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  3. Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1929, Volume III
  4. Negotiations in regard to the administration of the Turtle Islands and to the boundary between the Philippine Islands and British North Borneo

Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1929, Volume III

Negotiations in regard to the administration of the Turtle Islands and to the boundary between the Philippine Islands and British North Borneo62

62. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1928, vol. ii, pp. 985–986.


[54] Memorandum of a Conference Held at 10 A.M., July 24, 1929, Regarding the Turtle Islands Boundary Negotiations

July 24, 1929, 10 a.m.

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[55] Memorandum of a Conference Held at 10 A.M., July 29, 1929, Regarding the Turtle Islands Boundary Negotiations

July 29, 1929, 10 a.m.

711.4115A/60


[56] Memorandum of a Conference Held at 4 P.M., July 31, 1929, Regarding the Turtle Islands Boundary Negotiations

July 31, 1929, 4 p.m.

711.4115A/60


[57] Memorandum of a Conference Held at 10 A.M., August 2, 1929, Regarding the Turtle Islands Boundary Negotiations

August 2, 1929, 10 a.m.

711.4115A/76


[58] Memorandum by Mr. John K. Caldwell of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs

[Washington,] August 3, 1929.

711.4115A/75


[59] The Secretary of State to the British Chargé (Campbell)

Washington, November 20, 1929.

711.4115A/70

Contents

  • List of Papers
  • Great Britain:
    • Visit of the British Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald, to the United States, October 4–10, 1929 (Documents 1–9)
    • Question of acceptance as deportees from Great Britain of persons presumed to have lost American citizenship acquired by naturalization (Documents 10–12)
    • Reciprocal customs privileges accorded to American and British consular officers (Documents 13–16)
    • Protection of American lives and property in Palestine endangered by conflict between Arabs and Jews (Documents 17–47)
    • Representations for protection of American rights under Palestine Mandate Convention in connection with bids for construction of harbor works at Haifa (Documents 48–53)
    • Negotiations in regard to the administration of the Turtle Islands and to the boundary between the Philippine Islands and British North Borneo (Documents 54–59)
    • Inquiry regarding British policy respecting the holding and operation by foreigners of petroleum concessions in territories such as Bahrein (Documents 60–61)
  • Greece:
    • Arrangement between the United States and Greece granting relief from double income tax on shipping profits (Documents 62–65)
    • Unsuccessful efforts to secure servicing by International Financial Commission of proposed J. & W. Seligman & Co. loan to Greece (Documents 66–97)
    • Representations on behalf of American firms interested in radio and telephone concessions in Greece (Documents 98–122)
    • Relaxation with regard to American clergymen of certain restrictions imposed by the Greek Government on entry of ministers of religion (Document 123)
  • Guatemala:
    • Agreement between the United States and Guatemala to submit the Shufeldt claim to arbitration (Documents 124–166)
    • Boundary dispute with Honduras. (See volume I, General.)
  • Haiti:
    • Decision of President Borno not to become a candidate for reelection (Documents 167–176)
    • Students’ strike and declaration of martial law (Documents 177–217)
    • The President’s Commission for the Study and Review of Conditions in the Republic of Haiti (Documents 218–221)
    • General instructions to the High Commissioner in Haiti (Documents 222–225)
    • Good offices on behalf of French holders of old bonds of the National Railroad of Haiti (Documents 226–233)
    • Boundary dispute with Dominican Republic. (See volume I, General.)
  • Honduras:
    • Representations on behalf of American insurance companies doing business in Honduras against stamp tax and cash deposit discrimination (Documents 234–238)
    • Boundary dispute with Guatemala. (See volume I, General.)
    • Boundary dispute with Nicaragua. (See volume I, General.)
  • Hungary:
    • Treaties of arbitration and conciliation between the United States and Hungary, signed January 26, 1929 (Documents 239–240)
  • Irish Free State:
    • Liability to taxation of property leased by the Irish Free State for Legation purposes (Documents 241–242)
  • Japan:
    • Declaration by Japan upon ratification, on June 27, 1929, of the treaty for the renunciation of war (Documents 243–266)
    • Objection by Japan to visits of American naval vessels to unopened ports on islands under mandate to Japan (Documents 267–273)
    • Informal representations respecting apparently discriminatory features in the Japanese lumber tariff (Documents 274–280)
  • Latvia:
    • Representations against the application of a residence or sojourn tax to American citizens in Latvia (Documents 281–284)
    • Treaties of arbitration and conciliation between the United States and Latvia. (See volume II, under Estonia.)
  • Liberia:
    • Appointment of the International Commission of Inquiry Into the Existence of Slavery and Forced Labor in the Republic of Liberia (Documents 285–341)
    • Appointment of Dr. Howard F. Smith of the United States Public Health Service as Chief Medical Adviser to the Republic of Liberia (Documents 342–363)
  • Luxemburg:
    • Treaties of arbitration and conciliation between the United States and Luxemburg, signed April 6, 1929 (Documents 364–367)
  • Mexico:
    • The insurrection in Mexico (Documents 368–524)
    • Conventions between the United States and Mexico extending duration of Special and General Claims Commissions provided for in conventions of 1923, signed August 17 and September 2, 1929 (Documents 525–555)
    • Attitude of the Department of State regarding an en bloc settlement of the claims of American citizens against Mexico (Documents 556–557)
    • Renewed negotiations for a settlement of the dispute over the Rio Grande boundary (Documents 558–563)
    • Good offices of Ambassador Morrow in facilitating negotiations between the Mexican Government and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church (Documents 564–566)
  • Morocco:
    • Reservation of rights by the United States in the application of taxes to American citizens and protégés in the French Zone in Morocco (Documents 567–572)
    • Negotiations concerning claims and proposed recognition by the United States of the Spanish Zone in Morocco (Documents 573–584)
    • Reservation of rights by the United States in the application of taxes to American citizens and protégés in the Tangier International Zone (Documents 585–606)
    • Nonacquiescence by the United States in the application to American vessels of the tariff of the Tangier Port Concession Company (Documents 607–610)
    • Reservation of American rights with respect to proposed changes in the administration of Cape Spartel Light (Documents 611–612)
  • Netherlands:
    • Arbitration agreement with the Netherlands further extending the duration of the convention of May 2, 1908 (Document 613)
    • Interest of the United States in maintaining equal rights for American oil companies with those of other countries with regard to petroleum mining concessions (Documents 614–619)
  • Nicaragua:
    • Assistance by the United States marines in the suppression of bandit activities in Nicaragua (Documents 620–655)
    • Granting of asylum in Mexico to General Sandino as a political refugee from Nicaragua (Documents 656–673)
    • Concern of the Department of State over repressive measures of President Moncada (Documents 674–701)
    • Disinclination of the United States to consent to amendments to the Guardia Nacional Agreement (Documents 702–724)
    • Objections to Nicaraguan law granting courtesy rank of minister to certain officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps (Documents 725–733)
    • Assistance by the United States in the supervision of elections in Nicaragua (Documents 734–739)
    • Assistance by the Department of State in reorganizing the finances of Nicaragua (Documents 740–768)
    • Assistance by the Department of State in the establishment of the Provisional Claims Commission (Documents 769–797)
    • Assistance by the United States in making surveys for roads in Nicaragua (Documents 798–810)
    • Nicaraguan canal survey (Documents 811–814)
    • Boundary dispute with Colombia. (See volume I, General.)
    • Boundary dispute with Honduras. (See volume I, General.)
  • Norway:
    • Arbitration treaty between the United States and Norway, signed February 20, 1929 (Documents 815–821)
    • Annexation by Norway of the Island of Jan Mayen (Documents 822–825)
    • Assertion by Norway to sovereignty over Bouvet Island and other specified regions in the Antarctic (Documents 826–832)
  • Panama:
    • Request by the Government of Panama that the unperfected treaty of July 28, 1926, be reconsidered in its entirety (Documents 833–838)
    • Agreement between the United States and Panama for regulations governing commercial aviation in Panama (Document 839)
    • Reservation by the United States of its right of control of radio communication throughout Panama (Documents 840–844)
    • Boundary dispute with Costa Rica. (See volume I, General.)
  • Paraguay:
    • The Chaco dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay. (See volume I, General.)
  • Persia:
    • Attitude of the Department of State with respect to the Persian nationality law of 1929 (Documents 845–846)
  • Peru:
    • Tacna-Arica dispute: Good offices of the United States in the final settlement of issues between Chile and Peru; representations by Bolivia. (See volume I, General.)
  • Portugal:
    • Arbitration treaty between the United States and Portugal, signed March 1, 1929 (Document 847)
  • Rumania:
    • Treaties of arbitration and conciliation between the United States and Rumania, signed March 21, 1929 (Documents 848–854)
    • Proposal by the United States to conclude a commercial treaty following denunciation by Rumania of the agreement of February 26, 1926 (Documents 855–857)
    • Settlement of the claim of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey arising out of the destruction of property in 1916 (Documents 858–859)
  • Siam:
    • Proposed treaties of arbitration and conciliation between the United States and Siam (Documents 860–863)
  • Spain:
    • Representations to the Spanish Government for fair compensation to American interests for property taken by the Spanish petroleum monopoly (Documents 864–877)
    • Spanish representations with regard to alleged grievances arising from difficulties encountered in export trade with the United States (Documents 878–882)
    • Arrangement between the United States and Spain for the settlement of reciprocal claims (Documents 883–885)
    • Reciprocal exemption from taxation and customs duties on motor vehicles belonging to consular officers (Documents 886–889)
  • Turkey:
    • Treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Turkey, signed October 1, 1929 (Documents 890–914)
    • Turkish declaration to the United States respecting the Turco-Soviet protocol of December 17, 1929 (Documents 915–916)
  • Union of South Africa:
    • Establishment of direct diplomatic relations between the United States and the Union of South Africa (Documents 917–923)
  • Venezuela:
    • Establishment of cable service with Venezuela by All America Cables, Incorporated (Documents 924–933)
  • Yugoslavia:
    • Treaties of arbitration and conciliation between the United States and Yugoslavia, signed January 21, 1929 (Documents 934–935)
  • Index

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