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:
  • Proposal for sugar agreement. See Monetary and Economic Conference: Sugar agreement.
  • Reciprocal trade agreement with United States, studies concerning, 929, 933
• 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:
        • Anglo-French-American conversations for securing French acceptance, 165, 170, 182, 183–184, 190–193, 205–207, 226–232
        • Anglo-French and German differences. See under British draft convention: Private conversations, infra.
      • 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:
        • Anglo-French and German differences. See under British draft convention: Private conversations, infra.
        • Request for U. S. support on procedure for consideration, 128; U. S. attitude, 131, 137, 138–139
      • 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—
      • Australia, 767–769
      • Canada, 769–770
      • Mexico, 770–771
      • Peru, 771–772
      • United States, 766–767
  • 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:
    • Conventions signed at Rome, May 29. See under Private Aerial Law, Third International Conference.
    • Warsaw Convention of 1929, cited, 942, 949, 951, 958
  • 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