agreement between United States and Great Britain. See
Great Britain: Arrangement with United States for the disposal of certain
pecuniary claims.
- Commercial agreements. See
Costa Rica; Cuba: Reciprocity treaty; Czechoslovakia; France: Commercial agreement
and
Treaty.
- Dawes annuities, Allied agreement concerning. See
Reparations: Agreement.
- French-German commercial agreement, 669–670, 672
- Naturalization treaties of 1868 between
United States and North German Confederation, cited, 710
- Peace treaties:
- Briand pact, proposed. See under
France.
- Bryan treaties for the advancement of peace, cited, 618, 620, 624
- Renunciation of war, treaty for, proposed, 626–627, 629, 630
- Root treaties. See under
France:Briand
proposal: U. S. attitude.
- Shipping profits, U. S.-French agreement granting relief from
double income tax, 703–707
- Sino-Belgian treaty of 1865, 371
- Treaty for the renunciation of war, proposed, 626–627, 629, 630
- U. S.-Austria-Hungary, treaty of 1870,
cited, 710
- U. S.-Costa Rica, proposed treaty of friendship, commerce and
consular rights, 500–502
- U. S.-Cuba. See
Cuba: Reciprocity
treaty.
- U. S.-Czechoslovakia, inconclusive negotiations for treaty of
friendship, commerce and consular rights, 539–544
- U. S.–France. See
Agreement with United States, Arrangement with United States, Briand proposal, and
Treaty of friendship
under
France.
- U. S.–Germany–Great Britain, treaty of Dec. 2,
1899, regarding Samoan Islands. See
Great Britain: Commercial rights in American Samoa.
- U. S.–Great Britain. See
Arrangement with United States for the disposal
of certain pecuniary claims
and
Arrangement with United States regarding
releases of property
under
Great Britain.
- U. S.–Great Britain–Iraq. See
Iraq: Convention.
- U. S.–North German Confederation, naturalization treaties of 1868, cited, 710
- U. S.–Ottoman treaty of 1830, cited, 810, 814
- Washington Conference treaties relating to China. See
China: Treaty
relations.
- Turkish Petroleum Co. See under
Iraq.
- Turtle Island, administration of. See
Great Britain: U. S.-British
negotiations.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Russia.
- United States vs. Lee Yen
Tai, case cited, 765, 773–774
- United States vs. Nix, case
cited, 766
- U. S. citizens. See
Claims
under
China, France, and
Great Britain; Evacuation, Harbin Municipality, Nanking incident, and
Protection
under
China; Convention
and
U. S. retention of capitulatory rights
under
Iraq.
- U. S. Congress, resolution regarding proposed revision of Chinese treaties
relating to tariff control and extraterritoriality, 341–343
- U. S. military and naval forces. See under
China.
- U. S. Secretary of Treasury, letter to President of Princeton University
concerning war debts, 732–738
- Vacuum Oil Co. See
Egypt: Discrimination against
certain oil companies.
- Versailles Treaty, cited, 710, 711–712, 713, 716, 728–729, 730
- War debts (see also under
Great Britain), amount of indebtedness of various
countries to United States, résumé by U. S. Secretary of Treasury, 735–736
- Washington Conference of 1922. See under
China.
- Welton vs. Missouri, case
cited, 763
- White & Co., J. G. See
Ethiopia: Lake Tsana Dam
project.
- Whitney vs. Robertson, case
cited, 764–765, 773
- Wireless station on U. S. warship on the Yangtze River, 328–330
- World Economic Conference at Geneva, 636–637, 677, 683–684
- Yale-in-China, 257, 259–260, 312