Index

• Agreements. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Albania, naturalization treaty with United States, signed Apr. 5, 115–117
• “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Austrian opposition to showing of, 118–120
• American Chamber of Commerce in France, opposition to French quota system, 210, 211–212, 214, 215
• Anglo-Persian Oil Co., interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See Great Britain: Petroleum concession.
• Argentina, attitude concerning German proposal of tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary, 338, 339, 340, 341, 343
• Austria, 118–133
  • “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Austrian opposition to the showing of the motion picture, 118–120
  • American Jews enrolled in University of Vienna, U. S. representations against mistreatment of, 120–133
    • Account of abuses and U. S. efforts to obtain protection for students, 120–129, 131
    • Austrian expressions of regret and assurances of protection, 121, 122–123, 125, 126, 128–129, 132–133; attitude of Austrian press, 129–131, 132
  • National Socialist students, clash with Jewish students on Vienna campus. See American Jews, supra.
• Aviation, arrangements between United States and—
  • Belgium, reciprocal recognition of certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft, exchange of notes signed Oct. 22, 138–140
  • Canada, governing certain flights of military aircraft, exchange of notes signed Sept. 16, 98–101
  • Germany: Air navigation arrangement, exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 352–358; reciprocal recognition of certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft, exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 349–351
  • Netherlands, proposed, 492–498
• Bahamas, U. S. efforts to obtain from Bahaman authorities information concerning vessels suspected of smuggling liquor into United States, 45–52
• Belgium, 134–140, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • Arrangements with United States regarding reciprocal recognition of—
    • Certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft, exchange of notes signed Oct 22, 138–140
    • Load line certificates, exchange of notes signed Oct. 7, 1931, Feb. 4 and Apr. 9, 1932, 134–138
  • Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
• Bessarabia, controversy between Russia and Rumania concerning, 503–508
• Brazil, attitude toward British proposal to grant a preference to Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom, 31, 35
• Bulgaria, provisional agreement with United States with respect to commercial relations, effected by exchange of notes signed Aug. 18, 141–145
• Cameroons, 32
• Canada, 63–113
  • Agreements with United States. See Aviation, Radio broadcasting, and Unperfected treaty relating to the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway, infra.
  • Aviation, arrangement with United States respecting reciprocal blanket permission for flights of military aircraft, effected by exchange of notes signed Sept. 16, 98–101
  • Discrimination against American tug boats in Canadian waters, U. S. representations regarding, 105–111; Canadian reply, 112–113
  • Doctors desiring to enter United States to serve as internes, Canadian representations to United States on behalf of, 102–104; U. S. reclassification of internes under Immigration Act of 1924, 104–105
  • Great Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway. See Unperfected treaty with United States, infra.
  • Josephine K., case of. See Seizure, infra.
  • Radio broadcasting, arrangement with United States effected by exchange of notes signed May 5, 92–98
    • Texts of notes, 92–95
    • Transmittal of information to Mexico concerning arrangement, 95–98
  • Seizure by U. S. Coast Guard of Canadian vessel Josephine K., 78–92
    • Information concerning seizure, 78–81
    • Position of Canadian Government:
      • Insistence that seizure was violation of liquor-smuggling convention of Jan. 28, 1924, 81–85, 87–88
      • Unwillingness to accept jurisdiction of U. S. District Court, 86–87
    • U. S. defense of seizure, 86, 88–92
  • Shipping regulations. See Discrimination against American tug boats, supra.
  • St. Lawrence Waterway. See Unperfected treaty with United States, infra.
  • Unperfected treaty with United States relating to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep waterway, 63–78
    • Report of Joint Board of Engineers, Apr. 9, 63–69; submittal to Senate along with text of treaty, 63n
    • Text signed July 18, 69–78
• Capitulations. See Egypt: Mixed Courts.
• Citizenship (see also U. S. citizens): Status and liability for military service in Yugoslavia of former Hungarian subject naturalized in United States, question of, 617–620; status of U. S. nationals exercising political rights in Russia, 521–526
• Claims. See Finland; Great Britain: Agreement with United States; and under Germany.
• Coasting regulations, Canadian, 105–113
• Commercial treaties and agreements:
  • Great Britain–Italy, commerce and navigation (1883), cited, 33
  • Great Britain–Spain (1922), 37
  • Perso-Soviet convention of establishment, commerce and navigation (1931). See Persia.
  • Spanish agreements with France and with Italy (1931), cited, 539, 540, 542
  • Tariff arrangements of Germany with Rumania and with Hungary (1931). See Germany: Tariff arrangements.
  • U. S.-Bulgaria, provisional agreement signed Aug. 18, 141–145
  • U. S.-Cuba (1902), cited, 144
  • U. S.-Denmark, friendship, commerce and navigation (1826), cited, 153
  • U. S.-France, modus vivendi of 1927, cited, 196, 198, 208, 221, 222, 228, 248, 255, 348
  • U. S.-Germany, friendship, commerce and consular rights (1923), 141, 142, 143, 338, 362–363, 375–376, 382
  • U. S.-Great Britain (1815), cited, 29, 30, 32
  • U. S.-Persia, provisional agreement of 1928, 795–798, 802, 806, 811
• Communists, relation to political parties in Germany, 304–306, 316, 320
• Customs. See Norway; and under Yugoslavia.
• Czechoslovakia, restrictions on importation of American tractors, U. S. representations against, 146–152; Czechoslovak reply, 152
• Danubian Confederation, 338, 342–343, 345
• Denmark (see also Iceland), 153–175
  • Exchange Control Board. See Trade discrimination, infra.
  • Load line certificates, arrangement with United States regarding reciprocal recognition of, exchange of notes signed Jan. 16, 173–175
  • Trade discrimination in respect to American commerce on part of Danish Exchange Control Board, U. S. representations against, 153–173
    • Cases of discrimination against U. S. trade reported and U. S. protest that discrimination violates treaty of 1826, 153–160, 162–166, 167–170
    • Danish defense of “mutual trade balance” and censure of U. S. tariff, 158–162, 166–167, 170–173
• Diplomatic and consular officers. See Italy: U. S. citizens; Norway.
• Disarmament Conference, 503, 504, 505
• Discrimination. See Denmark: Trade discrimination; Estonia; France: Double taxation and Quotas; Germany: Import quotas; Greece: American loan and Foreign currency; Persia; also under Canada, Rumania, and Spain: Trade grievances.
• Double taxation. See under France.
• Dual nationality, 440–441, 443–448
• Egypt, 621–658
  • Decrees restricting automotive traffic and increasing taxes on motor vehicles, U. S. representations against, 640–646, 648, 654–655; Egyptian position, 644, 645, 646–653
  • Mixed Courts, U. S. interest in principle of equal representation among principal capitulatory powers, 621–628
    • Appointment of an additional American judge to Mixed Courts, U. S. desire for, 622–623, 624–628; information concerning British and Egyptian positions, 621–622, 623–624
    • British influence and representation on Mixed Courts, observations concerning, 623, 624, 624–626, 628
  • Port of Alexandria, U. S. representations concerning high dues and charges, 655–658
  • Sanitary, Maritime and Quarantine Board. See U. S. representation on, infra.
  • U. S. representation on International Quarantine Board at Alexandria, U. S. efforts to obtain, 629–631, 632, 633–634, 637–639; British and Egyptian positions, 629–630, 631–633, 634–637
• Estonia, U. S. representations against discriminations in respect to American commerce under import license system, and Estonian consideration of new trade control system based on higher import duties, 176–185
• Ethiopia, 659–671
  • Franco-Ethiopian treaty of Jan. 10, 1908 (basic treaty governing Ethiopian relations with foreign powers), 664, 670
  • Reform of Special Court at Addis Ababa, U. S. cooperation with other countries in efforts to effect, 659–671; Ethiopian proposals, 662, 666–667, 670
• Fascism: Alleged pro-Fascist activities of Italian vice consuls in New York, 452–458; comparison with Nazism, 279–281
• Finance Corporation of America. See Liberia: Financial crisis and International control.
• Finland, representations to United States in support of claims arising from detention of Finnish ships in U. S. harbors, 186–187, 188–192; U. S. position, 187–188, 192–194
• Firestone Plantations Co. See Liberia: International control: Plan of Assistance: Finance Corporation of America and Firestone interests.
• France (see also Rumania: Discrimination against American company), 31, 34–35, 195–275, 281, 285–286, 291, 343, 348–349, 386, 389, 391, 392, 477–478, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • American Chamber of Commerce in France, opposition to French quotas, 210, 211–212, 214, 215
  • British proposal to grant a preference to Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom, attitude toward, 31, 34–35
  • Commercial relations with United States. See Commercial treaty, Double taxation, and Quotas, infra.
  • Commercial treaty with United States, U. S. efforts to forward negotiations, 202, 227–228, 228, 231, 237–238, 240–242, 242–243, 243–244, 244–250, 250–255, 256, 257, 258–259, 261–262, 348–349; French attitude, 227, 230, 243–244, 244–245, 247, 253, 256
  • Copper interests, American, U. S. protests regarding discrimination resulting from Franco-Belgian tax agreement, and French attitude, 238, 240, 242, 243, 250, 254, 255–256, 256–258, 260–261
  • Double taxation, U. S.-French negotiations:
    • Convention and protocol:
      • Resumption of negotiations, 262–267; French acceptance of U. S. draft of Dec. 18, 1931, 267–268
      • Text signed Apr. 27, 268–273
    • Discrimination against American trade (particularly copper) as result of Franco-Belgian tax agreement, U. S. protests and French attitude, 235–286, 237–239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 250, 255–256, 256–258, 260–261
    • Quotas on imports of American goods, relation to double taxation question, 206, 209, 215, 219, 219–220, 221
  • Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • Germany, French attitude toward Nazi movement, 281, 285–286, 291; toward proposed German tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary, 343
  • Greece: American loan of 1929, French cooperation with United States to secure equitable treatment for, 399, 407–409, 418, 421; default in payment on Refugee Loan of 1924, French representations against, 386, 389, 391, 392
  • Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany over, attitude concerning, 477–478
  • Most-favored-nation treatment, U. S. efforts to negotiate commercial treaty based on. See Commercial treaty, supra.
  • Quotas adversely affecting American trade, 195–262
    • American Chamber of Commerce in France, resolution against, 211–212; French attitude, 215
    • Double taxation question, relation to U. S.-French quota negotiations, 206, 209, 215, 219, 219–220, 221
    • U. S. efforts to forward negotiations on commercial treaty, 202, 227–228, 229, 231, 237–238, 240–242, 242–243, 243–244, 244–250, 250–255, 256, 257, 258–259, 261–262
    • U. S. representations against:
      • Contentions as to unfair basis of quotas and need for consultation with American industries prior to fixing of quotas (see also Modifications, infra), 195–204, 206–211, 219, 240; French position, 200, 201, 202, 204–206, 212–216, 217–218
      • Modifications proposed by United States in French quota practice:
        • List of changes, 216–219; negotiations and French counterproposals, 219–231
        • Rules adopted by French Government as temporary measure, 232–234
      • Motion picture industry, U. S. representations concerning restrictions affecting, 234–235, 237, 260
      • Résumé by U. S. Ambassador of existing problems, 206–209, 239–240
      • Retaliatory measures based on Smoot-Hawley tariff, possibility of, 196, 213–214, 217, 220–221, 236, 238, 242, 248
  • Quotité imposable, 207, 264, 266
  • Taxation. See Double taxation, supra, and U. S. Embassy employees, infra.
  • Trade restrictions, U. S. grievances and proposals concerning. See Commercial treaty and Quotas adversely affecting American trade, supra.
  • Treaties with United States:
    • Commercial modus vivendi of 1927, 196, 198, 208, 221, 222, 228, 248, 255, 348
    • Commercial treaty, negotiations for. See Commercial treaty, supra.
    • Convention and protocol on double taxation. See under Double taxation, supra.
  • U. S. Embassy employees in France, exemption from French income tax on basis of reciprocity, 273–275
• Germany, 276–383, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • Arrangements with United States regarding—
    • Air navigation, exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 352–358
    • Certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft, reciprocal recognition of, exchange of notes signed May 27, 30, and 31, 349–351
    • Debts. See Debt agreement, infra.
  • Claims payments under War Claims Act of 1928, U. S. consideration of revision in priorities due to uncertainty of Germany’s future ability to pay, 334–336; German position, and U. S. decision to withhold recommendation temporarily, 336–337
  • Commercial treaty with United States (1923), 141, 142, 143, 338, 362–363, 375–376, 382
  • Communists, relation to principal political parties, 304–306, 316, 320
  • Danubian Confederation, German attitude, 338, 342–343, 345
  • Debt agreement with United States of June 23, 1930, postponement of payments under:
    • Misunderstanding between United States and Germany over German reservation contained in notice of postponement of the Sept. 30 payment:
      • Refusal of United States to accept reservation, and request for statement of future intentions, 323–327; German defense of position, 327–329, 330–332
      • Settlement of difficulty upon receipt of German assurances, 330, 332–334
    • Notifications of postponement, 332–333, 337–338
  • Election results. See under Political developments, infra.
  • Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • Foreign motion picture films in Germany, U. S. representations against German restrictions on, 367–374
  • Hitler. See under Political developments: National Socialist Party, infra.
  • Import quotas on agricultural products, proposed, 358–367
    • Efforts of United States to check imposition of quotas as adversely affecting American imports, 358–360, 361–362, 364, 365–367; German position, 360–361, 365, 366–367
    • German intention to discuss proposal with interested European countries, 362–363, 364–365; U. S. position, 364
  • Interest rates on certain obligations held by U. S. citizens, U. S. representations against German decree reducing, 376–378, 381–383; German position, 379–381
  • Lausanne Conference, German representation, 297, 301, 317
  • Memel territory, conflict with Lithuania concerning. See Lithuania.
  • Mixed claims, U. S.–Germany. See Claims payments, supra.
  • Monarchy, rumors as to possible restoration of, 295–296, 298–299
  • Motion picture films, foreign, U. S. representations against German restrictions, 367–374
  • National Socialist Party. See under Political developments, infra.
  • Political developments, 276–323
    • Election results, reports of and analysis of political situation based on, 278–279, 287–288, 290–291, 302–303
    • Hitler. See under National Socialist Party, infra.
    • National Socialist Party:
      • Discord among Nazi leaders, 320–323; Strasser’s bolt from Party, significance of, 321–323
      • Election results, analysis of Party strength based on, 278–279, 287–288, 290–291, 302–303
      • French attitude toward Nazi movement, 281, 285–286, 291
      • Goebbels, conception of Party aims, 282–285
      • Goering, conception of Party aims and undertakings, 285, 315
      • Hitler, leadership in Party (see also Nazi program, infra):
        • Political future, speculation concerning, 276–288, 295–297, 299–300, 309–513, 314, 316–317, 323
        • Program and strength of following, 276–277, 313
        • Mussolini, comparison with, 277, 279–281
      • Illegal political activities including acts of treason, alleged, 288–290; dissolution of Nazi military groups by von Hindenburg government as punitive measure, 291–293
      • Nazi program (see also Hitler, supra), observations concerning popularity and substance of:
        • Aims of Party, 282–285, 299, 304–305, 315, 320
        • Fascism, comparison with, 279–281
        • Industrialists, backing of Party by, 280, 292–293, 295, 301–302, 315, 316, 320
        • Relationship to von Hindenburg government. See von Hindenburg government, infra.
        • Trade unions, strong opposition from, 280, 315
      • Polish attitude toward Nazi movement, 281, 285
      • Terrorism, renewed Nazi activities resulting in, 306–308; disciplinary decrees issued, 308–309
    • Versailles Treaty, possibility of repudiation by Germany, 296
    • von Hindenburg government:
      • Cabinet leadership, shift in, observations concerning:
        • Bruning cabinet, 291, 293–294, 298, 300–302, 311
        • von Papen cabinet, 293–295, 297, 303–306, 310, 312, 313–316, 317–319
        • von Schleicher cabinet, 318–319, 320–322
      • Presidential elections, support of government evidenced by, 287–288
  • Reparations, likelihood of repudiation by Germany, 296
  • Tardieu Plan, German attitude, 338, 342–343, 345
  • Tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary in conflict with German-American commercial treaty of Dec. 8, 1923, 338–349
    • Attitude of Argentina, India, Russia, and Turkey, 338, 340, 341, 343
    • Status of negotiations with Rumania and Hungary, 343, 344–345
    • U. S. position: German interpretation of U. S. silence as acquiescence, 338, 341–342, 344, 345; withholding of acquiescence based on treaty rights, 339–342, 344, 345–349
  • Versailles Treaty, possibility of repudiation by Germany, 296
  • von Hindenburg government. See under Political developments, supra.
  • War debts to United States. See Claims payments and Debt agreement, supra.
  • Workmen’s Compensation Act of Illinois with respect to alien beneficiaries, German representations concerning, 374–376; U. S. reply, 376
• Great Britain (see also Egypt: Mixed Courts and U. S. representation on International Quarantine Board at Alexandria; Iraq), 1–62, 386, 389, 390–391, 392–393, 399, 408, 413–414, 420, 422–423, 429, 471, 477–478, 480, 482, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671, 793–796
  • Agreement with United States to submit to an American commission claims arising from use of British inventions, 52–59
    • Discussion and negotiations leading to agreement, 52–57
    • Establishment of commission and awarding of claims, 57–59
  • Anglo-Persian Oil Co., interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See Petroleum concession, infra.
  • Claims of British inventors against U. S. Government. See Agreement with United States, supra.
  • Cooperation between British North Borneo and the Philippine Islands in the protection of turtle fisheries, 59–62
  • Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • Greece: American loan of 1929, British cooperation with United States to secure equitable treatment for, 397–399, 410–411, 413–417, 420, 421–423; default in payment on Refugee Loan of 1924, British representations against, 386, 389, 390–391, 392–393
  • Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany, attitude concerning, 471, 477–478, 480, 482
  • Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom, proposal to grant a preference to, 29–37
    • British communications to United States, 29–30, 31–32
    • Position of United States (based on commercial treaty of 1815), 30–31, 32; of other countries, 31, 33–37
    • Status of question as of Jan. 1934, 37
  • Perso-Soviet Convention of Oct. 27, 1931, representations against discriminatory features, 793–796
  • Petroleum concession from the Sheikh of Kuwait, U. S. efforts in support of American interests seeking, 1–29
    • Informal representations against inclusion in contract of “British nationality clause,” 1–7, 8, 10–11; British position, 8–10
    • Formal representations, 11–13; British assurances of willingness to omit nationality clause with consent of Sheikh of Kuwait, 13–16
    • Draft concessions submitted by American interests and British interests, delay in reaching settlement:
      • U. S. representations for equal treatment of American interests and for expediting settlement, 16–17, 19–23, 26–28, 29; British explanation of situation, 17–19, 23–26, 28
      • Nonacceptance by Sheikh of either draft, 29n
  • Turtle fisheries under jurisdiction of British North Borneo, protection of, 59–62
  • U. S. destroyers, representations to United States against reconditioning by private owners for commercial purposes of four U. S. destroyers, 38–40; U. S. review of circumstances and satisfactory disposition of the matter, 40–44
  • U. S. efforts to obtain information from authorities in the Bahamas regarding vessels suspected of smuggling liquor into United States, 45–52
• Great Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway. See Canada: Unperfected treaty with United States.
• Greece, 384–448
  • American loan of May 10, 1929, apparent discrimination against, in service of external debt, 396–429
    • Information concerning Greek intentions to service League of Nations loans while requesting postponement of Nov. 10 payment on U. S. loan, 396, 400, 409
    • U. S. insistence on equality of treatment in service of loans:
      • Cooperation of governments represented on International Financial Commission:
        • Negotiations with France, 399, 407–409, 418, 421; with Great Britain, 397–399, 410–411, 413–417, 420, 421–423; with Italy, 411–412
        • Provision for equal treatment of U. S. loan, 424
      • Representations to Greek Government, 396–397, 399–401, 409–410, 417–418, 418–419, 427; Greek attitude, counterproposals, and final settlement of matter, 401–407, 412–413, 419–420, 423–424, 424–429
  • Foreign currency, decree forcibly converting into drachmas, 430–436
    • Details of decree and information concerning its probable effect, 430–431, 432–433
    • U. S. representations against decree as having elements of confiscation and discrimination, 431–432, 434–435; Greek attitude and consideration of an amendment to decree, 435–436
  • Greek Stabilization and Refugee Loan of 1928, service of. See American loan of May 10, 1929, supra.
  • International Financial Commission. See American loan of May 10, 1929, supra, and Refugee Loan of 1924, infra.
  • Loans. See American loan of May 10, 1929, supra, and Refugee Loan of 1924, infra.
  • Military service of U. S. citizens of Greek origin visiting Greece, status with respect to, 437–441
  • Monks-Ulen and Co., contract of Oct. 20, 1928, efforts of Greek Government to modify, 442–443
  • Refugee Loan of 1924, default in payment on, protests of United States and other powers, 384–386, 387–388, 389–393, 395–396; Greek explanation of necessity for action taken, 386, 388, 392, 393–395
  • Registration of Basil and Theodore Petrides (U. S. citizens), as Greek subjects, U. S. representations against, 443–444, 445–447; Greek position based on Greco-Turkish Treaty of 1930, 444–445, 447–448
  • Struma Valley contract of Oct. 20, 1928, U. S. assistance to Monks-Ulen and Co. in opposing efforts of Greek Government to modify, 442–443
  • U. S. citizens. See Military service and Registration of Basil and Theodore Petrides, supra.
• Gulf Oil Corporation, Interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See Great Britain: Petroleum concession.
• Hitler, Adolf. See under Germany: Political developments: National Socialist Party.
• Hungary:
  • Citizenship status in Yugoslavia of former Hungarian subject naturalized in United States, question of, 617–620
  • German proposal of preferential customs agreement. See Germany: Tariff arrangements.
• Iceland, arrangement with United States regarding reciprocal recognition of load line certificates, effected by exchange of notes signed Jan. 16, 449–451
• India, attitude toward proposed German tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary, 338, 340, 341
• Immigration Act of 1924, cited, 104–105
• International Financial Commission. See Greece: American loan of May 10, 1929, and Refugee Loan of 1924.
• International Rules of the Road, 91
• Iraq, U. S. insistence on right to be consulted regarding Iraq’s administration upon termination of mandatory relationship with Great Britain, 672–685
  • Communication of U. S. position to Great Britain, 672–674; British opinion, and U. S. reservation of position, 675–679
  • Iraq Declaration of Guarantees, British transmittal to United States, 679–683
  • Transmittal of U. S.-British correspondence to League of Nations, 683–685
• Italy, 31, 33, 35–36, 277, 279–281, 386, 389, 391, 392, 411–412, 422, 452–465, 477–478, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • Alleged pro-Fascist activities of Italian vice consuls in New York, Italian protests against unofficial charges, 452–458
    • Details concerning riot, and charges made by anti-Fascist Italo-American groups, 452–455; Italian position, 455–456
    • U. S. investigation clearing vice consuls, 457–458
  • British proposal to grant a preference to Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom, attitude toward, 31, 33, 35–36
  • Ethiopian Special Court at Addis Ababa, cooperation with other countries in efforts to effect a reform of, 659–660, 662–669, 670–671
  • Fascist activities in United States. See Alleged pro-Fascist activities, supra.
  • Greece: American loan of 1929, Italian cooperation with United States to secure equitable treatment for, 411–412; default in payment on Refugee Loan of 1924, Italian representations against, 386, 389, 391, 392
  • Load line certificates, arrangement with United States regarding reciprocal recognition of, effected by exchange of notes signed Sept. 8, 1931, and June 1, 1932, 463–465
  • Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany over, attitude concerning, 477–478
  • Mussolini: Agreement to dissolve Fascist groups in New York City, 457; comparison with Hitler, 277, 279–281
  • U. S. citizens arrested in Italy, right to communicate with U. S. consular officers, 458–459, 461–463; U. S. statement of corresponding practice, 459–461
• Jewish students enrolled in University of Vienna, mistreatment of. See Austria: American Jews enrolled in University of Vienna.
• Josephine K., case of. See Canada: Seizure.
• Kru Coast natives. See under Liberia.
• Kuwait, oil concession in. See Great Britain: Petroleum concession.
• Lausanne Conference, reference to, 297, 301, 317, 345, 393, 394
• Lausanne treaty, 445, 448, 633, 637
• League of Nations. See Iraq; Liberia: International control.
• Liberia, 686–792
  • Barclay administration, U. S. continued nonrecognition of, 711
  • Finance Corporation of America, activities of. See Financial crisis and International control, infra.
  • Financial crisis:
    • Instability of fiscal affairs, 696–697, 703, 717, 734–736, 779
    • Loan Agreement of 1926, Liberian efforts to obtain modification of, 696, 779, 782–784, 786, 787, 789–790, 791; U. S. attitude, 786–787, 788–789, 790–791, 792
  • Frontier Force, resignation of adviser to, 740–741, 742
  • Kru Coast natives, investigation and League action concerning alleged reprisals by Liberian Government against, 697–698, 699, 700, 704–716, 725–726, 728, 729, 730, 733–734, 736–737, 775, 778; Liberian position, 697, 700–701, 711–712, 744
  • International control for rehabilitation of Liberia, proposed, activities of the League of Nations Committee on Liberia concerning:
    • Experts’ report to Committee (see also Plan of Assistance, infra):
      • Discussions and revisions, 686–687, 696–697, 698–699, 701–705, 720–723, 726–727, 746–747
      • Finance Corporation of America proposals, 687–689, 702–703, 724–725; U. S. attitude, 689, 691, 692–694, 695, 717–719
      • Liberian Government’s objections and offer of alternate proposals, 694–695, 697, 704, 716–717, 732, 742–743, 745; U. S. attitude, 718–720, 723–724, 732–733, 738–740, 744–746
      • Financial aspects, 692, 699
      • Résumé of report, 727–729
      • U. S. attitude concerning—
        • Experts’ report, 689, 690–691, 723–724
        • Finance Corporation proposals, 689, 691, 692–694, 695, 717–719
        • Liberian Government’s proposals, 718–720, 723–724, 732–733, 738–740, 744–746
    • Plan of Assistance adopted by League Council, May 20, as result of Experts’ report:
      • Finance Corporation of America and Firestone interests, consideration of plan:
        • Criticism of organization, 751–752, 766, 769–770, 773, 779, 782; U. S. position, 750–751, 768, 771–773
        • Investigation of Liberian situation, and League impatience over delay, 767–768, 773–774, 776–780, 781–782, 784–785; U. S. attitude, 769, 774–775
        • Liberian attitude, 775, 781, 786
      • Liberian criticism of plan and final acceptance, 732, 742–743, 745, 747–748, 767
      • U. S. arguments concerning administration of plan, and final approval, 731, 737–738, 743–744, 744–746, 748–749, 750–751, 753–754, 758–759, 766–767, 768–769, 771–773; attitude of Great Britain and other countries, 743, 744, 750, 752–753, 755–757, 759–761
    • Reports on work of Committee, 701–705, 759–765, 775, 784–785
    • U. S. participation. See Experts’ report and Plan of Assistance, supra.
  • Sanitation, discussion of, 729–730, 741–742
• Liquor smuggling into United States:
  • Seizure by U. S. Coast Guard of Canadian vessel Josephine K. See under Canada.
  • U. S. efforts to obtain information from Bahamas regarding vessels suspected of, 45–52
• Lithuania, conflicting interests of Lithuania and Germany in Memel territory, 466–486
  • Conditions involved in dispute, information concerning, 466–474, 475–476, 478–479, 482–483; easing of tension, 484–486
  • Formation of all-Lithuanian Directorate, and German attitude, 472–473, 480, 481–482
  • Position of United States, 475, 483–484; of other countries, 471–472, 477–478, 480, 481–482
• Load line certificates, reciprocal recognition of, arrangements effected by exchange of notes between United States and—
  • Belgium, 134–138
  • Denmark, signed Jan. 16, 173–175
  • Iceland, signed Jan. 16, 449–451
  • Italy, signed Sept. 8, 1931, and June 1, 1932, 463–465
  • Netherlands, 487–491
  • Sweden, signed Jan. 27 and June 1, 603–605
• Load Line Convention, International (1980), 135–138, 173–175, 449, 450, 465, 487, 489, 490, 603–605
• Loans. See Greece: American loan of May 10, 1929, and Refugee Loan of 1924; Liberia: Financial crisis.
• Mandates. See Iraq; Great Britain: Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom.
• Memel territory. See Lithuania.
• Mexico, U. S. transmittal of information concerning U. S.-Canadian arrangement on radio broadcasting, 95–98
• Mixed claims, U. S.-Germany. See Germany: Claims payments.
• Monks-Ulen and Co., 442–443
• Most-favored-nation treatment. See Bulgaria; France: Commercial treaty and Quotas; Great Britain: Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom; Persia; and under Spain: Trade grievances.
• Motion picture industry:
  • Austria, opposition to showing of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” 118–120
  • France, regulations affecting, U. S. representations concerning, 234–235, 237, 260
  • Germany, restrictions on foreign films, U. S. representations against, 367–374
• Mussolini, Benito, 277, 279–281, 457
• National Socialist Party. See under Germany.
• Naturalization treaty between United States and Albania, signed Apr. 5, 115–117; Austria-Hungary (1871), cited, 618
• Netherlands, 487–498
  • Air navigation arrangement with United States, proposed, 492–498; U. S. failure to receive ratification notice from Netherlands, 497n
  • Load line certificates, arrangement with United States for reciprocal recognition of, effected by exchange of notes, 487–491
• North Borneo, British, cooperation of Philippine Islands in protection of turtle fisheries, 59–62
• Norway, arrangement with United States regarding customs treatment of importations for consular offices and officers, 499–502
  • Application of arrangement to all U. S. possessions except Philippine Islands, 500–502
  • Exchange of notes signed Jan. 20, 499–500
• Oil interests. See Great Britain: Petroleum concession; Yugoslavia: Customs duties.
• Palestine. See Great Britain: Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom.
• Persia, commercial convention of Oct. 27, 1931, with the Soviet Union, 793–812
  • British representations against discriminatory features, information concerning, 793–796
  • U. S. representations for concessions equivalent to those granted to the Soviet Union, 790–808, 808–812; Persian attitude, 808
• Petroleum interests. See Oil interests.
• Philippine Islands, cooperation with British North Borneo in protection of turtle fisheries, 59–62
• Quarantine. See Egypt: U. S. representation on International Quarantine Board.
• Quotas, embargoes, etc. See France: Quotas; Germany: Import quotas; Persia.
• Quotité imposable, 207, 264, 266
• Radio. See Canada: Radio broadcasting.
• Reciprocity (see also Most-favored-nation treatment):
  • Arrangements between United States and other countries. See Aviation; Load line certificates.
  • U. S. Embassy employees in France, exemption from French income tax on basis of reciprocity, 273–275
• Rumania, 503–520
  • Bessarabia, controversy between Russia and Rumania concerning, 503–508; U. S. attitude, 504, 505, 506–508
  • Discrimination against American company in awarding contract, 508–520
    • Awarding of contract to French firm and charges of French political pressure involved, 508–510
    • U. S. representations against, 509, 510, 510–520
  • German proposal of preferential customs arrangement. See Germany: Tariff arrangements.
• Russia, 338, 340, 341, 477, 503–508, 521–526
  • Bessarabia, controversy between Russia and Rumania concerning, 503–508
  • Citizenship status of U. S. nationals exercising political rights in Russia, information concerning, 521–526; Soviet decree of Apr. 22, 1931, 523–526
  • German tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary, attitude toward proposal of, 338, 340, 341
  • Memel territory, controversy between Lithuania and Germany over, attitude concerning, 477
  • Negotiations with France, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Rumania for conclusion of nonaggression pacts, reference to, 503, 505
  • Perso-Soviet convention of Oct. 21, 1931. See Persia.
• Shipping charges and regulations. See Canada: Discrimination; Egypt: Port of Alexandria.
• Smoot-Hawley Tariff, possibility of use against French quota system, 196, 213–214, 217, 220–221, 236, 238, 242, 248
• Spain, 31, 36–37, 527–581
  • British proposal to grant a preference to Palestinian produce imported into United Kingdom, attitude toward, 31, 36–37
  • International Telephone and Telegraph Co. contract, introduction in Spanish Cortes of bill providing for annulment of, 560–581
    • Representations by United States against possibility of annulment of contract, 560–563, 563–571, 573, 574–576; Spanish position, 561, 562, 563, 565, 568, 570–571, 572, 573–574, 575, 576, 577
    • Spanish suspension of legislative action and appointment of commission to consider possible contract revisions, 577–580; U. S. attitude, 580–581
  • Trade grievances, efforts of United States and Spain to eliminate, 527–560
    • Discriminatory tariffs on U. S. goods, U. S. efforts to settle Spanish trade grievances as preliminary step toward gaining removal of, 527–528, 530–533, 534, 542–543, 547, 549–553, 555–559
    • Most-favored-nation treatment, U. S. insistence on (see also Discriminatory tariffs, supra):
      • Data concerning, 528–530, 531, 533
      • Spanish compromise proposal:
        • Explanation of proposal, 534–535, 536, 537–538; U. S. attitude, 535–536
        • Final U. S. acceptance of plan and beginning of negotiations, 539–542, 543–547
        • Spanish decision to withdraw proposal, 547–548, 553–555; U. S. attitude, 548–549, 559, 560
• St. Lawrence Waterway. See Canada: Unperfected treaty with United States.
• Standard Oil Co. of Yugoslavia, 606–617
• Sweden, 582–605
  • Load line certificates, arrangement with United States regarding reciprocal recognition of, effected by exchange of notes signed Jan. 27 and June 1, 603–605
  • State railways, refusal to pay Dexter and Carpenter, Inc., judgment granted by U. S. court, review of case and U. S. representations to Swedish Government, 582–601; delay in Swedish reply to representations, 601–603
• Tanganyika, 32
• Tardieu Plan, 338, 342–343, 345
• Tariff discriminations. See Germany: Tariff arrangements; Spain: Trade grievances.
• Taxation. See Egypt: Decree; France: Double taxation and U. S. Embassy employees.
• Territorial questions. See Lithuania; Rumania: Bessarabia.
• Territorial waters, case of the Josephine K., 78–92
• Togoland, 32
• Trade restrictions. See Czechoslovakia; Denmark: Trade discrimination; Egypt: Decrees; Estonia; France: Quotas; Germany: Import quotas; Persia; Spain: Trade grievances; Yugoslavia: Customs duties.
• Treaties, conventions, etc.:
  • Anglo-Iraq judicial agreements, 1924 and 1931, cited, 680–682
  • Aviation. See Aviation.
  • Commercial treaties and agreements. See Commercial treaties and agreements.
  • France-Belgium, tax agreement signed June 18, 235–236, 237–239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 250
  • France-Ethiopia, treaty of 1908, 664, 670
  • France-Great Britain, accord of confidence, issued July 13, 239–240
  • Greece-Turkey (1930), cited, 445, 446, 447–448
  • International convention for the abolition of import and export prohibitions and restrictions (1927), cited, 217
  • International load line convention (1930), 135–138, 173–175, 449, 450, 465, 487, 489, 490, 603–605
  • Judicial agreements, Great Britain-Iraq, 1924 and 1931, cited, 680–682
  • Klobukowski treaty, 664, 670
  • Lausanne, treaty of, 445, 448, 633, 637
  • Load line certificates. See Load line certificates.
  • London naval treaty (1930), cited, 38–44 passim
  • Memel convention of 1924, 467, 469–470
  • Naturalization treaties between United States and—
    • Albania, signed Apr. 5, 115–117
    • Austria-Hungary (1871), cited, 618
  • Neuilly, treaty of, cited, 142
  • St. Germain, treaty of, cited, 618, 637
  • Trianon, treaty of, 618, 637
  • U. S.-Albania, naturalization treaty signed Apr. 5, 115–117
  • U. S.-Austria, treaty establishing friendly relations (1921), cited, 619
  • U. S.-Austria-Hungary, naturalization treaty of 1871, cited, 618
  • U. S.-Belgium. See Belgium: Arrangements with United States.
  • U. S.-Bulgaria, provisional commercial agreement signed Aug. 18, 141–145
  • U. S.-Canada:
    • Military aircraft, arrangement covering flights of, signed Sept. 16, 98–101
    • Radio broadcasting, arrangement effected by exchange of notes signed May 5, 92–98
    • Unperfected treaty with United States relating to the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence deep waterway See under Canada.
  • U. S.-Cuba, treaty of 1902, cited, 144
  • U. S.–Denmark: Arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load line certificates, 173–175; commercial treaty of 1826, 153
  • U. S.–France. See under France.
  • U. S.–Germany. See Germany: Arrangements and Commercial treaty.
  • U. S.–Great Britain: Commercial treaty of 1815, cited, 29, 30, 32; liquor-smuggling convention of 1924, 82, 85, 87, 89–91
  • U. S.–Hungary, treaty establishing friendly relations (1921), cited, 619
  • U. S.–Iceland, arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load line certificates, 449–451
  • U. S.–Iraq–Great Britain (1930), cited, 672–683 passim
  • U. S.–Italy: Consular convention (1878), cited, 460; load line certificates, arrangement for reciprocal recognition of, 463–465
  • U. S.–Netherlands, arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load line certificates, 487–491
  • U. S.–Norway, customs arrangement effected by exchange of notes signed Jan. 20, 499–500
  • U. S.–Persia, provisional commercial agreement of 1928, 795–798, 802, 806, 811
  • U. S.–Sweden, arrangement for reciprocal recognition of load line certificates, 603–605
  • Versailles Treaty, 296, 637
  • Washington naval treaty (1922), cited, 38–44 passim
• Turkey: Attitude toward proposed German tariff arrangements with Rumania and Hungary, 341; Greco-Turkish treaty of June 10, 1930, cited, 445, 446, 447–448
• Turtle fisheries under jurisdiction of British North Borneo, protection of, 59–62
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See Russia.
• U. S. citizens:
  • Citizenship status of U. S. nationals exercising political rights in Russia, 521–526
  • Greece: Military service of U. S. citizens of Greek origin visiting Greece, status with respect to, 437–441; registration of Basil and Theodore Petrides (U. S. citizens) as Greek subjects, U. S. representations and Greek position, 443–448
  • Liability for military service in Yugoslavia of former Hungarian subject naturalized in United States, U. S. representations concerning, 617–619; Yugoslav action, 619–620
  • Right of American citizens arrested in Italy to communicate with U. S. consular officers, 458–459, 461–463; U. S. statement of corresponding practice, 459–461
  • U. S. students. See Austria: American Jews enrolled in University of Vienna.
• U. S. commercial interests:
  • Dexter and Carpenter, Inc., refusal of Swedish State railways to pay judgment granted by U. S. court, 582–603
  • General Railway Signal Co., failure to receive Rumanian contract, U. S. representations regarding, 508–520
  • Gulf Oil Corporation, interest in oil concession in Kuwait. See Great Britain: Petroleum concession.
  • International Telephone and Telegraph Co. See under Spain.
  • Monks-Ulen and Co., 442–443
  • Standard Oil Co., 177, 606–617
• U. S. destroyers reconditioned by private owners for commercial purposes, British representations and U. S. position, 38–44
• Versailles Treaty, 296, 637
• Vilna, question of, 485, 506
• War debts to United States. See Germany: Claims payments and Debt agreement.
• Yugoslavia. 606–620
  • Citizenship and liability for military service of former Hungarian subject naturalized in United States, U. S. representations concerning. 617–619; Yugoslav action, 619–620
  • Customs duties, U. S. representations on behalf of Standard Oil Co. of Yugoslavia, 606–617
• Zeelandia case, 191