Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United
States, 1929, Volume I
Index
- Aeronautical law, private, conference concerning. See
Aviation: Private Aeronautical
Law.
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Arbitration:
- Argentina:
- Activities in connection with Chaco dispute: Arms shipments to
Bolivia, detention, 834, 843; attitude toward Bolivia-Paraguay
negotiations, 873, 907, 908–909, 915;
declination of membership on Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation,
829–830;
repatriation of prisoners, assistance, 849, 852, 853, 854
- Aviation:
- French interests, 543
- U. S. interests: Contract of Pan American Airways,
negotiations and signature, 540–547, 551–552, 585, 598; survey flights by Pan
American Airways and Tri-Motors Safety Airways, 560, 615, 616, 621
- Arms and munitions shipments to Bolivia, question of prohibition, 834, 842–843
- Australia, suggestion for facilitating U. S. signature to International
Convention on the Treatment of Foreigners, 435–436
- Aviation:
- Aerial navigation, 489–539
- Convention on Aerial Navigation, 1919 (see also
Extraordinary session of the
International Commission for Air Navigation, infra): Cited, 528, 530, 531, 532, 537, 633; protocol for revision of,
adopted by a regular session of the International Commission
for Air Navigation, June 15, 509, 516; submission to U. S. Senate, 491–492, 495, 515–516, 517
- Extraordinary session of the International
Commission for Air Navigation, Paris, June
10–15, to revise the Convention on Aerial
Navigation of 1919:
- Final resolutions: Comments of U. S.
delegation, 509–513; protocol for revision
of convention in accordance with, information
concerning, 509, 516; U. S. reservations,
509, 516
- German proposals as basis for
discussion: Information concerning, 489, 490–491, 513–514; U. S. views, 497–507
- U. S. participation (see
also
Final resolutions
and
German proposals, supra):
- Delegation: Instructions, 494–508; personnel, 492–493;
report, 508–515
- Financial arrangement, 493–494
- Invitation by International Commission for
Air Navigation, 489–490
- Recommendation by Secretary of State, 490–494; approval by the President, 494
- Negotiations to effect arrangements covering
certain questions of aerial navigation, between United
States and—
- Canada, arrangement cited as possible model for U.
S. agreement with certain European countries, 519, 525, 528, 531, 532–533, 536–537, 539
- France, 532–536, 539n
; agreement by
exchange of notes, 1939, 539
- Germany, 532n
, 536, 539n
; agreement by exchange
of notes, 1932, 539
- Great Britain, 518–525, 539n
; agreement by exchange of notes, 1934, 539
- Irish Free State, 530–532, 539n
; agreement by exchange of notes, 1937, 539
- Italy, 525–530, 539n
; agreement by
exchange of notes, 1931, 539
- Netherlands, 532n
, 536–538, 539n
; agreement, 1932, subject to ratification by the Queen,
539
- Spain, 532n
, 538–539;
nonconclusion of agreement, 539
- Pilots’ licenses, airworthiness certificates, and export
certificates, negotiations concerning. See
Negotiations, supra.
- Air Commerce Act, 1926, 495, 500–501, 501,
516
- Conventions (see also
Aerial navigation, supra): Commercial aviation
convention (Pan American), 1928, 490, 492,
493, 495–496, 500, 501,
502–503,
511; Inter-American Air Convention,
498, 500, 505; international air
transportation, Oct. 12, 1929, U. S.
adherence with reservation (1934), 541
- Latin America, activities of—
- British interests, 623–624, 625
- French interests, 543, 566, 570, 571–572, 614, 615, 616, 619, 623–624, 624–635, 642
- German interests, 543, 546, 549, 552, 553, 570, 571–572, 573, 574, 594, 601, 610, 618, 619–620, 642
- U. S. interests (see also
U. S. interests, efforts to establish
airlines, etc., infra),
diplomatic support for American companies awarded contracts
by the Post Office Department for carrying air mail to
foreign countries, 542–545
- Pan American convention of 1928. See
Conventions: Commercial aviation, supra.
- Private Aeronautical Law, International Diplomatic
Conferences: First Conference, Paris, 1925,
505, 514, 540n
;
Second Conference, Warsaw, Oct. 4–12, 1929,
U. S. unofficial representation, 540–541
- U. S. interests, efforts to establish airlines in
Latin America, and U. S. good offices in behalf of, 546–652
- Latin American Airways, 635–652
- Contract with Guatemala:
Negotiations, simultaneously with negotiations of
Pan American Airways for similar contract, 635–650; signing of contract, 649
- Merger with Pickwick Airways, Inc., 650–652
- Pan American Airways, Inc. (see
also
Latin American Airways: Contract, supra), 546–612
- Concessions and contracts, negotiations and
conclusion, 546–547, 550, 551–560, 561–565, 565–566, 566–568, 568–569, 569–609, 610–611
- Lindbergh, Col. Charles A., flight to promote
interests of, 547–549, 585, 586, 587, 588–589, 593, 594, 595–596
- Survey flights, U. S. assistance in necessary
arrangements with various countries, 546, 547–550, 551, 560–561, 565, 568, 569, 581, 607, 609–610, 611–612
- Tri-Motors Safety Airways, 556, 612–635
- Concessions and contracts, 556, 612, 623
- Relations with French interests, 614, 615, 616, 619, 624, 625–626, 627–628; with
German interests, question of, 619–620
- Survey flights, U. S. assistance in necessary
arrangements with various countries, 612–614, 615, 616, 617, 618–619, 620–623, 624, 625, 626–635
- U. S. policy of diplomatic support for American companies awarded
contracts by the Post Office Department for carrying air mail to
foreign countries, 542–545
- Belgium, inconclusive negotiations with United States for convention
concerning naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 439–444
- Bolivia (see also
Chaco dispute; also under
Tacna-Arica controversy): German aviation
interests, 543; Pan American Airways,
negotiations for contract, 610–611
- Boundary disputes (see also
Chaco dispute: Tacna-Arica
controversy), 934–984
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- Colombia–Nicaragua, U. S. efforts to urge immediate
ratification by Nicaragua of treaty of Mar. 24,
1928, 934–938
- Costa Rica–Panama, question of direct negotiations
with mediation of Chile, 938–942; U. S. disinclination to be
associated in joint mediation, 942
- Dominican Republic–Haiti, U. S. willingness to participate in
possible establishment of mixed commission to arbitrate questions
arising in work of boundary delimitation commission provided under
treaty of Jan. 21, 943–946
- Guatemala–Honduras, 946–975
- Anti-Guatemalan demonstration, 948
- Arbitration, inability of Guatemala and Honduras to agree
on form of arbitral machinery or formula for arbitration:
- Guatemalan desire for arbitration by International
Central American Tribunal as suggested in U. S.
proposal of June 1928, 948–949, 949–950, 955–958, 960; Honduran objections,
950
- Honduran attitude:
- Insistence on U. S. President as arbitrator,
947, 951–954
- Proposed selection of U. S. judge on Hague
Court as arbitrator, and for arbitration on a
juridical basis, 959–960;
Guatemalan objections, 961–963
- Conference at Washington to study
controversy with U. S. assistance, proposed: Date of
convening, 969–970, 971, 975; U. S.
invitation and acceptances, 963–969, 970–971, 971–975
- U. S. efforts to promote negotiations for a settlement
(see also
Conference, supra), 950–951, 954–955, 960–961
- Violations of status quo in
disputed territory, alleged, 946–947, 949, 950, 958; requests
for U. S. good offices, and U. S. attitude, 947–948, 969
- Honduras–Nicaragua, negotiations for delimitation of
boundary in accordance with award of King of Spain, 1906, 975–984
- Acceptance of award by Nicaragua, 975–976
- Commission to delimit boundary, proposed:
- Nicaraguan proposal, 977, 979, 981, 982–983;
Honduran acceptance, 983
- Participation of American member, 977, 979, 980, 982, 983, 984
- Protocol, discussions concerning entrance into,
983–984, 984
- U. S. assistance in arrangements for establishing:
Honduran request, 980–981, 983–984; U. S. attitude, 981, 984
- Conditions in disputed territory, 976–978, 980, 981, 982, 983; requests for U. S. good
offices, and U. S. attitude, 977–979
- Boundary treaties:
- Brazil:
- Activities in connection with Chaco dispute, 831–832, 833, 849,
853, 870–871, 872
- Aviation:
- French interests, 543
- U. S. interests:
- Pan American Airways: Contract, 551, 554–555, 556, 580; survey flights, 561
- Tri-Motors Safety Airways: Contract 556, 580, 623;
survey flights, 616,
617–618, 621
- Bulgaria, negotiations and arrangement with United States concerning
application of naturalization treaty of 1924, 444–446
- Canada (see also
Radio Conference), agreement with United States on
aerial navigation, cited as model for U. S. agreements with certain European
countries, 519, 525,
528, 531, 532–533, 536–537, 539
- Chaco dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay, 803, 807, 808, 818–933
- Arms and munitions shipments to Bolivia, question of prohibition,
834, 839–840, 842–843
- Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation (see also under
Proposals for settlement of the basic
question, infra), adjustment of
differences following incidents of Dee. 1928,
818–863,
892
- Conciliation agreement between Bolivia and Paraguay,
signed Sept. 12: Negotiations, 858–860; [Page 1024]
text contained in resolution of Commission, 860–861
- Establishment of Commission through good
offices of Conference of American States on Conciliation and
Arbitration:
- Appointment of Bolivian and Paraguayan delegates,
question of, 838, 839, 840, 841
- Opening meeting, 844
- Participation of United States and certain neutral
American Republics: Invitations, 827–828, 832–833; replies of acceptance
and declination, 827n
, 828, 829–830, 831–832, 832n
, 833
- Protocol between Bolivia and Paraguay, signed Jan. 3: Negotiations, 818–823, 824–825, 825–827, 828–829, 830–831; signature, 832; text, 835–837
- Frontier incidents, recurrence, action of Commission and
views of Bolivia and Paraguay, 845–847, 848–849, 849–851
- Renewal of diplomatic relations, proposals concerning,
818, 819, 820, 821, 860
- Repatriation of prisoners:
- Arrangements and execution, 837–838, 838–839, 839, 840–841, 841–842, 843–844, 847, 849, 851–858
- Resolutions of Commission concerning procedure,
texts, 847, 852–853
- U. S. assistance: Facilitation of preliminary
discussions between Bolivia and Paraguay, 837–838, 838–839, 839, 840–841, 841–842, 843–844, 847;
military attaches, participation in exchange, 838–839, 847, 849, 851, 853, 854, 855, 855–856, 857, 858
- Restoration of status quo ante in
the Chaco with assistance of Uruguay, proposed procedure,
861–863
- U. S. congratulations to Bolivia and Paraguay upon
successful accomplishments of Commission, 892
- Conference of American States on Conciliation and Arbitration,
good offices. See
Commission: Establishment, supra.
- Proposals for settlement of the basic question, 803, 807,
808, 863–933
- Arbitration, proposed. See
Commission of Inquiry and
Conciliation: Treaty of
arbitration, infra.
- Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation, work of:
- Extension of life of Commission, proposed:
Bolivian objections, 894–895, 896; Paraguayan desire for,
869, 870, 880, 881, 886–887; procedure to accomplish, discussions,
871–872, 881
- Plan of neutral members to proceed toward a final
settlement:
- Proposal to Bolivia and Paraguay, and
acceptances, 863–869, 869–870
- U. S. efforts to prepare path for proper
consideration by Bolivia and Paraguay of decision
to be arrived at by Commission: Inquiry of Brazil
as to willingness to cooperate, and affirmative
reply, 870–871, 872; instructions to U. S. Ministers, and
replies, 871–872, 873–874
- Treaty of arbitration and
supplementary protocol, proposal by Commission:
- Bolivian objections, 882–884, 898, 912–913, 918–920, 924–925
- Paraguayan objections, 884–886;
ultimate acceptance, 898
- Reconsideration by Bolivia and Paraguay,
efforts to secure, 887–891, 898–899
- Texts, draft, 875–880;
transmittal to Bolivian and Paraguayan
Commissioners, 874–875
- Direct negotiations, Bolivian desire for, 893–895, 896, 898, 899, 900–901, 908, 910, 917, 924
- Good offices of United States and other neutral American
Republics, extension:
- Offer by United States of services of U. S.
members of Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation in
continued effort to assist Bolivia and Paraguay in
finding solution of controversy:
- Bolivian views and preference for direct
negotiations, 893–895, 896, 898, 899, 900–901, 908, 910
- Extension to Bolivia and Paraguay, 892
- Paraguayan acceptance, 896, 908
- Suggestions to certain neutral American
Republics for similar action, 892–893, 897–899; nonextension of good
offices by Uruguay, 896, 899
- Proposal for immediate initiation of direct
negotiations in Washington between Bolivia and
Paraguay and establishment of a commission of
neutrals:
- Argentina, disinclination to cooperate, 915
- Arrangements and discussions, 901–903, 904–909, 909–912, 913–915
- Bolivian views and refusal, 910–912, 913, 917–918, 920–926
- Paraguayan acceptance, 916–917
- Text of note to Bolivia and Paraguay (Oct. 1), 903–904
- Renewal of efforts to secure Bolivian acceptance
of good offices:
- Arrangements by the neutrals, 927, 930–933
- Note for transmittal to Bolivia: Draft text,
927–930; revisions and
modifications, at suggestion of Mexico, 931–933
- United States as a friendly mediator, Bolivian
views, 803, 917, 920, 924, 926
- Reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Bolivia and
Paraguay, proposed, 818, 819, 820,
821, 860, 893, 895, 896, 898, 910–911, 918,
926
- Chile (see also
Tacna-Arica controversy):
- Arms shipments to Bolivia, detention, 843
- Aviation: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corp., activities, 561, 571;
French interests, 543, 570, 571–572; German interests, 570, 571–572, 574; Pan
American Airways, negotiations and signing of contract, 557–558, 558, 559–560, 561–562, 562–563, 563–565, 565–566, 567–568, 568–569, 569–571, 571–572, 574–575, 586,
590–593,
599–600,
606; suggestion of Chilean
Government for conference at Lima concerning, 570, 571–574, 576,
583–584,
586, 587–588, 594–595
- Mediation in Costa Rica-Panama boundary dispute, question of, 938–942
- China: Proposal made at sixth session of Preparatory Commission for the
Disarmament Conference, 97–98; Sino-Soviet controversy illustrating need for further
implementation of Treaty for the Renunciation of War, 59, 61–62,
62–63, 64
- Colombia (see also
Chaco dispute: Commission of
Inquiry and Conciliation; also under
Boundary disputes), aviation: German interests,
543, 546, 549, 571, 601, 610, 619–620; U. S.
interests, 546, 547–548, 548–549, 549–550
- Commercial aviation convention (Pan American), 1928, 490, 492, 493, 495–496, 500, 501, 502–503, 511
- Commercial treaty policy of United States, based on most-favored-nation
principle. See
Tariff legislation inconsistent with certain U. S.
treaty obligations.
- Commissions, committees, etc.:
- Air Navigation, International Commission for. See
Aviation: Aerial
navigation: Extraordinary
session.
- Boundary commissions:
- Dominican Republic-Haiti, U. S. willingness
to participate in possible establishment of mixed commission
to arbitrate questions arising in work of boundary
delimitation commission, 943–946
- Honduras–Nicaragua. See
Boundary disputes: Honduras–Nicaragua: Commission.
- Tacna-Arica boundary commission, suspension of activities,
725, 812
- Inquiry and conciliation. See
Chaco dispute: Commission.
- International Central American Tribunal, possible arbitration of
Guatemala-Honduras boundary dispute, 948–949, 949–950, 955–958, 961; Honduran objections, 950
- League of Nations:
- Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference. See
Preparatory Commission, etc.
- Concessions, contracts, etc. See
Aviation: U. S. interests.
- Conciliation:
- Agreement between Bolivia and Paraguay, Sept.
12: Negotiations, 858–860; text, 860–861
- Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation. See
under
Chaco dispute.
- Convention of Inter-American Conciliation, signed at Conference of
American States on Conciliation and Arbitration, text signed Jan. 5, 653–659
- Conference for Revision of the Geneva Convention of 1906, and for Framing a Code for the Treatment of
Prisoners of War, 317–367
- Conventions signed July 27:
- Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick of
Armies in the Field, text, 321–335
- Treatment of Prisoners of War, text and annex, 336–367
- U. S. participation:
- Delegation: Instructions, 318–320; list of
delegates, 320–321
- Swiss invitation and U. S. acceptance, 317–318
- Conference of American States on Conciliation and Arbitration, Washington,
Dec. 10, 1928–Jan. 5, 1929 (see
also
Chaco dispute: Commission of
Inquiry and Conciliation: Establishment), conventions signed Jan. 5,
1929, 653–669
- Convention of Inter-American Conciliation, text, 653–659
- Treaty of Inter-American Arbitration: Text, together with Protocol
of Progressive Arbitration, 659–669; U. S. ratification, with
understanding, 659n
, 667
- Conferences, international:
- Conventions. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Costa Rica (see also under
Boundary disputes), contract with Pan American
Airways, 547, 582
- Counterfeiting Currency, Conference for the Suppression of,
Geneva, Apr. 9–20, 378,
394–423
- Convention, international:
- Cited, 378
- Extradition provisions, U. S. views, 397–399, 400, 401–402
- Negotiations, reports concerning, 403–408
- Text, with protocols, 409–423
- U. S. comments and observations concerning
draft proposed by Mixed Committee for the Suppression of
Counterfeiting Currency, 394,
395–402
- U. S. signature, 402, 407–408, 408–409, 409n
; nonsubmission to the
Senate, 409n
- U. S. participation (see also
Convention, supra):
- Delegate: Instructions, 395–399; report, 403–408
- Invitation by League of Nations, 394
- Cuba (see also
Chaco dispute: Commission of
Inquiry and Conciliation; Radio
Conference):
- Aviation, U. S. interests: Pan American Airways, negotiations for
contract, 559, 604–605; Tri-Motors Safety
Airways, survey flights, 613, 614, 624
- Permanent Court of International Justice, Statute of, Cuban
suggestion regarding revision, 25–26
- Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corp., activities in Chile, 561, 571
- Denmark:
- Negotiations with United States for an agreement concerning
naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 446–448
- Representations to United States concerning Senate bill relating
to payment of advance wages to seamen on foreign vessels, 1008–1009;
U. S. reply, 1009
- Diplomatic relations between Bolivia and Paraguay, proposed
reestablishment of, 818, 819, 820, 821, 860, 893, 895, 896, 898, 910–911, 918, 926
- Disarmament Conference. See
London Naval Conference; Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference.
- Dominican Republic (see also under
Boundary disputes), U. S. aviation interests, 613
- Dual nationality. See
Naturalization, dual nationality, and military
service.
- Ecuador, Pan American Airways interests, 547,
551
- Estonia, inconclusive negotiations with United States for convention
concerning naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 449–451
- Finland, negotiations with United States for treaty of naturalization,
451–452
- Five-Power Naval Conference. See
London Naval Conference.
- Foreigners, Treatment of, International Conference on. See
Treatment of Foreigners.
- France (see also
London Naval Conference; Treaty for the Renunciation of War; also
under
Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament
Conference: Naval armament limitation):
- Aviation: Interests in Latin America, 543, 566, 570, 571–572, 614,
615, 616, 619, 623–624, 624–635, 642; negotiations and agreement with
United States covering certain questions of aerial navigation, 532–536, 539n
, 539; permission for American planes to
operate over French territory in Latin America, question of, 556–557, 569, 570–577, 580–581, 584,
622–623,
624–635
- Italo-French naval parity, question of, 59–60, 107, 133–134, 134–135, 269–270, 271,
272, 283, 287, 298, 306
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, U.
S.-French negotiations for an agreement concerning, 452–457
- Geneva Convention of 1906. See
Conference for Revision of the Geneva Convention of 1906
.
- Germany:
- Aviation:
- Aerial navigation: German proposals used as basis for
revision of international convention of 1919, 489, 490–491, 497–507, 513–514; negotiations
and agreement with United States covering certain questions
of, 532n
,
536, 539n
, 539
- Interests in Latin America, 543, 546, 549, 552, 553, 570, 571–572, 573, 574, 594, 601, 610, 618, 619–620, 642
- Commercial treaty with United States, 1923,
431–432,
986, 1001, 1002
- Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, German
proposals in connection with, 66, 67–68, 69, 72, 86
- Representations to United States concerning Senate bill relating
to payment of advance wages to seamen on foreign vessels, 1005
- Good offices. See
Boundary disputes.
- Great Britain (see also
London Naval Conference; Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference):
- Aviation: Interests in Latin America, 623–624, 625; negotiations and agreement with
United States covering certain questions of aerial navigation, 518–525, 539n
, 539; permission for American planes to
operate over British territory in Latin America, 557, 558,
566, 567, 568, 577, 598, 607, 609–610, 611–612, 617,
620
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service,
negotiations with United States for convention concerning, 457–458
- Safety of Life at Sea, International Conference, invitation to
United States to participate, and U. S. acceptance, 372, 380
- U. S. Senate bill relating to payment of advance wages to seamen
on foreign vessels, representations to United States concerning,
1006–1007; U. S. reply, 1009n
- Greece, negotiations with United States for naturalization treaty, 458–465; temporary
measures of Greek Government pending conclusion of treaty, 461–462, 464–465
- Guatemala (see also under
Boundary disputes), aviation: Latin American
Airways, negotiations and signing of contract, 635–650; French interests, 642; German interests, 642; Pan American Airways, negotiations and signing of contract,
557, 576, 577, 578–580, 581–582, 583, 584–585, 595–597, 602–603, 605–606, 607–609; Pickwick
Airways interests, 578–579, 581, 583, 595, 597, 607, 608, 650–652
- Haiti (see also
Boundary disputes: Dominican
Republic-Haiti): Interest in certain provisions of draft
international convention on the treatment of foreigners, 434–435, 438; U. S. aviation interests, 613, 624n
- Honduras (see also
Guatemala–Honduras
and
Honduras–Nicaragua
under
Boundary disputes), Pan American Airways contract,
550, 553, 555, 556, 560, 598, 599
- Hoover, Herbert: Arbitration of Guatemala-Honduras boundary dispute,
Honduran insistence, 947, 953–954; Memorial Day address, Map 30, 113–116; message to Congress, Dec.
3, v–xxx; submission to Chile and Peru of
terms of settlement of Tacna-Arica dispute, arrangements, 732–733, 734, 738, 739, 740, 742, 744, 745–746, 750, 754, 754–755, 757, 765–766, 768, 769, 770, 771–772, 773–775, 775–776, 779, 780–784, 786, 788, 794–797
- Import and export prohibitions and restrictions, abolition
of, text of protocol, signed Dec. 20, concerning the
entry into force of the international convention of 1927 and supplementary agreement of 1928,
424–428
- Irish Free State, negotiations and agreement with United States covering
certain questions of aerial navigation, 530–532, 539n
, 539
- Italy (see also
London Naval Conference):
- Aviation: Demonstration flights in United States, U. S.
permission, 525, 526; negotiations and agreement with United States
covering certain questions of aerial navigation, 525–530, 539n
, 539
- Franco-Italian naval parity, question of, 59–60, 107, 133–134, 134–135, 269–270, 271,
272, 283, 287, 298, 306
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service,
negotiations with United States for convention concerning, 465–467
- Japan (see also
London Naval Conference; Narcotic drugs), attitude toward U. S.–British naval
conversations during sixth session of Preparatory Commission for the
Disarmament Conference, 101, 106, 107–108
- Kellogg-Briand Pact. See
Treaty for the Renunciation of War.
- Latin American Airways. See under
Aviation: U. S. interests.
- Latvia, inconclusive negotiations with United States for convention
concerning naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 449–451
- League of Nations (see also
Counterfeiting Currency, Conference for the Suppression
of; Permanent Court of International
Justice; Preparatory Commission for the
Disarmament Conference; Treatment of
Foreigners, International Conference): Advisory Committee on Opium
and Other Dangerous Drugs, recommendation cited, 390; relation to the International Commission for Air Navigation,
question of, 504, 511–512
- Lithuania, negotiations with United States for treaty concerning
naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 449–451; conclusion
of treaty (1937), 451
- London Naval Conference to be held in 1930, preliminaries, 112–316
- Address by President Hoover, May 30, text,
113–116
- Address by U. S. Ambassador in Great Britain before Society of the
Pilgrims, June 18:
- Attitude of British Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary,
117, 118; of Japanese Ambassador in Great Britain,
117–118
- Text, 121–128
- Arrangements:
- Invitation by British Government:
- Acceptances, 265–269
- Draft, 235–238; U. S. objections and
revised draft, 244–246, 253
- Issuance of invitations, procedure, 257, 259, 262–263
- Plans and preliminary discussions, 228, 231, 235
- Text of identic notes dated Oct.
7, 263–265
- Meeting of nontechnical representatives of the five
powers: Recommendation of U. S. Ambassadors in Great Britain
and Belgium, 132–135; U. S.-British discussions
concerning time and place of meeting and work to be done,
135–140, 141, 149, 163
- Naval experts as members of the delegations, question of,
248–249, 250, 272–273
- Place and date of meeting, question of, 138, 141, 143, 164, 225, 228, 230, 231, 272, 273, 291
- Procedure, tentative outline, 290–291, 294–295, 296–297
- U. S. delegation, British request for list, 291–292
- British-American conversations (see also
Arrangements, supra), 112–113, 117, 118–119, 120–121, 128–129, 130–131, 136, 137–143, 144,
145–146,
147–182,
183–188,
190–203,
203–235,
238–243,
246–250,
253–256,
259–260
- Arrangements for U. S. Ambassador in Belgium to go to
London for consultation on naval questions, 128–129, 130
- Discussions concerning—
- Anglo-American parity (see
also
Cruisers, infra), 137–138, 139, 148–149, 150, 152, 153–154, 158, 159, 162, 167, 170–172, 183, 192, 196, 197, 198–199, 208, 216, 224, 247, 254
- Battleships and aircraft carriers, 142, 148, 149–150, 162, 166, 208, 224, 243, 255
- Cruisers (see
also
Reduction
and
Yardstick, infra), 144, 147–148, 150–152, 154, 155–156, 156–158, 159, 160–161, 162–163, 164–166, 167–170, 174–182, 183–188, 190–191, 192–194, 197, 198–199, 200–203, 203–205, 206, 207, 208–209, 213–214, 215–216, 217–218, 220–223, 224–225, 226–228, 229, 230–231, 238–239, 240–243, 247, 249–250, 255–256, 260
- Destroyers and submarines, 148–149, 150, 154, 162, 163, 166, 208, 209, 224, 243, 255
- Kellogg-Briand Pact as startingpoint toward
agreement, 136, 140, 153, 162, 208, 224
- Police craft, British need for, 178, 187, 188, 191, 194–195, 196, 198, 205–206, 209, 218, 230
- Reduction of naval armament, 167, 168, 168–169, 170–171, 172–174, 175, 183, 184, 196, 246–247, 248, 260
- Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, 142, 148, 162, 163, 208, 224, 243
- Yardstick by which parity should be
measured, 129, 135, 139–140, 142–143, 148, 149, 151, 152, 157, 160, 162–163, 165, 173, 175, 178, 188, 192–194, 196, 197, 198, 199–200, 208–209, 209–210, 211–213, 215, 222–223, 251–252
- Initial discussions of general nature, 112–113, 120–121, 140–143, 144–146
- Principles of U. S.-British agreement, 207–209, 224–225
- French position:
- Acceptance of invitation to Conference, 266–267
- Discussions with—
- Great Britain, 219–220, 286–287, 287–288
- United States, 119,
146, 250–253, 261–262, 270–272, 281–283, 295–296, 297–299, 304–307, 313–315; British concurrence in
U. S. reply to French inquiries, 292–293
- Italo-French parity, question of, 133–134, 134–135, 269–270, 271, 272, 283, 287, 298, 306
- Memorandum of Dec. 20 delivered to
British Government and communicated to other interested
Governments, 299–304; British attitude toward
suggestion contained in memorandum, 315–316
- Italian position:
- Acceptance of invitation to Conference, 265–266
- Discussions with—
- Franco-Italian parity, question of, 133–134, 134–135, 269–270, 271, 272, 283, 287, 298, 306
- Japanese position, discussions with Great Britain and United
States:
- Acceptance of invitation to Conference, 268–269
- British-American preliminary conversations: Conveying of
information to Japan as to subject matter of conversations,
117–118, 131, 145, 146, 160, 203, 217, 233, 257; Japanese desire for similar
conversations, 226, 233–234
- Cruiser question. See
Ratio and tonnage questions, infra.
- Offer of support of measures for armament reduction, 130, 189, 258–259
- Ratio and tonnage questions, 131–132, 160, 188–189, 203, 205, 214, 217, 219, 257–258, 273–279, 280–281, 283–286, 288–290, 307–313
- West Pacific bases, 273–274, 308, 310
- Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference,
relationship to work of Five-Power Conference, 154–155
- Visit of British Prime Minister Mac-Donald to United States to
discuss naval disarmament with President Hoover, plans for, 116–117, 118–119, 141, 143–144, 149,
154, 156, 158–159, 164, 180, 183,
185, 200, 206–207, 223, 225, 228–229, 231,
232–233,
239, 240
- Mexico (see also
Chaco dispute: Commission of
Inquiry and Conciliation), nonrepresentation at Radio Conference,
Ottawa, Jan. 21–25, 693n
- Military service, U. S. negotiations with certain European countries for
agreements and treaties regarding. See
Naturalization, dual nationality, and military
service: Negotiations.
- Monroe Doctrine, official statement and commentary by the Secretary of
State, 698–719
- Most-favored-nation principle. See
Tariff legislation inconsistent with certain U. S.
treaty obligations.
- Narcotic drugs, informal agreements between United States
and other countries for exchange of information regarding traffic in, 389–393
- Summary of arrangements between United States and various other
countries, 389
- U. S. conclusion of an agreement with Japan extending arrangement
previously concluded to include additional information:
- Proposal to Japan based on similar agreement concluded
with Great Britain, 390–391; Japanese acceptance, 391–393
- U. S. notification to diplomatic and consular officers
concerning agreement, 393
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 439–488
- Naturalization treaty between United States and Norway and Sweden,
1869, cited, 474, 475; between United
States and Portugal, 1908, cited, 478
- Negotiations for agreements and treaties between
United States and—
- Belgium, 439–444
- Bulgaria, arrangement (1930)
relative to application of naturalization treaty of 1924, 444–446
- Denmark, 446–448
- Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 449–451; conclusion of treaty with Lithuania (1937), 451
- Finland, 451–452
- France, 452–457
- Great Britain, 457–458
- Greece, 458–465; temporary measures of Greek
Government pending conclusion of naturalization treaty, 461–462, 464–465
- Italy, 465–467
- Latvia and Lithuania. See
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
supra.
- Netherlands, 467–471
- Norway, 471–475; conclusion of treaty
regarding military service (1930),
475n
- Poland, 475–477
- Portugal, 477–482
- Rumania, 482–483
- Spain, 483–485
- Sweden, 485
- Yugoslavia, 485–486
- Women of American nationality married to aliens and having dual
nationality, protection of, 487–488
- Naval armament limitation. See
London Naval Conference; Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference.
- Netherlands:
- Negotiations with United States concerning—
- Aerial navigation, agreement covering certain questions,
532n
,
536–538, 539
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service,
convention concerning, 467–471
- Permission for air mail survey flights by American planes
over Dutch Guiana, 622, 624n
- Representations to United States concerning Senate bill
relating to payment of advance wages to seamen on foreign
vessels, 1005
- Newfoundland. See
Radio Conference.
- Nicaragua (see also
Colombia-Nicaragua
and
Honduras–Nicaragua
under
Boundary disputes), aviation: German interests,
552, 553; Pan
American Airways contract, 552, 553–554, 555
- Norway:
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service,
negotiations with United States for treaty concerning, 471–475;
conclusion of treaty regarding military service, Nov. 1, 1930, 475n
- U. S. Senate bill relating to payment of advance wages to seamen
on foreign vessels, Norwegian representations concerning, 1007–1008;
U. S. reply, 1009n
- Panama (see also
Boundary disputes: Costa
Rica–Panama):
- Pan American Airways: Contract, 552–553, 554; survey flight, 548, 549
- Unperfected treaty with United States for settlement of
differences, 1926, cited, 496–497
- Pan American Airways, Inc. See under
Aviation: U. S. interests.
- Pan American commercial aviation convention, 1928,
490, 492, 493, 495–496, 500, 501, 502–503, 511
- Paraguay. See
Chaco dispute.
- Permanent Court of International Justice:
- Decision of Court not to render advisory opinion in Eastern
Carelia case (1923), cited, 2, 35–36, 37
- Protocols relating to the Court. See
Revision
and
U. S. accession
under
Statute of the Court, infra.
- Statute of the Court:
- Revision, protocol of:
- Cuban suggestion for postponement of revision
pending U. S. accession, 25–26; U. S.
position, 26
- Information and comments by Secretary General of
the League, 31
- Text, 44–53
- U. S. signature: Arrangements and authorization,
41–43; recommendation of Secretary of State,
31–40
- U. S. accession, negotiations for protocol
to meet Senate reservations:
- Nonacceptability to United States of 1926 draft protocol, 1–4
- Recommendation by Committee of Jurists—report to
League Council and draft protocol:
- Conference to consider, 21–22, 22–23; adoption of draft protocol, 30
- Signature of protocol by League members,
29–31
- Text of protocol, 53–58; of
report, 16–21
- Transmittal to United States, and
discussions concerning, 11–12, 14–21, 24, 25, 28–29
- U. S. favorable attitude, 12–14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26–28; submission to the Senate, question of,
14, 22, 24, 28
- U. S. signature of protocol: Arrangements
and authorization, 41–43;
recommendation of Secretary of State, 31–40
- Working agreement, draft and modifications, 4–11
- U. S. accession to Statute of the Court, proposed. See under
Statute, supra.
- Peru (see also
Tacna-Arica controversy), aviation: Chilean
proposal for conference concerning aviation, information and discussions
concerning, 570, 571–574, 576, 583–584, 586, 587–588, 594–595; German interests, 573, 594, 595; Pan American Airways interests, 574, 585, 586–587, 588, 588–589, 593–594, 601, 610
- Pickwick Airways, interests in Guatemala, 578–579, 581, 583, 595, 597, 607, 608, 650–652
- Poland: Invitation to United States to participate in Second International
Diplomatic Conference on Private Aeronautical Law, and U. S. acceptance in
unofficial capacity, 540–541; negotiations with United States concerning naturalization
treaty, Polish willingness to enter informal agreement pending conclusion of
treaty, 475–477
- Portugal, negotiations with United States concerning naturalization, dual
nationality, and military service, 477–482
- Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, sixth
session (see also under
London Naval Conference), 65–111
- Agenda and preliminary plans of League of Nations, 65–69; U. S.
approval, 69
- British position on disarmament problems (see
also under
Naval armament limitation, infra), 78–80
- Chinese proposal for abolition of conscription in favor of
voluntary armies, 97–98; U. S. position, 98
- Naval armament limitation:
- British-American discussions concerning—
- Franco-Italian parity, question of, 107
- French thesis, U. S. views concerning, 75–76,
77, 92, 102, 109, 110–111
- German proposal for establishment of special committee of
five principal naval powers, 86;
U. S. attitude, 86
- Soviet proposals, 87
- U. S. views:
- Instructions to delegation, 74–78
- Method of approach to naval problem, set forth in
addresses by Chairman of delegation, 91–96, 102–104
- Attitude of other delegations, 96, 109
- Comment in German press, 98
- Discussions concerning, 101–102, 105–108
- Proceedings, 85–86, 87–88, 97–98, 104–105
- U. S. delegation (see also
Naval armament limitation, supra):
- Addresses by Chairman, 91–96, 102–104; comments and
discussions, 96, 98, 101–102, 105–108
- Instructions, 70–78, 87,
98
- Reports, 85–86, 87–88, 96, 97–98, 104–105
- U. S. policy regarding naval armament limitation. See
Naval armament limitation, supra.
- Prisoners of war. See
Chaco dispute: Commission of
Inquiry and Conciliation: Repatriation of
prisoners; Conference for Revision of the
Geneva Convention of 1906.
- Radio Conference, Ottawa, Jan. 21–25,
693–697
- Arrangement relative to the assignment of high frequencies to
radio stations on the North American Continent: Approval, effective
Mar. 1, by Canada, Cuba, Newfoundland,
and United States, 696–697; draft text, 693–695
- Canadian invitation, 693
- Mexican nonrepresentation, 693n
- Renunciation of war. See
Treaty for the Renunciation of War.
- Root, Elihu, proposal to facilitate U. S. accession to the Statute of the
Permanent Court of International Justice, 4–11
- Rumania, negotiations with United States concerning naturalization, dual
nationality, and military service, 482–483
- Russia: Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament
Conference, Soviet proposals in connection with, 66, 71–72,
87; Sino-Soviet controversy illustrating need
for further implementation of Treaty for the Renunciation of War, 59, 61–62, 62–63, 64; U. S. policy of
nonrecognition of Soviet regime, 375–377, 378
- Safety of Life at Sea, International Conference for Revision
of the Convention of 1914, London, Apr. 16–May 31, 368–388
- Agenda, 369, 370–371
- Committees, technical, 382–383
- Convention signed May 31:
Summary, 384–388; U. S. reservation concerning Soviet regime, 375–377, 378
- Language of the conference and convention, 374, 381–382, 384
- U. S. participation:
- Authorization by Congress, 371
- British invitation and U. S. acceptance, 372, 380
- Delegation: Instructions, 368–377; list of
delegates, 380; report, 379–388; technical assistants, 374, 381
- Preparatory work, 370–371, 379–380
- Rules of procedure, U. S. approval of proposal for one
vote to each country, 377–378
- Soviet regime, U. S. reservation in connection with
signing of convention, 375–377, 378
- Salvador, Pan American Airways contract, 578,
600–601, 602, 605
- Samoan Islands, cession of Tutuila and Manua Islands to United States,
1010–1017
- Instruments of cession, 1900 and 1904, texts, 1010–1012, 1013–1015;
replies by President Theodore Roosevelt, 1012–1013, 1015–1016
- Joint Resolutions of Congress, Feb. 20 and
May 22, 1929, providing for acceptance,
ratification, and confirmation of cession, 1016–1017
- Seamen on foreign vessels, U. S. Senate bill relating to payment of
advance wages to, 1005–1009
- Short wave radio conference. See
Radio Conference.
- Spain, negotiations with United States concerning—
- Aerial navigation, proposed agreement covering certain questions,
532n
, 538–539
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 483–485
- Sweden, consideration of U. S. proposal of convention concerning
naturalization, dual nationality, and military service, 485; conclusion of treaty with United States
regarding military service (1933), 485n
- Switzerland, invitation to United States to participate in Conference for
Revision of the Geneva Convention of 1906, 317
- Tacna-Arica controversy between Chile and Peru, final
settlement through direct negotiations facilitated by U. S. good offices,
720–817, 842
- Arbitral proceedings: Suspension of Boundary Commission
activities, 725, 812; termination by Arbitrator’s opinion, Aug. 2, text, 811–813; U. S. opposition to
suggested substitution of arbitral award for agreement resulting
from direct negotiations, 788, 793–794
- Bolivia, attitude toward negotiations and representations against
settlement prejudicial to Bolivian aspirations for Pacific port,
725–726,
776–778,
779, 784, 786–787, 788–793, 802–803, 805–806, 807–810, 813–816, 842; U.
S. attitude, 778, 779, 780–781, 787,
802–803,
804–805,
805–806,
808, 809, 816–817, 842
- Negotiations between Chile and Peru for settlement on basis of
division of territory:
- Bolivian interest in proposed settlement, 725–726, 776–778, 779, 784, 786–787, 788–793, 802–803, 805–806, 842; U. S.
attitude, 778, 779, 780–781, 787, 802–803, 804–805, 805–806, 842
- Initiation by Chile, 720
- Terms of settlement:
- Arrangements for submission to Chile
and Peru by U. S. President, 732–733, 734, 738, 739, 740, 742, 744, 745–746, 750, 754, 754–755, 757, 765–766, 768, 769, 770, 771–772, 773–775, 775–776, 779, 780–784, 786, 788, 794–797
- Discussions, general, 722–723, 727–728, 731–732, 743, 749, 750, 752, 754–755, 757, 768, 769, 770–776, 779, 780–784, 785–786, 788, 794–797
- Port facilities for Peru, discussions of economic,
engineering, and political difficulties involved,
722–723, 727, 728, 729, 730–732, 733–734, 734–738, 739–740, 740–742, 742–754, 756–757, 757–765, 766–768, 769–770, 783
- Submission to Chile and Peru, 799–800; acceptances, 800–802
- Text, 798–799
- U. S. good offices (see also
Terms of settlement: Arrangements for submission, supra): Efforts to encourage
settlement, 720, 723, 724–725, 726–727, 728, 729–730, 732–733, 733–734, 737, 738, 738–740, 741–742, 745–746, 747–748, 750, 752, 753, 754, 755–756, 757, 765–766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771–772, 773–774, 775–776, 779, 780–781, 782, 783, 788, 793, 794, 803–805; facilitation
of engineering surveys for proposed Peruvian port, 721–724, 725, 740, 746, 747–748, 750–751
- Treaty and secret protocol:
- U. S. good offices. See under
Negotiations, supra.
- Tariff Act of 1922, proposed revision. See
Tariff legislation.
- Tariff legislation inconsistent with certain U. S. treaty
obligations, attitude of Department of State, 985–1004
- Trade mark and commercial protection and registration of trade marks,
convention and protocol between United States and other American Republics,
text signed Feb. 20, 670–692
- Trade Mark Bureau, Inter-American, 683–692
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Amelioration of condition of the wounded and sick of armies in the
field, international convention for, text signed July 27, 321–335
- Arbitration. See under
Arbitration.
- Aviation. See
Aviation: Conventions.
- Boundary treaties. See
Boundary treaties.
- Conciliation. See under
Conciliation.
- Counterfeiting currency. See
Counterfeiting Currency, Conference for the
Suppression of: Convention.
- Four-power treaty relating to insular possessions in the Pacific
(1921), cited, 61, 64
- Friendship, commerce, and consular rights, U. S.–Germany, 1923, 431–432, 986,
1001, 1002
- Geneva Convention of 1906. See
Conference for Revision of the Geneva Convention
of 1906.
- Import and export prohibitions and restrictions. See
Import and export prohibitions.
- Kellogg-Briand Pact. See
Treaty for the Renunciation of War.
- Narcotic drugs, informal agreements. See
Narcotic drugs.
- Naturalization, dual nationality, and military service. See
Naturalization, dual nationality, and military
service.
- Nine-power treaty relating to China (1922),
cited, 61
- Permanent Court of International Justice, protocols relating to.
See
Permanent Court of International Justice:
Statute of the Court.
- Prisoners of war, international convention relative to treatment
of, text signed July 27, 336–367
- Radio arrangement between Canada, Cuba, Newfoundland, and United
States. See
Radio Conference.
- Radiotelegraph Convention of 1927, cited,
385–386,
694
- Renunciation of war. See
Treaty for the Renunciation of War.
- Safety of life at sea. See
Safety of Life at Sea, International
Conference: Convention.
- Sanitary Convention of 1926, cited, 376–377
- Trade mark and commercial protection and registration of trade
marks, convention and protocol between United States and other
American Republics, text signed Feb. 20, 670–692
- Treatment of foreigners. See
Treatment of Foreigners, International
Conference on: Convention.
- U. S.–Panama, unperfected treaty for the settlement of points of
difference, 1926, cited, 496–497
- Versailles Treaty, 506–507
- Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, cited,
75, 78,
142, 148, 162, 163, 208, 224, 243,
264
- Treatment of Foreigners, International Conference on, Paris,
Nov. 5–Dec. 5, 429–438
- American representation in a consultative capacity (see also
Convention, infra):
- League of Nations invitation and U. S. acceptance, 429–430
- Representative: Instructions, 430–433, 434; opening statement, and
comments thereon, 434, 436–438
- U. S. position in regard to treatment of foreigners, 430–433
- Convention, international:
- Haitian concern in connection with provision under art. 18, 434–435; U. S. views,
438
- U. S. signature, question of:
- Australian suggestion for facilitating, 435–436; U. S. attitude, 436
- Inability to sign, based on policy of
nonconclusion of treaties with foreign powers which
affect legislative power of the several states, 430–431, 433–434, 430–438
- Treaty for the Renunciation of War (1928):
- Cited, 38–39, 114, 121, 136, 140, 153,
162, 208, 224, 263, 300
- U. S.-French informal discussions concerning further
implementation, 59–64; French draft of a multilateral declaration, 63–64
- Tri-Motors Safety Airways. See under
Aviation: U. S. interests.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Russia.
- Uruguay (see also
Chaco dispute: Commission of
Inquiry and Conciliation), aviation: French interests, 543; U. S. interests, 565, 566, 615, 621, 622
- U. S. Congress:
- Deficiency appropriation act, 1929, cited,
371
- Joint Resolutions of—
-
May 28, 1928, concerning U. S.
negotiation of agreements on naturalization, dual
nationality, and military service, 449, 452, 472, 484
-
Dec. 7, 1928, concerning U. S.
participation in International Conference on Safety of Life
at Sea, 371
-
Feb. 20 and May
22, 1929, providing for acceptance, ratification
and confirmation of the cession to the United States of
certain islands of the Samoan group, 1016–1017
- Revision of Tariff Act of 1922, proposed.
See
Tariff legislation.
- Senate:
- U. S. Department of Commerce: Opinion as to desirability of a U.
S.-British agreement covering reciprocal recognition of airworthiness
certificates, 519; recommendation for suspension
of U. S. Senate action on Aerial Navigation Convention of 1919, 491–492, 495, 517; Tri-Motors Safety Airways survey flights, request for
Department of State assistance in arrangements with foreign governments,
612
- U. S. Department of Labor, views on the draft convention for the treatment
of foreigners, 432–433
- U. S. military attaches, participation in exchange of Bolivian and
Paraguayan prisoners, 838–839, 847, 849, 851, 853, 854, 855, 855–856, 857, 858
- U. S. Post Office Department, air mail: Contract with Pan American
Airways, 557–558,
559, 561–562, 563, 564, 566, 568, 571, 585, 586, 602, 604–605, 644; request for
diplomatic support for American companies awarded contracts for carrying
mail to foreign countries, policy of Department of State, 542–545
- U. S. Treasury Department, views on draft convention for the treatment of
foreigners, 432
- Venezuela, aviation:
- French interests, 543, 614, 615,
623
- U. S. interests:
- Pan American Airways: Negotiations for contract, 558–559, 562, 563, 560–567, 604, 614; survey and good-will flights, 551, 586, 588, 594
- Tri-Motors Safety Airways: Contract, 614, 615, 623; survey flights, 614, 620
- Versailles Treaty, 506–507
- Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, cited, 75, 78, 142, 148, 162, 163, 208, 224, 243, 264
- Women of American nationality married to aliens and having dual
nationality, protection of, 487–488
- Yugoslavia, negotiations with United States concerning proposed
naturalization treaty, 485–486