Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers,
1933, General, Volume I
Index
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Agricultural Adjustment Act, 678, 686, 687, 689, 733–734, 759, 792, 798, 799–800, 818, 820, 822
- Alien seamen, representations by foreign governments
regarding Congressional bills for deportation of, 985–991
- Anglo-Argentine (Roca) agreement, 588–589, 599
-
Anschluss, Austro-German. See
Austria, German Nazi attacks on the Dollfuss
regime.
- Argentina (see also
Wheat agreement): London Economic Conference,
preliminary conversations at Washington, 503;
reciprocal trade agreement with United States, studies concerning, 929, 933
- Armaments, limitation of. See
Disarmament Conference; U. S.
naval construction program.
- Arms and munitions, question of export from United States,
356–379
- Arms embargo legislation by Congress authorizing
President to prohibit arms export under certain conditions,
proposed:
- Efforts of Department of State to secure passage by
Congress:
- Conversations and correspondence with Chairmen of
House and Senate Committees on Foreign Affairs (see also
Memorandum, infra), 358–359, 360–362, 364–365; Senate objections to
resolution, 365–366
- Cooperation of other countries in purpose of
resolution: Assurances of cooperation by Great
Britain, France, and Sweden, 356–357, 359–360, 362–363; Italian attitude, and
Department’s clarification of position, 363–364
- Memorandum by Secretary of State to
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Request for,
366; text, 369–378
- House Joint Resolution 93 (73d Cong.): Passage by House and
status in Senate, 378; text,
367
- Senate Joint Resolution 229 (72d Cong.), information concerning,
4–5,
369
- Arms Traffic Convention of 1925, efforts of
Department of State and President for ratification by Congress, 356, 358
- U. S. policy, instructions to diplomatic and consular officers
abroad, 367–369, 379n
; communication of information to Departments of Commerce,
War, and Navy, 378–379
- Australia (see also
Silver: Agreement; Wheat agreement): London Economic Conference,
preliminary conversations at Washington, 510–514; St. Germain convention
revising the General Acts of Berlin and Brussels, acceptance of U. S.
reservations, 980
- Austria, German Nazi attacks on the Dollfuss regime, 426–447
- Development of Hitler’s motives and methods, press and radio
propaganda and increasing seriousness of Austro-German crisis, 426–428, 433–435, 443–447
- Efforts of Austria to cope with situation: Account of visit of
German officials to Vienna and their reception, 428–431;
expansion of Austrian Army with consent of other powers, 433, 436–437, 440–442; policy of Dollfuss government, 431–432, 442–443
- Expansion of Austrian Army with consent of other
powers, 433, 436–437, 440–442; U.
S. interest in, 440
- Views and actions of other governments (see also
Expansion of Austrian Army, supra):
- Great Britain and France, concern over situation, 433–434, 435, 438, 443, 447
- Italy: Information concerning Mussolini’s opposition to
Anschluss, 435–436, 437–438; Mussolini-Dollfuss conversations, 437, 439–440, 442
- Aviation. See
Private Aerial Law, Third International
Conference.
- Belgium (see also under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers; and under
War debt payments): Copper, attitude toward
negotiation of an international agreement on, 779; St. Germain convention revising the General [Page 996] Acts of Berlin and Brussels, acceptance of
U. S. reservations, 978–979, 980
- Brazil: London Economic Conference, preliminary conversations at
Washington, 507, 514–515; reciprocal trade agreement
with United States, negotiations concerning, 929, 933
- Bucharest conference of Central and Eastern European agricultural
countries, 616–619,
634–636
- Canada (see also
Silver: Agreement; Wheat agreement; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers): Copper, attitude toward negotiation of
an international agreement on, 779; London
Economic Conference, preliminary conversations at Washington, 501–503, 516–517; St. Germain
convention revising the General Acts of Berlin and Brussels, question of
acceptance of U. S. reservations, 978, 980, 984
- Chaco dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay, possible effect of an
enactment of arms embargo legislation by United States, 357, 376
- Chile (see also under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers), preliminary conversations at Washington
relative to London Economic Conference, 508–509, 517–521
- China (see also
Silver: Agreement; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers), preliminary conversations at Washington
relative to London Economic Conference, 505–506, 521–526
- Coal, production and marketing, 756
- Coffee, questions of interest to Brazil, 515
- Colombia, negotiations concerning reciprocal trade agreement with United
States, 928–929,
933
- Commodity prices. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Conferences, international. See
Disarmament Conference; Monetary and Economic Conference; Private
Aerial Law, Third International Conference.
- Conventions. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Copper production: Attitude of United States and other powers toward
negotiation of an international agreement on, 775–782; discussions in connection
with London Economic Conference, 719, 723–724, 757
- Cuba:
- Czechoslovakia (see also under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers; and under
War debt payments), preliminary conversations at
Washington relative to London Economic Conference, 527–531
- Dairy products, production and marketing, 756–757
- Danubian States. See
Wheat agreement.
- Danzig. See
Poland: Boundary with
Germany.
- Debts. See
War debt payments; also
External indebtedness
and
Intergovernmental debts
under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Denmark, representations regarding U. S. Congressional bills for
deportation of certain alien seamen, 990–991
- Disarmament Conference, 1–355
- Air armament questions, 49–51, 59–62, 68, 69–70, 74–75, 75–76, 77, 95, 99–100, 112–113, 122–123, 134, 169,
171–172,
172, 178–179, 181–182, 188–190, 191, 225,
228–229,
323, 337, 348
- Artillery limitation questions, 11–12, 30–31, 46, 57–58, 62, 73, 77–79, 84–85, 95, 123–124, 129,
134, 183–184, 191, 200,
227, 246, 323, 336, 337, 341, 348
- Attitude of the powers (see
also
United States, infra):
- Belgium: British proposal for affirmation of principles of
Kellogg-Briand Pact, 13–14, 20;
recommended trial period for convention, support, 264
- Canada, draft for statement by non-European powers on
civil aviation control, and U. S. approval, 69–70,
77
- Chile, proposed amendment to British draft convention, and
U. S. views, 127–128, 132, 136
- China, insistence on universal application of British
proposal for affirmation of principles of Kellogg-Briand
Pact, 21
- Czechoslovakia: British draft convention, views, 130, 164, 264; reaction to
German withdrawal from the Conference, 287
- France:
- British draft convention:
- Franco-Italian naval agreement and completion of
London Naval Treaty, question of, 36, 37, 47–48, 110–111
- French plan of disarmament, 4, 5–9, 11, 14, 15, 23, 23–24, 25
- German withdrawal from Conference:
- Participation in four power negotiations
held in view of: Anglo-French negotiations, 349, 352–353;
Franco-German, 322–324, 326–327, 336–337, 347–348
- Procedure of Conference in view of,
attitude, 268, 298, 299, 300, 301, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311–312, 313–314, 315, 317, 318–319
- Reaction to, 267, 270, 279–281
- Supervision and control of
armaments: Proposals, 175, 179–180, 185–188, 194–197, 202–203, 207–208, 322, 333–335; views,
103, 110, 112, 184, 191, 192, 352–353
- Views (see also
Supervision and control,
supra): Air armament
questions, 171, 191, 225, 228–229; artillery limitation
questions, 183–184, 191, 227;
budgetary limitation, 110, 191;
British proposal for affirmation of principles of
Kellogg-Briand Pact, 20;
chemical warfare questions, 175, 225;
effectives limitation, 21–22, 64–65, 122, 190, 218; Italian disarmament program, 225–226; League of Nations reorganization, 327, 349; meeting of heads of government of
France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy, U. S.
endeavor to arrange, 165, 170; message
of President Roosevelt, May
16, 147–148, 153; Permanent Disarmament Commission,
proposed, 179–180, 184, 191;
sample types of weapons, question of concession to
Germany, 110, 138, 226, 228, 233, 236; security, consultation, and neutral
rights, 31, 36, 64, 89, 90, 91, 103–104, 109–110, 125, 230–231; tanks,
question of tonnage limitation, 183–184, 191, 227–228; treaty of limited objectives, 24, 36, 40
- Germany (see also
Four power negotiations
and
German withdrawal from Conference,
infra):
- British draft convention:
- Hitler, Adolf, speech in Reichstag, May 17, on foreign policy and
disarmament: Reports, 139–140, 142–143, 149–150, 159–164;
Roosevelt message of May 16,
relation, 140–142, 146–147; views
of the Conference and the powers, 151, 152, 153, 157
- Military and political developments, reports, 119–121, 160–164, 350–352
- Sample types of weapons prohibited by Versailles
treaty, question of concession, 110, 111–112, 117, 134, 137–138, 138, 140, 141, 225, 226, 228, 233–234, 236, 239, 240, 245, 335–336, 341
- Views: Air armament questions, 134, 136, 323, 337, 348; artillery limitation questions, 134, 323, 336, 337, 341, 348;
British proposal for affirmation of principles of
Kellogg-Briand Pact, 13–14, 20; chemical warfare
questions, 175;
effectives limitation, 21–22, 121, 122, 130, 131, 133, 134–135, 135, 136, 137, 138–139, 140, 205, 323, 327, 328, 335, 337, 340, 341, 348, 348–349; League
of Nations reorganization, 348; meeting of heads of government of
France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy, U.S.
endeavor to arrange, 165, 182; message
of President Roosevelt, May
16, 148–149, 153; naval armament questions, 134, 327; [Page 998] Soviet definition of aggressor, 205; supervision and
control of armaments, 187, 205, 239, 323, 341–342, 348, 349;
tanks, question of tonnage limitation, 323, 337, 348
- Great Britain (see also
British draft convention, infra):
- German withdrawal from the Conference:
- Participation in four power negotiations
held in view of: Anglo-French negotiations, 349, 352–353;
Anglo-German, 327–330, 336, 337, 338–344, 346–347
- Procedure of Conference in view of,
attitude, 268, 290–291, 299, 300, 306, 308, 309, 311, 314, 315
- Reaction to, report, 272–273
- Kellogg-Briand Pact, proposal for affirmation of
principles of, 10–11, 12–16, 19–20, 21
- MacDonald, J. Ramsay: Preparation and presentation
of British draft convention, 41–42, 43n
; visit to Geneva, 22–23, 31, 37–38
- Views: Air armament questions, 190; artillery limitation,
11; effectives
limitation, 21–22, 122, 328;
Franco-Italian naval agreement and completion of
London Naval Treaty, 37;
Hitler speech, May 17, 151; League of Nations
reorganization, 347,
349; meeting of heads
of government of France, Germany, Great Britain, and
Italy, U. S. endeavor to arrange, 182; message of President
Roosevelt, May 16, 151, 153, 175–176; Permanent Disarmament
Commission, proposed, 261; sample types of weapons, question of
concession to Germany, 110, 111–112, 233–234;
security scheme for Europe, 32–33, 93–94; Soviet proposal for definition of
aggressor, 29;
supervision and control of armaments, 187–188, 329, 334
- India, approval of Canadian draft on civil aviation
control, 69–70
- Italy:
- British draft convention, participation in private
conversations for resolution of Anglo French and
German differences, 131,
135, 136, 137–138, 232, 236, 239–240, 253, 254–255, 258–259
- Disarmament proposals, 224–226
- Franco-Italian naval agreement and completion of
London Naval Treaty, question of, 36, 37, 47–48, 110–111
- German withdrawal from Conference: Procedure of
Conference in view of, attitude, 268, 297, 300, 306, 312, 313, 317, 318–319;
reaction to, reports, 269–270, 304
- League of Nations reorganization, desire for, 321, 324–326, 327
- Views: British proposal for affirmation of
principles of Kellogg-Briand Pact, 20; meeting of heads of
government of France, Germany, Great Britain, and
Italy, U.S. endeavor to arrange, 182, 410; sample types of prohibited weapons,
question of concession to Germany, 137–138; supervision and control of armaments,
187, 225, 335
- Japan:
- Air and naval armament questions,
position, 68, 69–70, 178, 188–189; response of Great Britain and United
States, 178–179, 181–182, 189–190
- League of Nations, withdrawal from, 16–19, 20, 27–28, 33, 34
- Possible refusal to adhere to disarmament
convention, U.S. views, 234–235, 237–238
- Reaction to German withdrawal from Conference,
report, 292–296
- Views (see also
Air and naval armament
questions, supra):
Artillery limitation, 200; effectives limitation, 21–22, 68; message
of President Roosevelt, May
16, 146–147, 151–152, 169–170, 172, 184; security,
consultation, and neutral rights, 200–201; supervision and control of armaments,
187, 335; tanks, question of
tonnage limitation, 200
- Persia, insistence on universal application of British
proposal for affirmation of principles of Kellogg-Briand
Pact, 21
- Poland: Report of reaction to German withdrawal from
Conference, 286; supervision and
control of armaments, views, 185
- Rumania, affirmative vote on British proposal for
affirmation of principles of Kellogg-Briand Pact, 21
- Soviet Union:
- British proposal for affirmation of principles of
Kellogg-Briand Pact, efforts to secure universal
application, 14, 21
- Definition of aggressor, proposals, 29, 177, 205
- Views: League of Nations reorganization, 325–326; message of President Roosevelt, May 16, 152; supervision and control of armaments,
335
- Spain: British proposal for affirmation of principles of
Kellogg-Briand Pact, 13–14; supervision and control of
armaments, 185–186, 202–203
- Turkey, favorable attitude toward internationalization of
arms manufacture, 185
- Uruguay, attitude on British proposal for affirmation of
principles of Kellogg-Briand Pact, 15
- British draft convention:
- Consideration by the Conference: Preparation and
presentation by Prime Minister MacDonald, 41–42,
43n
; proceedings, reports, 76–77, 105, 108–109, 118, 121–122, 172–175, 185–190; questions of procedure, 54–55,
108, 109, 128, 129–130, 131–132, 133, 137, 138–139, 153, 166, 175
- Negotiations preparatory to second reading
of: Arrangements, 182, 197, 198–199, 201–202, 205–206; reports, 204–205, 247–248
- Outline of text, 43–54
- Private conversations (see
also
Negotiations preparatory to second
reading, supra):
- Anglo-French and German differences, conversations
for resolution of:
- Reports, 131–132, 133–136, 136–139, 232–234, 236, 238–247, 248–260
- Statements of British and U.S.
representatives containing recommendations based
on, 260–264; German withdrawal from
Conference, question of relation, 266–267, 278, 279, 281, 283, 284, 288–289
- French acceptance of convention,
Anglo-French-American conversations for, 165, 170, 182, 183–184, 190–193, 205–207, 226–232
- United States:
- Delegation: Comment, 55–64, 75–76, 77–78, 84–85, 90, 92, 95, 112–113, 113–117, 123–124, 172; instructions, 66–67, 78–79, 103–104, 106–108, 111–112, 122–123, 124–127, 129, 169, 171–172;
statements, 108–109, 118
- Private conversations:
- Anglo - French - American conversations for
securing French acceptance of convention, 165, 170, 182, 183–184, 190–193, 205–207, 226–232
- Participation in conversations for
resolution of Anglo-French and German differences,
131–132, 133–136, 137, 138, 138–139, 238–240, 240–247, 248–260; statement regarding,
263–264
- War and Navy Departments, views, 72–75, 99–100, 113, 123, 129n
, 171
- Budgetary limitation of armaments, 62–63, 76, 110, 188, 191,
192
- Bureau of the Conference, reports of proceedings, 129–130, 132, 133,
247–248,
260–264,
298–299
- Chemical warfare questions, 9–10, 51–52, 56, 75, 174–175, 225
- Effectives limitation, 21–22, 44–46, 55–56, 64–65, 68, 72–73, 95, 121–122, 126–127, 130,
131, 133, 134–135, 135, 136, 137,
138–139,
140, 190, 191, 205, 218, 225, 233,
248, 323, 327, 328, 329, 335, 337,
340, 341, 348, 348–349
- Exchange of arms information, 51, 62, 75, 174
- Far Eastern crisis, relation, 9, 12, 12–13, 15, 33, 38–39, 94–95, 146–147, 178,
201, 330, 331–332, 336, 348
- Four power negotiations in view of German withdrawal
from Conference:
- Deliberations leading to decision to hold, 269–270, 289–291, 297–298, 298–299, 300, 306–309, 310–315, 316–319, 319–320, 321–322
- German proposal for 10–year non-aggression pacts in return
for arms concessions, 327–333, 335–344, 346–347, 348–349
- Reports regarding negotiations: Anglo-French, 349, 352–353;
Anglo-German, 327–330, 336, 337, 338–344, 346–347; Franco-German, 322–324, 320–327, 336–337, 347–348
- U.S. attitude on participation, 270–272, 273–278, 296–297, 298, 299–300, 307–308, 310, 315–316, 319, 320–321, 344–345, 352
- Four Power Pact, relation, 65, 71–72, 82, 98–99, 182, 183, 192,
204, 216–217, 232–233, 240, 258–259, 269,
270, 274, 297, 321
- Franco-Italian naval agreement and completion of London Naval
Treaty, question of, 36, 37, 47–48, 110–111
- French plan of disarmament, 4, 5–9, 11, 14, 15, 23, 23–24, 25
- General Commission, reports of proceedings, 21–22, 76–77, 108–109, 152–153, 172–175, 185–190, 201–202
- German withdrawal from Conference and League of
Nations:
- Analyses of action, 278–279, 281–286, 287–289, 291–292, 301–306; of reactions
of the governments, 265, 269–270, 272–273, 279–281, 280–287, 292–296
- Announcement, text, 265
- Procedure in view of. See
Four power negotiations, supra.
- Henderson, Arthur (Conference President):
- Negotiations preparatory to second reading of British
draft convention: Arrangements, 182, 197, 198–199, 201–202, 205–206; reports,
204–205, 247–248
- “Suggested basis of discussion” regarding U.S. role in
European security scheme, 25–27, 29–30
- Hitler, Adolf, speech in Reichstag, May 17,
on German foreign policy and disarmament: Reports, 139–140, 142–143, 149–150, 159–164;
Roosevelt message of May 16, relation, 140–142, 146–147;
views of the Conference and the powers, 151, 152, 153, 157
- Hoover plan of disarmament, 6, 7, 21–22, 58, 72, 156
- Kellogg-Briand Pact:
- Proposals based on: Affirmation of principles of pact,
British proposal, 10–11, 12–16, 19–20,
21; “suggested basis of
discussion” of Conference President regarding U. S. role in
European security scheme, 25–27, 29–30
- Relation to U. S. position, 12–13, 89–90,
92, 95–96, 103, 105, 114, 115, 151, 156–157, 167, 173, 176, 181
- League of Nations:
- Covenant, 32, 53–54,
59, 91–92, 93–94,
114–115, 125, 166–167, 183, 271, 353
- German withdrawal from Conference and League of Nations,
analyses of action, 278–279, 281–286, 287–289, 291–292, 301–306; of reactions
of the governments, 265, 269–270, 272–273, 279–281, 286–287, 292–296
- Japanese withdrawal from League, 16–19, 20, 27–28, 33, 34
- Question of reorganization, 321, 324–326, 327, 347, 348, 349
- Speech of President Roosevelt before Woodrow Wilson
Foundation on disarmament and League of Nations, Dec. 28, excerpt, 353–355
- MacDonald, J. Ramsay: Preparation and presentation of British
draft convention, 41–42, 43n
; visit to Geneva, 22–23, 31, 37–38
- Monetary and Economic Conference, relation, 101–102, 105, 144,
158, 159, 164, 184, 204
- Naval armament questions, 36, 37, 46–49, 50, 54, 56–57, 68, 74, 95, 110–111, 134, 178–179, 181–182, 188–190, 225, 327
- Permanent Disarmament Commission, proposed, 24, 44, 45, 49, 50, 53, 60, 70, 74, 95, 103, 156, 179–180, 184, 185,
191, 194, 196–197, 202–203, 225,
261
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.:
- Message to various Chiefs of State, May
16: Advisability of message, question of, 108, 113, 126, 145–146; Hitler speech in Reichstag, May 17, relation, 140–142, 146–147; reception by the Conference
and the powers, 146–149, 151–154, 164–165, 169–170, 172, 184; text, 143–145
- Speech before Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Dec. 28, on disarmament and League of Nations,
excerpt, 353–355
- Visit of Chairman of American delegation to European
capitals: Instructions, 208–210; letter for transmittal to
Prime Minister MacDonald, 210–211
- Sample types of weapons prohibited by Versailles treaty, question
of concession to Germany, 110, 111–112, 117, 134,
137–138,
138, 140, 141, 225, 226, 228, 233–234, 236,
239, 240, 245, 335–336, 341
- Security, consultation, and neutral rights, 10–11, 12–16, 19–20, 21, 25–27, 29–30, 31, 32–34, 36, 43–44, 59, 62, 63–64, 64, 66, 68, 89–97, 100–101, 103–105, 106–107, 108–110, 113–116, 125–126, 146, 150–151, 156,
158, 166–168, 172–174, 175–178, 180–181, 229–231
- Supervision and control of armaments, 2–4, 4–5, 63, 76, 103, 106, 107, 109,
110, 112, 150, 156, 179–180, 184,
185–188,
191, 192, 194–197, 202–203, 205,
207–208,
210, 225, 239, 322, 323, 329, 333–335, 341–342, 348,
349, 352–353
- Tanks, question of tonnage limitation, 46, 58, 62, 73, 183–184, 191, 200,
227–228,
323, 337, 348
- Treaty of limited objectives, possibility of, 23–24, 24–25, 36, 37, 40
- United States (see also under
British draft convention, supra; also
Roosevelt, Franklin D., supra):
- Hoover plan of disarmament, 6,
7, 21–22, 58, 72,
156
- Meeting of heads of governments of France, Germany, Great
Britain, and Italy, endeavor to arrange, 165, 166, 170, 182, 410–411
- Position:
- Four power negotiations, participation, 270–272, 273–278, 296–297, 298, 299–300, 307–308, 310, 315–316, 319, 320–321, 344–345, 352
- International situation, relation, 1–2, 9, 12–13, 16, 33, 94–95, 116, 146–147, 330, 331–332, 336, 348
- Kellogg-Briand Pact, relation, 12–13, 89–90, 92, 95–96, 103, 105, 114, 115, 151, 156–157, 167, 173, 176, 181
- Representatives:
- Appointment, 4, 5n
, 22n
, 39
- Visits of Chairman of delegation to European
capitals:
- Arrangements, 67–68, 78–81
- Instructions of President Roosevelt, 208–210; letter for transmittal to Prime
Minister MacDonald, 210–211
- Reports of conversations, 82–84, 85–89, 211–224
- “Suggested basis of discussion” of Conference President
regarding U.S. role in European security scheme, 25–27,
29–30
- Views: Air armament questions, 59–62, 74–76,
77, 95, 99–100, 112–113, 122–123, 169, 171–172, 172, 178–179, 181–182, 189–190; artillery
limitation question, 11–12, 30–31, 57–58,
62, 73, 77–79, 84–85, 95, 123–124, 129; chemical warfare questions,
9–10, 56, 75, 174; effectives limitation, 21–22, 55–56,
72–73, 95, 122, 126–127; French plan
of disarmament, 4, 5–9;
naval armament questions, 56–57, 74,
95, 178–179, 181–182, 189–190; Permanent Disarmament
Commission, proposed, 60, 74, 95,
103, 156, 194, 196–197, 202–203; regional treatment of
disarmament questions, 90, 91, 91–92, 93–97,
100–101, 106, 118–119, 125–126; sample types of weapons,
question of concession to Germany, 110, 111–112, 117, 138, 233–234, 245; security,
consultation, and neutral rights, 10–11, 12–14,
15–16, 20, 29–30,
32–34, 59, 62, 63–64, 66, 89–97, 100–101, 103–104, 105, 106–107, 108–109, 113–116, 125–126, 146, 150–151, 156, 158, 166–168, 173–174, 175–178, 180–181, 229–230; Soviet definition of
aggressor, 29; supervision and
control of armaments, 2–4, 4–5, 63,
76, 103, 106, 107, 109, 110, 150, 156, 186, 194–197, 202–203, 207–208, 210; tanks, question of tonnage
limitations, 58, 62, 73;
treaty of limited objectives, 23–24, 24–25,
37, 40
- Versailles treaty, relation, 24–25, 31, 37, 54, 85–89, 117, 121,
133, 138, 161, 162, 163, 248–249, 271, 285,
287, 297, 333
- War debt question, relation to, 9, 65–66, 192–193
- Washington and London naval treaties, relation, 17, 36, 37, 46–49, 54, 64, 68, 76, 110–111, 189–190, 225
- Dollfuss regime in Austria. See
Austria, German Nazi attacks on the Dollfuss
regime.
- Embargo. See
Arms and munitions: Arms
embargo legislation by Congress.
- Estonia. See under
War debt payments.
- Exchange controls. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Far Eastern situation: Relation of proposed U.S. arms embargo legislation,
376–378;
relation to Disarmament Conference, 9, 12, 12–13, 15, 33, 38–39, 94–95, 146–147, 178, 201, 330, 331–332, 336, 348
- Finland. See under
War debt payments.
- Five Power Declaration of Dec. 11, 1932, 10–11, 35
- Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, organizing of, 934–939
- Four Power Pact, agreement of understanding and cooperation
between France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy, signed at Rome July 15, 396–425
- Disarmament Conference, relation to. See
under
Disarmament Conference.
- Information concerning Italian proposal and early reactions of
France and Germany, 396–400
- Initialing at Rome, June 7: Attitude of
Germany and Great Britain, 415, 416–417, 419–420;
opinions of British Ambassador in France on efforts of Daladier
toward conclusion of pact, 420–421; report of, 415; U.S. press statement, 416
- Negotiations:
- Italian desire for U.S. expression of interest and
support, 400, 403–404, 409, 410, 411–412, 415; U.S. press statement, 416
- Reports concerning, 400–403, 404–409, 410, 411, 412–415, 421–424, 496
- Signature, July 15, 424–425
- Texts: Drafts, 401–402, 407–408; text initialed June 7, 417–419
- France (see also
Austria: Views and actions of
other governments; Four Power Pact; St. Germain convention; and
under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers; Monetary and Economic
Conference; War debt payments):
Favorable attitude toward proposed U.S. arms embargo legislation, 359–360;
representations regarding U.S. Congressional bills for deportation of
certain alien seamen, 988–989
- Germany (see also
Austria; Four Power Pact;
Poland: Boundary with
Germany; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers):
- London Economic Conference: Preliminary conversations at
Washington, 505, 531–534; reservations to
tariff truce, 601, 604, 606, 759
- Representations regarding U.S. Congressional bills for deportation
of certain alien seamen, 989–990
- Gold standard. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Great Britain (see also
Austria: Views and actions of
other governments; Four Power Pact; U.S. naval construction program; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers; Monetary and Economic
Conference; War debt payments):
- Convention for the Abolition of Import and Export Prohibitions and
Restrictions (1927), withdrawal from, 783, 784
- Copper, attitude toward negotiation of an international agreement
on, 776, 779, 781
- St. Germain convention revising the General Acts of Berlin and
Brussels, acceptance of U.S. reservations, 980
- U.S. Congressional bills for deportation of certain alien seamen,
representations regarding, 990
- U.S. proposed arms embargo legislation, favorable attitude toward,
356–357
- Hawley-Smoot Tariff, 598, 707
- Henderson, Arthur. See under
Disarmament Conference.
- Herriot, Edouard, visit to Washington prior to London Economic Conference:
Arrangements for, 494–496; memorandum of conversation with President Roosevelt, 497–499; text of
Roosevelt-Herriot joint statement, Apr. 28, 499–501
- Hitler, Adolf (see also
Austria, German Nazi attacks on the Dollfuss
regime; and under
Disarmament Conference), 421, 531, 748
- Hoover, Herbert: Hoover-Roosevelt communiqué relative to war debt
negotiations, Jan. 20, 827–828; plan of disarmament, June 22, 1932, 6, 7, 21–22, 58, 72, 156
- Hungary. See under
War debt payments.
- Immigration. See
Alien seamen.
- Import and Export Prohibitions and Restrictions,
International Convention for the Abolition of (1927):
Cited, 546, 707,
714, 729;
British withdrawal, 783, 784; U.S. withdrawal, 783–786
- India (see also
Silver: Agreement; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers), question of acceptance of U.S.
reservations to the St. Germain convention revising the General Acts of
Berlin and Brussels, 978, 980, 984
- Industrial Recovery Act, 657, 677, 678, 686–687, 689, 703, 708, 709, 714, 731–732, 759, 924, 925
- International fund. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, 940–944
- Intergovernmental debts. See
War debt payments
and under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Italy (see also
Austria: Views and actions of
other governments; Four Power Pact; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers; War debt
payments):
- London Economic Conference: Preliminary conversations at
Washington, 504–505; reservations to tariff truce, 603, 758–759
- St. Germain convention revising the General Acts of Berlin and
Brussels, acceptance of U.S. reservations, 980
- U.S. Congressional bills for deportation of certain alien seamen,
representations regarding, 986–988
- U.S. proposed arms embargo legislation, attitude toward, 363–364
- Japan (see also
U.S. naval construction program
and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers): London Economic Conference, preliminary
conversations at Washington, 507–508, 534–548; St. Germain convention revising the General
Acts of Berlin and Brussels, negotiations looking toward Japanese acceptance
of U.S. reservations, 978–984
- Kellogg-Briand Pact. See under
Disarmament Conference.
- Latin American countries, U.S. policy on export of arms and munitions to,
367–369
- Latvia. See under
War debt payments.
- League of Nations:
- German withdrawal from League and from Disarmament Conference. See
Disarmament Conference: German withdrawal.
- Japanese withdrawal, 16–19, 20, 27–28, 33, 34
- London Economic Conference: Appeal of Council for adherence to
tariff truce by countries participating in Conference, 614; conversations among League members
in Geneva concerning possible continuation of work of Conference,
752–758
- Lithuania. See under
War debt payments.
- London Economic Conference. See
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- London Naval Treaty of 1930 (see
also
Disarmament Conference: Washington and London naval treaties), U.S. naval construction
program in line with, British and Japanese reaction, 380–395; memorandum by Henry L.
Stimson relative to the 1930 negotiations, 389–395
- Lumber, production and marketing, 660, 705, 757
- MacDonald, J. Ramsay:
- Disarmament Conference: Preparation and presentation of British
draft convention, 41–42, 43n
; visit to Geneva, 22–23, 31, 37–38
- Four Power Pact, activity in connection with proposal for, 396–397
- London Economic Conference:
- Designation as President of Conference, 457–458, 461
- Reply to President Roosevelt’s message of appreciation at
close of Conference, 747–748
- Visit to Washington prior to Conference: Plans leading to
visit, 477–479, 480–482, 483, 483–485, 486, 489; summary of
conversations with President Roosevelt, 493–494; texts of Roosevelt-MacDonald joint
statements, Apr. 22, 23, and 26, 490–493
- U.S.-British war debt negotiations, Roosevelt-MacDonald joint
statement relative to, Apr. 25, 837
- Mexico (see also
Silver: Agreement),
preliminary conversations at Washington relative to the London Economic
Conference, 506, 516–517, 548–551
- Monetary and Economic Conference, London, June 12–July 27 (see also
Import and Export Prohibitions; Silver: Agreement; Wheat agreement), 452–762
- Aftermath. See
Conference aftermath, infra.
- Agenda drawn up by Preparatory Committee of Experts, 452–457, 460, 461,
462–464
- Agricultural countries of Central and Eastern Europe, attitude
toward Conference, 616–619, 634–636
- Arrangements:
- Agenda, 452–457, 460, 461, 462–464
- Date, 455, 457, 458, 460, 461, 474, 475, 476–477, 479, 482–483, 493, 576, 582; fixing of June 12,
493, 582
- International organizations invited to be represented,
461, 736–737
- Place, 479–480
- President, 457–458, 461
- Bilateral and multilateral agreements, question of. See under
Commercial policy, infra.
- Coal, post-Conference discussion, 756
- Coffee, questions of interest to Brazil, 515
- Commercial policy:
- Bilateral and multilateral agreements, position of
agrarian countries of Central and Eastern Europe, 619; of Great Britain, 585, 586; Turkey, 571;
United States, 519, 552, 560, 563–564, 627, 696, 703–704, 714, 725–726
- Most-favored-nation clause (see
also
U.S. proposal, infra):
- Negotiations of Conference, U.S. position, 696, 704, 714, 725–727, 731
- Post-Conference discussions at Geneva among League
of Nations members, 753–754
- Pre-Conference discussions between United States
and other countries:
- Attitude of Chile, 519; Czechoslovakia, 528, 531;
Japan, 544, 547; Norway, 552; Rumania, 563–656; Sweden, 567; Turkey, 571
- U.S. views, 519,
526, 543–544, 546–547, 560, 563–565, 567
- U.S. proposal to Conference:
- Preparation of, 725–727
- Text, 728–731; transmittal to
Economic Commission, 727–731
- U.S. delegation’s summary report concerning, 745
- Commissions and subcommissions, outline, 737
- Committee chairmanships, 633, 640–641, 644–645, 646–647
- Commodity prices, question of:
- Inclusion in agenda, 456, 457, 463
- Views of Australia, 512, 514; Great Britain, 466–467; Japan, 536;
Turkey, 571; United States, 514, 556–557, 638, 674, 693, 703, 721
- Conference aftermath, Sept.
14–Dec. 16:
- British plans with a view to possible future efforts of
Conference: Exchange of views with United States, 748–752, 760–762; survey of work of
Conference, 750, 751, 761; visit to United States of Leith-Ross,
British economic adviser, 752
- Conversations in Geneva among League of Nations members,
752–758
- Decline of the tariff truce, 758–760, 762
- Conversations at Washington, preliminary (Apr. 7–June 3):
- Proposals for, 483, 485–486
- Roosevelt’s exchanges of views with foreign
representatives:
- Invitations to Washington, 486, 489, 489–490
- Joint statements by Roosevelt and representatives
of—
- Argentina, May 6,
503
- Brazil, May 25, 507
- Canada: Arrangements for visit of Prime
Minister Bennett, 501–502; text
of statement, Apr. 29, 502–503
- Chile, June 3, 508–509
- China, May 19, 505–506
- France: Arrangements for visit of Edouard
Herriot, 494–496; memorandum of
Roosevelt-Herriot conversation, 497–499; text of statement, Apr. 28, 499–501
- Germany, May 12, 505
- Great Britain: Plans leading to visit of
Prime Minister MacDonald, 477–479, 480–482, 483, 483–485, 486, 489; summary of
Roosevelt-MacDonald conversations, 493–494; texts of statements, Apr. 22, 28, and 26,
490–493
- Italy, May 6, 504–505
- Japan, May 27, 507–508
- Mexico, May 18, 506
- State Department’s exchanges of views with foreign
representatives:
- Invitations to other governments, 509–510
- U.S. views on scope and character of the
preliminary conversations, 554–555; on
subjects to be dealt with at the Conference, 555–561
- Views of other governments in conversation or
communication with United States:
- Australia, 510–514
- Brazil, 514–515
- Canada, 516–517
- Chile, 517–521
- China, 521–526
- Czechoslovakia, 527–531
- Germany, 531–534
- Japan, 534–548
- Mexico, 516–517, 548–551
- Norway, 551–553
- Poland, 553–561
- Rumania, 562–565
- Sweden, 566–567
- Turkey, 567–572
- Yugoslavia, 572–574
- Copper, question of regulation of production and marketing, 719, 723–724, 757
- Dairy products, post-Conference discussion, 756–757
- Date for Conference, negotiations concerning, 455, 457,
458, 460, 461, 474, 475, 476–477, 479, 482–483, 493,
576, 582; fixing of June 12, 493, 582
- Disarmament Conference, relation to, 101–102, 105, 144,
158, 159, 164, 184, 204
- Duration of Conference, question of, U.S.-British
negotiations, 607–608, 609–610, 611,
629, 630, 631, 632, 633
- Exchange controls:
- Inclusion in agenda, 452, 456, 457, 462, 463–464
- Views of Czechoslovakia, 528,
529–530; Great Britain, 467–468; Rumania,
562–563; United States, 558, 625–626, 640, 662–663
- External indebtedness:
- Attitude of agricultural countries of Central and Eastern
Europe, 618; of Australia, 512, 513; of Turkey, 568
- Germany’s situation, U.S.-German discussion concerning,
532–534
- Resolution of Conference:
- Draft text, 720
- Position of British, French, and Greek
delegations, 721; of
United States, 722
- France, views (see also
Conversations at Washington, supra, and
Preliminaries, Tariff
truce, and
Tripartite conversations, infra): Committee chairmanships, 640–641, 644–645;
external indebtedness, 721; gold
standard, 471–472, 576, 607, 642,
643; intergovernmental debts,
relation to Conference, 454–455, 486,
495, 496, 498–499; production and marketing, 649; recess or adjournment, question of, 681–682, 682–683, 685, 697,
701, 704; stabilization of currencies, 608–609; sugar agreement,
proposed, 675
- Gold standard (see also
Tripartite conversations on monetary
stabilization, infra):
- Inclusion in agenda, 456, 462, 463
- Views of Australia, 511;
Brazil, 514–515; Czechoslovakia, 530–531; France, 471–472, 570, 607, 642, 643; Great Britain, 471–472; Japan, 536, 539; Turkey, 571;
United States, 556, 562, 626, 640, 654
- Great Britain, views (see also
Arrangements, Conference aftermath, Conversations
at Washington, supra, and
Intergovernmental debts, Preliminaries, Tariff
truce, and
Tripartite conversations, infra): Commercial policy, 585, 586;
committee chairmanships, 640–641; commodity prices, 466–467;
duration of Conference, U.S.-British negotiations, 607–608, 609–610, 611, 629,
630, 631, 632, 633; exchange controls, 467–468; external
indebtedness, 721; gold standard, 471–472;
international fund, 574–575; procedure for the Conference, 475, 629–630, 632–633; production and marketing, 470–471, 649; recess or adjournment, question of,
682, 697, 701; silver, 469–470;
stabilization of currencies, 467; sugar
agreement, proposed, 660, 675; tariff policies, 469; trade barriers, 468
- Intergovernmental debts, question of relation to
Conference:
- Agenda of Conference, inclusion of statement relative to,
454–455, 458–459, 464
- Attitude of agrarian countries of Central and Eastern
Europe, 618; of Czechoslovakia,
530; of Yugoslavia, 573–574
- British insistence on considering debts in connection with
Conference, and U. S. position, 454–455, 460, 471, 473, 474, 475–476, 481–482, 483–485, 487–489, 493, 493–494, 594, 597–600, 840
- French efforts to relate debt question to plans for
Conference, 454–455, 486, 495, 496, 498–499
- International fund, pre-Conference discussions:
- Attitude of agricultural countries of Central and Eastern
Europe, 618; of Czechoslovakia,
527; of United States, 527, 560–561, 563
- British suggestion, and U. S.-British discussion
concerning, 574–575
- International organizations invited to be represented, 461, 736–737
- Lumber, question of possible international agreement, 660, 705,
757
- Messages of appreciation from President Roosevelt to Secretary of
State Hull and Prime Minister MacDonald, and replies, 734–735, 747–748
- Monetary stabilization. See
Stabilization of currencies
and
Tripartite conversations on monetary
stabilization, infra.
- Monetary standard, international (see also
Gold standard, supra,
and
Silver, infra), U.
S. program, 626–627, 650–651, 680–681
- Most-favored-nation clause. See under
Commercial policy, supra.
- Organization of Conference, outline, 737
- Organizing Committee (see also
under
Tariff truce: Negotiations), meetings and arrangements in connection
with date and place for Conference, circulation of agenda, and
selection of president, 455, 457–458, 460, 461,
474, 475, 476–477, 479–480, 482–483, 575,
576–577,
582
- Place of meeting, 479–480
- Preliminaries (see also
Arrangements, Conversations at Washington, and
Intergovernmental debts, supra):
- British-French discussions on agenda and other matters,
471–472
- Conversations of Norman Davis (U.S. member of Organizing
Committee) with officials in London, Paris, and Berlin, 474–476, 485–486
- U.S.-British exchange of communications on economic
problems, 465–471, 472–473, 487–489
- Preparatory Committee of Experts, preparation of
agenda, 452–457, 460, 461, 462–464
- Preparatory Committees. See
Organizing Committee
and
Preparatory Committee, supra.
- President of Conference, 457–458, 461
- Prices. See
Commodity prices, supra.
- Procedure for the Conference (see also
Recess, infra),
British suggestions, 475, 629–630, 632–633
- Proceedings (see also
Recess
and
U. S. program, infra), reports concerning, 712, 717–718, 720–721, 722
- Production and marketing (see also
Sugar agreement, infra):
- Negotiations for international control agreement, efforts
of U. S., British, and French delegations, 649–650, 651, 690
- Post-Conference discussions at Geneva among League of
Nations members, 755–757
- Pre-Conference discussions, attitude of agricultural
countries of Central and Eastern Europe, 619; of Australia, 512; Brazil, 515; Great Britain, 470–471; Japan, 536;
Turkey, 571–572; Yugoslavia, 573
- U.S. position relative to copper, wine, and lumber, 660, 705, 719, 723–724
- Recess or adjournment, question of:
- Agitation for adjournment or indefinite recess by France
and other gold standard countries, 681–682, 682–683, 685, 697, 701, 704
- British attitude, 682, 697, 701
- Efforts to prevent disruption of Conference: Resolution of
Steering Committee, 700; U.S.
activities, and support of various delegations, 680, 682–683, 684, 685, 688, 690–691, 694–695, 697, 701, 704–705, 711
- Reconvening of Conference after recess, question of, 718, 722, 732–733
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.:
- Exchange of views with representatives of foreign
governments. See under
Conversations at Washington,
preliminary, supra.
- Messages of appreciation at close of Conference to
Secretary of State Hull and Prime Minister MacDonald, 734–735; replies, 735,
747–748
- Views on monetary stabilization questions. See
Tripartite conversations, infra.
- Silver:
- Pre-Conference discussions between United States and other
countries:
- Attitude of Australia, 512; Canada, 516–517, 549–550; Chile, 520; China, 521–526;
Czechoslovakia, 527;
Great Britain, 469–470; Japan, 536, 541; Mexico, 517, 548, 549–550; Poland, 558
- U. S. views, 513, 522–526, 549–550, 557–558, 561, 562, 567
- U. S. National Industrial Recovery Act, application to
silver mining industry, 657
- U. S. recommendation to Conference, 626–627
- Stabilization of currencies (see
also
Tripartite conversations on monetary
stabilization, infra):
- Attitude of agricultural countries of Central and Eastern
Europe, 618
- Pre-Conference discussions between United States and other
countries:
- Attitude of Australia, 511; Czechoslovakia, 527; France, 608–609; Great
Britain, 467; Japan,
536, 538–539; Norway, 551–552;
Sweden, 566–567; Turkey, 570–571
- U. S. views, 551, 555–556, 562
- U. S. program and negotiations relative to, 624–625, 638–639, 688–689, 691–694, 698–700, 702–703
- Sugar agreement, Cuban proposal for:
- Data concerning, and negotiations in Economic Committee
and subcommittee, 659–660, 675, 716–717, 724, 743
- Position of British, French, and Netherlands Governments,
660, 675; of Philippine delegates, 723; of United States, 701, 717, 723, 724–725
- Washington conference of sugar industry (June 27–July 18), relation to negotiations at
London, 695, 701–702, 705, 717, 724
- Summary of work of Conference, report of U. S. delegation, Aug. 5, 736–747
- Tariff policies (see also
Tariff truce, infra):
- Post-Conference discussions at Geneva among League of
Nations members, 754–755
- Pre-Conference expressions of opinion by agricultural
countries of Central and Eastern Europe, 619; by Australia, 512; China, 521, 526; Great
Britain, 469; Japan, 545; Turkey, 571
- U. S. policy and efforts to achieve objectives, 633, 634, 677, 683–684, 709–710, 730–731
- Tariff truce for Conference and pre-Conference
period, U. S. proposal:
- Explanation of purpose, and plans for circularization,
497–498, 559, 578–580, 593–594
- League of Nations Council appeal for adherence by all
governments at Conference, 614
- Negotiations:
- Organizing Committee negotiations, and U. S.
efforts leading to adoption, 578–586, 591, 600–605;
approval of truce by Committee, May 12, and appeal for adherence by
governments at Conference, 601–602, 604–605
- Reservations by Great Britain,
France, Germany, and Italy, 601, 603–605, 605–607, 608, 612–613
- U. S.-British negotiations, 587–588, 592–594, 594–596
- Pre-Conference discussions between United States and
Brazil, 515; Czechoslovakia,
528, 531; France, 497;
Japan, 543, 544–545; Poland, 559;
Yugoslavia, 572–573
- Procès-verbal containing reservations. See
Negotiations: Reservations, supra.
- Résumé in report of U. S. delegation, 736
- Texts: Drafts, 579–580, 595, 596; final text,
approved May 12, 605
- U.S. efforts for prolongation of truce:
- British attitude, 629
- Information and discussions concerning, 623–624, 676–677, 689, 696, 703
- Outline of possible agreement for protracted
truce: Text, 728–731; transmittal to
Economic Committee, 727–728
- U.S. Agricultural Adjustment Act and Industrial
Recovery Act, relation to truce, 631–632, 689, 731–732, 733–734
- U.S. legislation (farm and industrial recovery bills),
question of interpretation of tariff truce in relation to,
610, 614–615, 631–632, 689, 731–732, 733–734, 759
- Withdrawal of various countries and decline of the truce
following Conference, 758–760, 762
- Trade barriers, relaxation of (see
also
Tariff truce, supra):
- Inclusion in agenda, 456, 463, 464
- Opinion of agricultural countries of Central and Eastern
Europe, 618
- Pre-Conference discussions between United States and other
governments:
- Attitude of Australia, 512; Great Britain, 468; Japan, 536, 540–541, 546; Mexico, 548; Norway, 552–553;
Turkey, 570
- U.S. views, 543, 558–559, 559–560
- Suggestions and comments of U.S. representative on
Organizing Committee, 578, 586
- U.S. policy and efforts to achieve objectives, 627, 633, 634, 637–638, 639–640, 676–678, 696, 703, 706–708, 713–715, 728–730
- Tripartite conversations on monetary stabilization
(U.S.-British-French):
- French suggestion for, and U. S. acceptance, 608–609, 619–620
- Participants, and arrangements for discussions, 627–629, 631
- Plan for limiting fluctuations of exchange during
Conference:
- Documents comprising plan, and additional
statement, 642, 645; explanation and
discussion of, 641, 642–645
- U.S. position and counterproposals, 641–646, 647–648, 649, 650, 651–654, 655, 662, 663; President Roosevelt’s views, 645–646, 649, 650, 655, 663
- Situation in gold standard countries, critical nature of:
- Information concerning, 658–659
- Joint declaration by countries not on gold
standard and those on gold standard, proposed:
- Negotiations, 660–663, 664–672; objections of President Roosevelt,
669–670
- Text, 670–671
- U.S. position (see
also
Negotiations, supra), 673–675, 678–679, 710–711, 713; statement by President Roosevelt, 673–674
- U.S. delegation:
- Chairmanship of Monetary Commission, election of James M.
Cox, 633, 640–641, 644–645, 646–647
- Instructions, general, 620–627, 694–695, 703–704
- Membership and organization, 620n
, 621–622
- Message of appreciation from President Roosevelt to
Chairman at end of Conference, 734; reply, 735
- Press statement of Assistant Secretary of State Moley,
656–657
- Report, Aug. 5, 736–747
- Speech of Chairman, text, 636–640
- Statement on monetary stabilization, July 5, 692–694
- U.S. program:
- Memorandum of policy, 622–627
- Negotiations relative to, 633,
634, 646–647, 648, 650–651, 654–655, 670–678, 679–680, 680–681, 685–687, 688–690, 691–694, 696–700, 702–704, 706–710, 711–712, 712–713, 713–715, 719, 723–724, 725–727
- Suggestion of a program on commercial policy for
development following the Conference, 727–731
- Texts of resolutions on major problems to be introduced at
Conference, 623–627
- U.S. views (see also
Arrangements, Duration
of Conference, and
Recess, supra):
- Commercial policy. See
Commercial policy, supra.
- Commodity prices, 514, 556–557, 638, 674, 693, 703, 721
- Economic problems, general, U.S. British exchange of
communications, 465–471, 472–473, 487–489
- Exchange controls, 558, 625–626, 640, 662–663
- External indebtedness, 532–534, 722
- Gold standard (see also
Tripartite conversations, supra), 556, 562, 626, 640, 654
- Intergovernmental debts, relation to Conference. See
Intergovernmental debts, supra.
- International fund, 527, 560–561, 563, 574–575
- Monetary stabilization (see also
Tripartite conversations, supra), 551, 555–556, 562, 624–625, 638–639, 688–689, 691–694, 698–700, 702–703
- Monetary standard, international, 626–627, 650–651, 654–655, 679–680, 680–681
- Production and marketing, 649–650, 651, 660, 690, 705, 719, 723–724
- Silver, 513, 522–526, 549–550, 557–558, 561, 562, 567, 626–627, 657
- Sugar agreement, Cuban proposal for, 695, 701–702, 705, 717, 723, 724–725
- Tariff policy, 633, 634, 677, 683–684, 709–710, 730–731
- Tariff truce. See
Tariff truce, supra.
- Trade barriers. See
Trade barriers, supra.
- Wine production, question of international regulation, 660, 705,
755–756
- Monetary stabilization. See
Stabilization of currencies
and
Tripartite conversations
under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Most-favored-nation clause. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference: Commercial policy.
- Mussolini, Benito, opposition to Austro-German Anschluss, 435–436, 437–438; conversations with Dollfuss of Austria, 437, 439–440, 442
- National Recovery Administration, attitude toward U.S. participation in
proposed negotiation of international copper agreement, 782
- Naval questions. See
Disarmament Conference: Naval
armaments questions; U.S. naval construction
program.
- Netherlands, representations regarding U.S. Congressional bills for
deportation of certain alien seamen, 988
- New Zealand, acceptance of U.S. reservations to St. Germain convention
revising the General Acts of Berlin and Brussels, 980
- Norway: Preliminary conversations at Washington relative to London
Economic Conference, 551–553; representations regarding U.S. Congressional bills for
deportation of certain alien seamen, 985
- Ottawa agreements, 543–544, 595, 598, 599
- Persia. See under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers.
- Peru. See
Silver: Agreement.
- Philippine Islands, production and marketing of sugar, 705, 717, 723
- Poland (see also under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers; War debt
payments):
- Boundary with Germany, tension arising from
German-Polish relations with respect to the Polish Corridor and
Danzig, 88, 111, 448–451; Nazi gains in the Danzig election,
450–451
- London Economic Conference, preliminary conversations at
Washington, 553–561
- Portugal: Acceptance of U.S. reservations to St. Germain convention
revising the General Acts of Berlin and Brussels, 980; negotiations concerning reciprocal trade agreement with
United States, 929, 933
- Prices. See
Monetary and Economic Conference: Commodity prices.
- Private Aerial Law, Third International Conference on, Rome,
May 15–29, 940–977
- Conventions signed May 29:
- Liability for Damages Caused to Third Parties on the
Surface:
- Text, 968–977
- U.S. position: Instructions to delegates, 946–961; report of delegates on final draft and
plans for signing, 962
- Precautionary Attachment of Aircraft:
- International Technical Committee of
Aerial Legal Experts, consideration at meeting in
July 1932 of draft
convention and of comments of U.S. members, 940–944
- Text, 962–968
- U.S. position (see also
International Technical
Committee, supra):
Instructions to delegates, 945–946; plans
for signing, 961
- International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, meeting
at Stockholm in 1932 for consideration of
draft conventions to be presented at Conference, 940–944
- U.S. delegation: Instructions, 944–961; personnel, 944n
; reports, 961, 962
- Production and marketing. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Reciprocal trade agreements program. See
Trade agreements program.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (see also under
Disarmament Conference; Monetary and Economic Conference):
- Four Power Pact, statement in connection with, 416
- Trade agreements legislation, proposed, correspondence with
Secretary of State concerning, 923–924, 926–928
- War debt negotiations of United States with other governments:
Discussions (as President-elect) with Secretary of State as to
general plans for, 829–830, 831–832, 833–835; Hoover-Roosevelt communiqué issued
Jan. 20, 827–828; Roosevelt-MacDonald
joint statement issued Apr. 25, 837
- Rumania (see also under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers; War debt
payments), preliminary conversations at Washington relative to
London Economic Conference, 562–565
- Russia. See
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers: Soviet Union;
Wheat agreement.
- Securities Act of 1933, cited, 936, 937
- Security, consultation, and neutral rights. See
under
Disarmament Conference.
- Shipping, 552–553,
755
- Silver:
- Agreement between United States and certain other
powers, signed July 22, 24, and 26, 763–774
- Ratification: Deposit of, 763n
; reservation by China, 763n
; U.S. ratification, circumstances in connection with,
772–774
- Text, 763–766; supplementary undertakings
by—
- Monetary and Economic Conference, discussions in connection with.
See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Smoot-Hawley Tariff, 598, 707
- Soviet Union. See
Wheat agreement; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers.
- Spain. See
Silver: Agreement; and under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers.
- Stabilization of currencies. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- St. Germain convention of Sept. 10,
1919, revising the General Acts of Berlin and Brussels, acceptance
of U.S. reservations by other signatories and subsequent deposit of
ratification with the French Government, 978–984
- Stimson, Henry L., memorandum in connection with U.S. naval construction
program, 389–395
- Sugar agreement, proposed. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Sweden: London Economic Conference, preliminary conversations at
Washington, 566–567;
reciprocal trade agreement with United States, studies concerning, 929, 933; U. S.
Congressional bills for deportation of certain alien seamen, representations
regarding, 985; U.S. proposed arms embargo
legislation, favorable attitude, 362–363
- Tariff Act of 1930 (Smoot-Hawley), 598, 707
- Tariffs. See
Trade agreements program; also
Tariff policies
and
Tariff truce
under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Trade agreements program, initiation of, 921–933
- Committees, establishment and functions:
- Executive Committee on Commercial Policy, 926–928, 930, 931–932
- Interdepartmental Advisory Board on Reciprocal Treaties:
Activities of preliminary group, 921–923; organization
and work of Board, 925–926, 930, 932–933
- Temporary committee to make certain recommendations, 930
- Legislation, proposed, 922–924
- Negotiations with certain countries, 924–925, 928–929
- Trade barriers. See under
Monetary and Economic Conference.
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Anglo-Argentine (Roca) agreement, 588–589, 599
- Arms Traffic Convention of 1925: Cited,
3, 4, 63, 179, 203; question of U. S. ratification, 356, 358
- Aviation:
- Brussels Convention, Sept. 28, 1910, cited,
957
- Covenant of League of Nations, 32, 53–54, 59, 91–92, 93–94, 114–115, 125,
166–167,
183, 271, 353
- Five Power Declaration of Dec. 11, 1932,
10–11,
35
- Four Power Pact signed at Rome July 15. See
Four Power Pact.
- Gas warfare treaties: Protocol for the prohibition of use of gases
in warfare, 1925, 10; treaty relating to use of submarines and gases in
warfare, 1922, 10
- Import and Export Prohibitions and Restrictions, Convention for
Abolition of (1927): Cited, 546, 707,
714, 729; U. S. and British withdrawal from, 783–786
- Kellogg-Briand Pact. See under
Disarmament Conference.
- Locarno treaties, 87, 93–94
- London Naval Treaty (1930). See
Disarmament Conference: Washington and London naval treaties; U. S. naval construction program.
- Manchukuo-Japanese Protocol of Sept. 1932,
38
- Narcotic drugs, convention for limiting manufacture and
distribution, July 13, 1931, 194
- Neuilly, treaty of, 54
- Safety of Life at Sea (1929), cited, 958
- Silver agreement between United States and other powers. See
Silver: Agreement.
- St. Germain convention of Sept. 10, 1919,
revising the General Acts of Berlin and Brussels, acceptance of U.
S. reservations by other signatories and subsequent deposit of
ratification with the French Government, 978–984
- St. Germain treaty between Allied Powers and Austria, 54, 440, 441
- Submarines and gases in warfare, treaty (1922) relating to the use of, 10
- Trianon, treaty of, 54
- Versailles treaty. See under
Disarmament Conference.
- Washington Naval Treaty (1922). See
Disarmament Conference: Washington and London naval treaties.
- Wheat agreement signed Aug. 25. See
Wheat agreement.
- Turkey (see also under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers), preliminary conversations at Washington
relative to London Economic Conference, 567–572
- Union of South Africa, acceptance of U. S. reservations to St. Germain
convention revising the General Acts of Berlin and Brussels, 980
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers: Soviet Union;
Wheat agreement.
- Uruguay. See under
Disarmament Conference: Attitude of the powers.
- U. S. Congress (see also
Arms and munitions: Arms
embargo legislation), bills for deportation of certain alien
seamen, representations of foreign governments concerning, 985–991
- U. S. naval construction program, British and Japanese
objections, 380–395
- British representations for U. S. suspension of program, 211, 212–213, 214–216, 382–384; U. S. rejection, 384–385, 386–395
- Japanese interpretation of program and inquiry as to British
attitude, 380–382, 385
- Memorandum by Henry L. Stimson relative to certain 1930 Naval Conference negotiations, 389–395
- War debt payments due the United States, negotiations with
certain countries concerning, 826–920
- Belgium, request for discussion of debts, and default on June 15 and Dec. 15
installments, 847–852
- Czechoslovakia, request for discussion of debts, and token payment
on June 15 and Dec. 15
installments, 852–859
- Disarmament Conference, relation of debt question, 9, 65–66, 192–193
- Estonia, request for discussion of debts, and default on June 15 and Dec. 15
installments, 859–862
- Finland, request for discussion of debts, and remittance of June 15 and Dec. 15
installments, 862–866
- France: Default on June 15 and Dec. 15 installments, negotiations
concerning, 866–868, 871–872, 878–883; French attitude toward debt
discussions, 869–871, 872–877
- Great Britain:
- Arrangements for negotiation of debt question, and general
exploratory discussions, 826–836; press
release issued by White House, Jan.
20, 827–828
- British Prime Minister’s visit to Washington, 836–837; Roosevelt-MacDonald joint statement issued
Apr. 25, 837
- Inconclusive negotiations in Washington, 842–846; press release issued by White House, Nov. 7, 845–846
- Token payment on June 15
installment and further representations for final
settlement, 837, 838–842, 846–847
- Hungary, default on June 15 and Dec. 15 installments, negotiations
concerning, 884–887
- Italy, request for discussion of debts, and token payment on June 15 and Dec. 15
installments, 888–893
- Latvia, request for discussion of debts, and token payment on June 15 and Dec. 15
installments, 893–897
- Lithuania, request for discussion of debts, and token payment of
June 15 and Dec.
15 installments, 898–905
- Poland, request for discussion of debts, and default on June 15 and Dec. 15
installments, 905–909
- Preliminary general plans for negotiations, discussions between
Secretary of State and President-elect Roosevelt during January,
829–830,
831–832,
833–835
- Rumania: Desire for discussion of debts, and token payment on June 15 installment, 909–913; payment due Jan. 2, 1934, circumstances in connection
with, 914–917
- Yugoslavia, default on 1932 and 1933 installments, 917–920
- Wheat agreement among exporting and importing countries,
signed Aug. 25, 787–825
- Conversations at Geneva, preliminary, among
exporting countries (United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina):
Arrangements and designation of representatives, 787–792;
reports and instructions, 793–796
- Exploring committee, meetings May 10–11.
See
Conversations, supra.
- Negotiations at London:
- Discussions concurrently with Monetary and Economic
Conference: Committee of exporting countries alone, 797–799, 800–812, 813; Danubian States together with exporting
countries, 812–813, 814; entire group of interested countries
(exporting countries, Danubian States, Soviet Union, and
importing countries), 814–815, 816–817
- Meeting in August of all interested countries, 817, 818–824, 825
- Termination of negotiations and completion of agreement,
825
- Participation of Soviet Union in agreement, question of, 813, 815,
819
- U. S. domestic wheat plan, relation to proposed international
agreement, 799–800, 801, 803, 809,
815–816,
818, 824
- U. S. press statement on international wheat situation, Aug. 15, 818
- Wine production, 660, 705, 755–756
- Yugoslavia (see also under
War debt payments), preliminary conversations at
Washington relative to London Economic Conference, 572–574