Index

• Agreements. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Agricultural Adjustment Act, 540
• American Car and Foundry Co., 956– 957
• American Museum of Natural History, 520, 522
• Anti-war treaty (1933), 97
• Arbitration (see also Permanent Court of International Justice), case of Simmons Construction Co. claim against Costa Rican Government, 464– 475
• Argentina (see also Chaco dispute), 266– 299
  • Argentine State Railways, 291– 292
  • British sterling bonds, Argentine proposal for servicing of, 280– 281, 281– 282, 288
  • Exchange restrictions. See Taxation, infra.
  • Foreign debt, efforts of United States and of Foreign Bondholders Protective Council to secure equitable treatment for American creditors in servicing of Province of Buenos Aires bonds, 280– 296
  • Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, attitude toward, 5
  • Province of Buenos Aires bonds. See Foreign debt, supra.
  • Roca-Runciman trade treaty, 266, 267, 279
  • Saavedra Lamas, Carlos, 2, 4, 6, 8, 82– 84, 95, 105– 107, 108, 117, 118, 145, 146, 154, 160– 161, 167
  • Sanitary convention with United States, unperfected, text signed May 24, 296– 299
  • Taxation, Argentine decree imposing surcharge for imports not covered by official exchange permits, 269– 280
    • Information concerning decree and its enforcement, 269, 271
    • U. S. representations on behalf of American trade, and Argentine position, 270– 275; balance of U. S.-Argentine trade, relation to problem, 274, 275– 280
  • Trade agreement with United States, preliminary discussions concerning, 266– 268, 273– 274; import surcharge problem, relation to, 269, 279
  • Trade relations with—
    • United States. See Taxation and Trade agreement, supra.
    • Other countries, 266, 267, 268, 320, 939
• Artistic and scientific institutions and historic monuments, treaty between United States and other American Republics for protection of, text signed Apr. 15, 219– 221
• Aviation. See Commercial aviation convention.
• Barletta, Amadeo. See Dominican Republic: Arrest, etc.
• Belgium, 946, 949, 959
• Bethlehem Steel Co., 395
• Bolivia. See Chaco dispute.
• Borah, Senator William E., resolution regarding religious situation in Mexico, 785– 788, 789– 795, 798
• Boundary questions. See Chaco dispute and Leticia dispute.
• Brazil (see also Chaco dispute), 300– 388
  • Agreements with United States, amending agreements of 1934, for a military mission to Brazil, citation to texts, 388
  • Clearing and compensation agreement with Germany, 377– 378, 380, 381
  • Coffee, 312, 314, 322, 327, 333– 334, 336, 337, 347
  • Cotton, 339, 344, 347, 380
  • Ecuadoran revolutionary government, Brazilian recognition of, 537
  • Exchange restrictions and foreign debt problem, U. S. activities on behalf of American interests, 321– 386
    • American blocked funds, U. S. representations regarding. See Exchange allocation problem, infra.
    • Brazilian financial mission to United States, and related negotiations in Washington, 329, 330, 331, 332– 333, 333– 340, 348, 349, 350, 353, 354
    • British agreement with Brazil for liquidation of deferred credits, relation to American situation, 354, 355– 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 363, 364, 367– 368, 382
    • Congelado notes of 1933, 325, 336, 344, 357
    • Debt funding plan of 1934, possibility of suspension or modification due to shortage of exchange, 321– 327, 329, 333, 335, 344, 354, 369
    • Enabling Act. See under Settlement, infra.
    • Exchange allocation problem (see also Settlement for American holders of deferred credits, infra), 327– 329, 330– 331, 333, 335– 336, 330– 351; U. S.-Brazilian exchange of notes of Feb. 2, texts, 340– 341
    • German-Brazilian compensation agreement, relation, 377– 378, 380, 381
    • Military purchases abroad by Brazil, relation to exchange problem, 339
    • National Foreign Trade Council, 349, 355, 356, 357, 361, 362, 364, 367, 371, 372, 373, 376– 377, 385– 386
    • Settlement for American holders of deferred credits: Discussions and negotiations leading to, 336– 339, 351– 383, 385– 386; Enabling Act passed by Brazilian Legislature, 383– 385; method for handling Class C indebtedness, discussions, 361, 362– 363, 364– 365, 366– 373, 374– 375, 382
    • Trade agreement negotiations with United States, relation to, 300, 302, 306, 307, 313, 314, 323, 329, 331, 334, 336, 339, 358, 359, 379; exchange of notes accompanying agreement, texts and question of implementation, 340– 341, 343– 345, 381– 382, 383
  • Financial mission to United States. See Exchange restrictions: Brazilian financial mission, supra.
  • Foreign debt. See Exchange restrictions and foreign debt problem, supra.
  • German-Brazilian compensation agreement, 377– 378, 380, 381
  • Japan, Brazilian promise of support to United States in event of war with, 387– 388
  • Military mission, U. S., 388
  • Military purchases abroad, 339
  • Trade agreement with United States signed Feb. 2, 300– 321
    • Exchange problems, relation to. See Exchange restrictions: Trade agreement, supra.
    • Generalization of tariff concessions by Brazil, question of, 319– 321
    • Ratification by Brazil: Brazilian delay and U. S. efforts to obtain action, 147, 300– 317; information concerning ratification and exchange of ratifications, 317– 319
    • Text of agreement and exchange of notes, citation to, 300
  • Trade relations with various countries, 320, 339; compensation agreement with Germany, 377– 378, 380, 381
  • U. S. military mission to Brazil, agreements supplementary to 1934 agreement, 388
• Buenos Aires Peace Protocol. See Chaco dispute: Peace Protocol.
• Central American General Treaty of Peace and Amity (1923), 630, 640, 843, 846, 847, 857, 860, 863– 864
• Chaco dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay, 7– 198
  • Argentine-Chilean Mission:
    • Brazilian participation in mediation, question of: Attitude of Brazilian Government, 8– 10, 14, 16, 19– 20, 27– 30, 31, 36– 37, 41– 42; British efforts to promote Brazilian cooperation, 39– 41; U. S. efforts to promote participation of Brazil and Uruguay, 24, 25, 27– 28, 31– 32, 35– 36, 37– 39, 42– 46, 47
    • Conciliation plans based on modifications of League of Nations proposals of Nov. 24, 1934, discussions, 7– 8, 12– 14, 15– 16, 20– 23; position of belligerents, 9, 13– 14, 18, 30
    • U. S. willingness to participate in mediation, 12– 13, 14– 15, 16– 18, 23– 24, 26, 30– 31, 32; efforts to promote participation of Brazil and Uruguay, 24, 25, 27– 28, 31– 32, 35– 36, 37– 39, 42– 46, 47
  • Buenos Aires Peace Protocol. See Peace Protocol, infra.
  • Declaration of American Republics (Aug. 3, 1932), question of reaffirmation, 191, 192
  • Economic Conference on the Chaco, proposed, question of participation of Brazil, 29, 31, 33– 35, 36, 38– 39, 40, 44; of United States, 29, 32, 35– 36, 38, 47, 53, 55, 56, 61– 62, 62– 63
  • Inter-American Peace Conference, proposed, relation to, 1– 6 passim, 10, 113, 160– 161, 163– 165, 179
  • League of Nations (see also Argentine-Chilean Mission: Conciliation plans, supra), 10– 11, 30, 52, 53, 54, 83, 93, 98, 109, 191, 192; Paraguayan withdrawal from League, 10– 11, 30, 93
  • Mediation group:
    • Activities preliminary to conciliation negotiations, 40– 61; attitudes of belligerents, 52, 59, 61
    • Membership, question of inclusion of Mexico and Uruguay, 47, 53, 54– 56, 56– 57, 59– 60, 61
    • Negotiations. See Peace Protocol and Plans, infra.
    • Peace Protocol of June 12 and additional protocol: Negotiations leading to, 63– 70, 71– 73; signature and ratification, 75– 77, 84, 90, 92; texts, 73– 75, 76; U. S. gratification over pacific solution of Chaco dispute, 76– 77
    • Plans and discussions relative to Peace Conference to be held under terms of June 12 Protocol, 71, 77– 91
    • U. S. representative, 51, 62; inability of Secretary of State to accept invitation for personal attendance, 70– 71
  • Neutral Military Commission, 65, 66, 67, 75, 76, 91, 93, 94, 99, 110, 123, 127, 139, 140, 141, 151, 153, 156, 158– 159, 167, 168– 169, 184, 187, 191
  • Peace Conference:
    • Basic organizational and procedural problems:
      • Administrative detail and preliminary activity, 91– 94, 95– 98, 99, 102– 103
      • Chilean procedural plan, 88– 89, 90, 92, 128– 130, 143, 159
      • Invitations, and U. S. acceptance, 90– 91
      • League of Nations observer, question of, 98
      • Membership, 71, 77– 82, 83, 85– 88, 89– 90, 94
      • Presiding officer (Saavedra Lamas): Ideas for Conference procedure, 82– 84; personality of, 95, 105– 107, 108, 117, 118, 145, 146, 154, 160– 161, 167
    • Boundary and territorial questions, 98– 99, 103, 108– 109, 110, 111, 112, 113– 114, 117, 121, 124– 125, 128, 130– 134, 143– 144, 151, 152, 153, 155– 156, 157– 158, 171, 175– 176, 181, 190; Treaty of Petropolis, allusions, 134, 153, 155, 157
    • Demobilization and related security measures (see also Prisoners of war: Formula on prisoner and security questions, infra), 94, 98, 99, 102, 103, 108, 110, 124, 127, 151, 158– 159, 169, 177
    • Diplomatic relations between belligerents, resumption of, 118, 152, 184
    • Membership of Conference, 71, 77– 82, 83, 85– 88, 89– 90, 94
    • Neutral Military Commission, 65, 66, 67, 75, 76, 91, 93, 94, 99, 110, 123, 127, 139, 140, 141, 151, 153, 156, 158– 159, 167, 168– 169, 184, 187, 191
    • Oct. 15 proposal (comprehensive peace plan). See Settlement plan, infra.
    • Political situation of belligerents, influence of, 102, 103, 107, 124, 128, 153, 167, 177– 178, 180, 184, 188, 189, 190, 192
    • Prisoners of war, exchange and repatriation of: Discussions and negotiations, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 114– 116, 117, 118– 120, 122– 124, 125– 126, 127, 130, 133, 135– 139, 140– 141, 142, 148, 150, 152, 172, 175, 176, 177, 178– 179; formula on prisoner and security questions, efforts for acceptance by belligerents, 179– 180, 182– 191, 192– 194; mission of U. S. delegate to Asunción, 194– 197; new formula submitted to belligerents Dec. 22, 197– 198
    • Recess and adjournment, questions of, 125, 127, 128, 176– 179, 190– 191, 192, 194
    • Rehabilitation of belligerent countries, question of U. S. financial aid for, 100– 101, 106, 112
    • Resolution declaring war at an end, question of, 132, 152, 153, 159, 169– 170; adoption of resolution, 170
    • Saavedra Lamas, Carlos (presiding officer), 82– 84, 95, 105– 107, 108, 117, 118, 145, 146, 154, 160– 161, 167
    • Security measures. See Demobilization and related security measures, supra.
    • Settlement plan of United States and Brazil, 145– 147, 152– 158, 159– 160, 161– 162; attitudes of belligerents, and consideration of possible future course of action of the Conference, 165– 168, 170– 179, 180– 182
    • Territorial questions. See Boundary and territorial questions, supra.
    • War responsibility, tribunal on, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110– 111, 111– 112, 116, 120– 121, 126, 127, 140, 142, 144, 148– 150, 152, 153; question of participation of a U. S. Supreme Court Justice, 104, 140, 142, 144, 147– 148, 148– 149, 150
  • Peace Protocol signed at Buenos Aires June 12:
    • Implementation of terms (Chaco Peace Conference), 109, 128, 131, 132, 137, 141, 144, 151, 152, 163, 164, 166, 169, 171, 182– 183, 184
    • Negotiations leading to, 63– 70, 71– 73; drafts of truce formula, 66– 67, 68– 69
    • Signature and ratification, 75– 77, 84, 90, 92
    • Text, 73– 75; additional protocol, 76
    • U. S. gratification over pacific solution of Chaco dispute, 76– 77
  • Permanent Court of International Justice, possibility of resort to, 63, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 89, 117, 126, 128, 129, 144, 183
  • Red Cross Conference, Bolivian efforts for introduction of resolution on prisoners of war, 135– 139, 141
• Chile (see also Chaco dispute), 389– 429
  • Discrimination against American firms and nationals. See Exchange restrictions: American firms and nationals, infra; also Patents and trade marks and Railroad cars, infra.
  • Ecuadoran revolutionary government, Chilean recognition of, 536
  • Exchange restrictions, U. S. efforts to secure equitable treatment for American interests, 398– 422
    • American firms and nationals, discrimination against (see also Import restriction policy, infra), 395, 396, 398– 401, 403– 404, 406– 407, 413– 416
    • Exchange Control Commission, 399, 401, 404– 405, 411, 412, 422
    • Frozen credits, liquidation of, 400, 401, 403, 405, 410, 412– 413
    • Import restriction policy of Chile, 402, 405– 406, 409– 413, 416– 422
    • International obligations, relation to, 403
    • Retirement funds, 400, 401
    • Trade agreement with United States, proposed, relation to, 407– 409, 416– 417, 419
  • Germany, trade relations and exchange situation, 394– 395, 397, 402, 413, 414– 415, 417
  • Patents and trade marks, discrimination against foreigners in fees charged for registration, 423– 429
  • Railroad cars for Chilean State Railways, U. S. representations regarding alleged discrimination against American interests in letting contract for, 394– 398
  • Trade agreement with United States, proposed, preliminary discussions, 389– 394, 407– 409, 416– 417, 419
  • Trade relations with various countries (see also Germany, supra), 267, 398, 401, 402, 409, 414– 415, 417, 938– 939
• Claims. See Costa Rica: Simmons Construction Co., and under Mexico.
• Cocos Islands, 517, 518
• Coffee. See under Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti.
• Colombia (see also Leticia dispute), 430– 448
  • Chaco dispute, 55– 56, 77, 80, 81, 85, 94
  • Coffee. 436– 437, 439, 443, 446– 447, 448
  • Ecuadoran revolutionary government, Colombian recognition of, 536
  • Exchange restrictions. See German-Colombian exchange arrangements, infra.
  • German-Colombian exchange arrangements, U. S. informal representations regarding effects on American trade, 442– 448
  • Inter-American Highway, discussion with United States concerning, 243– 244
  • Trade agreement with United States signed Sept. 13: Agreement of 1933 (unperfected), relation to, 430, 431– 432, 434, 435, 437, 441– 442; negotiations, 430– 442; Rio de Janeiro Pact, relation to, 209, 210, 244, 430, 435, 436, 441; text, citation to, 442
• Commercial aviation convention of Habana (1928), question of interpretation of art. IV: Status of U. S. discussions with Mexico, 229; U. S. conclusion of understanding with Guatemala, 222– 229
• Commissions, committees, etc.:
  • Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, 280– 296, 324, 724– 726, 727
  • League of Nations committees: Advisory Committee on Leticia, 202, 203; Chaco Committee, 7, 15, 16, 19, 20– 22, 53, 98; Economic Committee, 567; Joint Committee for the Study of Clearing Agreements, 819
  • Mediation Commission. See Chaco dispute: Mediation group.
  • Neutral Military Commission. See under Chaco dispute.
  • Securities and Exchange Commission, 580– 581, 582– 584
• Conferences (see also Inter-American Conference):
  • American States, Seventh International Conference of (Montevideo), allusions, 219, 311– 312, 492, 514, 592, 642, 644, 645, 799– 800, 814, 834, 933, 934, 937
  • Chaco Peace Conference. See Chaco dispute: Peace Conference.
  • Pan American Commercial Conference, Buenos Aires, May 26–June 19, 55, 218, 507
  • Red Cross Conference (Rio de Janeiro), 135– 139, 141
• Costa Rica, 449– 475
  • Chaco dispute, 136
  • Claims. See Simmons Construction Co., infra.
  • Coffee, 452– 453, 456, 461
  • Guatemala: Costa Rican attitude on Guatemalan extension of term of office for President Ubico, 637; diplomatic representation between Guatemala and Costa Rica, good offices of United States looking toward reestablishment of, 230– 240
  • Inter-American Highway, discussions with United States concerning, 245– 246, 250– 252, 260n , 261n , 262– 264
  • Nicaraguan political situation, Costa Rican attitude toward, 855– 856
  • Rubber industry, development of, 463
  • Simmons Construction Co., U. S. representations in support of claim against Costa Rican Government, and Costa Rican attitude, 464– 475; international arbitration, question of resort to, 468, 472– 474
  • Trade agreement with United States, negotiations respecting, 449– 464; duty reduction on flour, question of, 452, 458– 459, 460
• Cuba: Chaco dispute, 55– 56, 77, 80, 81, 85, 94; elections, attitude of U. S. Government toward, 476– 477
• Daniels, Josephus (Ambassador to Mexico), clarification of certain statements attributed to, 782– 785
• Debts. See Argentina: Foreign debt; Brazil: Exchange restrictions and foreign debt problem; El Salvador: Loan Contract of 1922; Haiti: Debachy loan contract and French gold loan of 1910 .
• Denmark, 398– 400, 401
• Diplomatic relations: Bolivia-Paraguay, 118, 152, 184; Costa Rica-Guatemala, 230– 240
• Discrimination (see also under Chile): Argentina, discriminatory treatment in servicing of Province of Buenos Aires bonds, 280– 296; Ecuadoran-French modus vivendi, discriminatory effect on U. S. trade with Ecuador, 507– 508, 510– 512; Uruguayan customs discriminations against American importations, 949– 957
• Dominican Republic, U. S. efforts to protect American citizens and business interests, 478– 505
  • Arrest and imprisonment of Amadeo Barletta (Italian Consul and president of Dominican Tobacco Co. and of Santo Domingo Motors Co.): Information concerning, and U. S. representations, 478– 480, 483– 484, 486– 487, 489, 490, 491– 492, 493, 495– 500, 502– 503, 504; Italian efforts on behalf of Barletta, 478, 482, 488, 492, 499, 500, 501– 502, 505; release of Barletta and settlement of case, 505
  • Dominican Tobacco Co. (Penn Tobacco Co.) (see also Arrest, etc., supra), 480– 481, 482– 483, 483– 486, 487, 489– 491, 505
  • General matters pending between United States and Dominican Republic, 500– 501, 503– 504, 504– 505
  • Santo Domingo Motors Co. (General Motors Corp.) (see also Arrest, etc., supra), 478– 479, 479– 480, 483– 484, 486– 487
  • U. S. citizens and others, cases of arbitrary actions against, 492– 493, 494– 495, 504
• Douglas Fir Exploitation and Export Co., 950– 954
• Ecuador, 506– 538
  • Commercial modus vivendi with United States pending negotiation of a trade agreement, negotiations leading to, 506– 514; conclusion of agreement, June 12, 1936, 514n
  • Fishing regulations purporting to extend territorial waters beyond the three-mile limit, U. S. concern relative to, 514– 517
  • Galápagos Islands, interest of U. S. and British Governments in possible internationalization of, 517– 527; Ecuadoran attitude, 521, 525– 527
  • Japan: Ecuadoran fear of aggression, 521, 527; trade relations with, 509
  • Recognition. See under Revolution, infra.
  • Revolution, 527– 538; recognition of Paez government by United States and other countries, 533, 534– 538
  • Territorial waters, Ecuadoran fishing regulations purporting to extend territorial waters beyond the three-mile limit, 514– 517
  • Trade agreement with United States, proposed. See Commercial modus vivendi , supra.
  • Trade relations with various countries, 507– 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 739
  • Treaty with United States (1854), 518
• El Salvador, 539– 584
  • Bonds. See Loan Contract of 1922 , infra.
  • Coffee, 540, 552, 554, 556, 557, 559, 565, 578
  • Guatemala, Salvadoran attitude on extension of term of office for President Ubico, 637
  • Inter-American Highway, discussion with United States concerning, 254– 255
  • Loan Contract of 1922, question of revision, and U. S. informal assistance to bondholders’ representatives in connection with, 568– 584
    • Negotiations between bondholders’ representatives and Salvadoran Government, 576– 577, 579– 580, 581– 582; U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission studies, relation to, 580– 581, 582– 584
    • U. S. discussions with bondholders’ representatives, 568– 569, 570– 575, 578– 579, 581– 582; with Salvadoran Government, 569– 570, 575, 578, 580– 581, 582– 584
  • Nicaraguan political situation, Salvadoran attitude toward, 856– 857, 861, 872
  • Trade agreement with United States, negotiations, 539– 568, 581; revision of 1922 Loan Contract, relation to, 544, 549
  • Trade relations with various countries, 542– 543, 552, 554, 557, 559, 735– 736
• Ethiopian-Italian conflict, 192
• Exchange restrictions. See Argentina: Taxation and under Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay.
• Export-Import Bank, 349, 351, 354, 363, 369, 384, 386
• Ford Motor Co., 417, 419
• Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, 280– 296, 324, 724– 726, 727
• France: Ecuadoran revolutionary government, French recognition of, 537; Leticia dispute, French message to Colombian Government, 206; trade relations with various American Republics, 267, 320, 507– 508, 510, 511, 512, 542, 552, 650– 667, 816– 817, 821– 822, 826– 827, 949, 959
• Freedom of religion. See Mexico: Religious situation.
• Freedom of the press, 233– 234, 238, 782, 795
• Galápagos Islands. See under Ecuador.
• General Motors Corp. See Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo Motors Co.
• Germany, trade relations with various American Republics (see also under Chile and Colombia), 266, 377– 378, 380, 381, 557, 559, 609, 610, 821, 939, 946– 947, 949, 956, 959, 960, 963
• “Good neighbor” policy, 458, 492, 634, 798
• Good offices of United States in re-establishment of diplomatic representation between Costa Rica and Guatemala, 230– 240
• Goodrich Rubber Co., 405
• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 463
• Great Britain. See United Kingdom.
• Guatemala, 585– 641
  • Coffee, 590, 591, 592, 594, 595, 596, 600, 605
  • Commercial aviation convention of Habana (1928), U. S. conclusion of understanding with Guatemala as to interpretation of art. IV, 222– 229
  • Diplomatic representation between Costa Rica and Guatemala, good offices of United States looking toward reestablishment of, 230– 240
  • Inter-American Highway, discussions with United States concerning, 241– 242, 246– 247, 249– 250, 255– 259, 260– 262, 264– 265
  • Nicaraguan political situation, Guatemalan attitude toward, 857– 858
  • President Ubico, question of continuance in office beyond his constitutional term, 614– 641 [Page 983]
    • Efforts of Administration and of Ubico to legalize his continuance in the Presidency, 614– 619, 620– 621, 623– 624; U. S. position and Guatemalan attitude thereto, 619– 620, 621– 623, 624– 634
    • Prolongation of term as result of plebiscite and action of Constituent Assembly: Information concerning, 634– 637; position of United States and of other governments, 637– 641; Ubico’s letter to President Roosevelt announcing continuance in office, and reply, 636– 637, 639– 641
  • Trade agreement with United States, negotiations, 585– 614; problem of contraband traffic in chicle, 594, 596, 603, 608, 612– 614
  • Trade relations with various countries, 590, 609, 610
• Haiti, 642– 728
  • Coffee, 643, 644– 645, 652, 653, 654, 656, 659, 661, 664
  • Debachy loan contract for refunding debt and for public works, proposed, 667– 702
    • American loan of 1922, question of refunding, 667, 668, 669, 671, 675– 689 passim, 691– 698, 700, 701, 702
    • Details concerning, 667– 669, 671– 673, 674, 691– 692, 700
    • French contractors, interest in, 688, 689– 690
    • French gold loan of 1910, question of settlement, 667, 669, 670, 672, 698– 700, 702
    • U. S. attitude and discussions with Haitian Government, 669– 671, 674– 702; Haitian denunciation of contract and desire to negotiate a new American loan, 701– 702
  • Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, 724– 726, 727
  • Foreign debt. See Debachy loan contract, supra, and French gold loan of 1910 , infra.
  • Franco-Haitian commercial agreement, good offices of United States in effecting renewal of, 650– 667
  • French gold loan of 1910: Debachy loan contract, relation to, 667, 669, 670, 672, 698– 700, 702; French demands in connection with question of renewal of Franco-Haitian commercial agreement, 655– 667, 680– 681, 699– 700
  • National Bank of Haiti, sale by National City Bank of New York to Haitian Government, 703– 728
    • Facts and considerations in connection with bank sale plan, 685, 703– 709
    • Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, 724– 726, 727
    • Legislative action by Haitian Senate and Chamber, 716– 717, 719– 720, 723
    • Negotiations based on Haitian desire for maintenance of May 12, 1984, contract, 649– 650, 709– 714, 717– 720, 721– 722
    • Signing of contract and conclusion of transaction, 723– 728
    • U. S. position, 714– 716, 721, 724– 726
  • Trade agreement with United States signed Mar. 28: Negotiations, 642– 650; relation to Franco-Haitian commercial agreement, 650– 655, 660, 661, 662, 663; text, citation to, 650
  • Trade relations with various countries (see also Franco-Haitian commercial agreement, supra), 643, 644– 646, 649, 659, 722
  • Treaties with United States: Accord of Aug. 7, 1933, 676– 677, 678, 682, 683, 686, 692, 694, 695, 696– 697, 703, 708, 725; agreement of Aug. 5, 1981, 682; protocol of 1919, 677, 682, 683, 694, 697, 725; treaty of 1915, 656, 677, 678, 685– 686, 725; treaty of friendship, 1932, 695
• Honduras, 729– 752
  • Guatemala, Honduran attitude on extension of term of office for President Ubico, 637
  • Inter-American Highway, discussions with United States concerning, 260n , 261n , 264n
  • Nicaraguan political situation, Honduran attitude toward, 858, 872, 873
  • Swan Islands, Honduran reservation of claim to sovereignty over, 750– 752
  • Trade agreement with United States signed Dec. 18: Municipal taxes, relation to, 732, 735– 736, 740; negotiations, 729– 750; text, citation to, 750
  • Treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights with United States (1927), 735– 736
• Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, to be held in 1936, 1– 6
  • Chaco dispute, relation to, 1, 2, 3– 4, 5– 6, 10, 113, 160– 161, 163– 165, 179
  • Preliminaries, 1– 6; initiative of President Roosevelt, 1, 2, 3, 6
• Inter-American Highway, U. S. cooperation with other governments in construction of, 241– 265
  • Discussions with Colombia, 243– 244; Costa Rica, 245– 246, 250– 252, 260n , 261n , 262– 264; El Salvador, 254– 255; Guatemala, 241– 242, 246– 247, 249– 250, 255– 259, 260– 262, 264– 265; Honduras, 260n , 261n , 264n ; Mexico, 243; Nicaragua, 252– 254, 259– 260, 260n , 261n ; Panama, 244– 245, 250, 260n , 261n , 264n
  • Finances, positions of U. S. Departments of State and Agriculture on use of appropriated funds, 247– 249
  • U. S. highway experts (E. W. James and George Curtis Peck), visit to Panama and Central American countries, 250– 259, 260– 261
  • U. S. note on conditions of cooperation, text, 261– 262
• International Chamber of Commerce, 671, 673
• Italy (see also Dominican Republic: Arrest and imprisonment of Amadeo Barletta): Leticia dispute, Italian message to Colombian Government, 206; trade relations with various American Republics, 267, 339, 542, 590, 609, 610, 821, 939, 949
• Japan:
  • Brazil, promise of support to United States in case of war with Japan, 387– 388
  • Ecuador: Fear of Japanese aggression, 521, 527; trade relations with Japan, 509
  • Peru: Japanese immigration problem 940; trade relations with Japan, 939– 940
  • Trade relations with various American Republics, 454– 455, 509, 722, 815, 818, 939– 940
• Jones-Costigan Act, 935, 936, 942– 943, 944
• Labor problems in Mexico, 767, 770
• League of Nations. See under Chaco dispute and Leticia dispute.
• Leticia dispute between Colombia and Peru, 199– 217
  • League of Nations activity, 200, 201, 202– 203; document closing Leticia question, text, 214– 215
  • Military activity, 201
  • Protocol for settlement of dispute (Rio de Janeiro Pact of May 24, 1934), question of Colombian ratification: Colombian attitude and ultimate ratification, 199– 202, 204, 207, 208– 212, 214– 216, 244; exchange of ratifications (see also Peruvian position, infra), 216– 217; Peruvian position and consent to extension of time limit for exchange of ratifications, 199, 200, 201, 204– 205, 207, 212– 215; United States and other countries, efforts to secure Colombian ratification, 200, 201, 205– 207, 208, 210– 211
• Loans. See El Salvador: Loan Contract of 1922; Haiti: Debachy loan contract and French gold loan of 1910.
• Mediation. See Chaco dispute: Argentine-Chilean Mission and Mediation group.
• Mexico, 753– 813
  • Agrarian situation. See Claims and Expropriation, infra.
  • Anti-religious campaign, alleged. See Religious situation, infra.
  • Chaco dispute, question of Mexican participation in mediation efforts, 54– 56, 56– 57, 58, 59– 60, 61, 94
  • Claims, U. S.-Mexican discussions looking toward settlement of American agrarian claims pending before General Claims Commission (see also Expropriation, infra), 753– 764, 766– 767, 769– 770
  • Commercial aviation convention of Habana (1928), status of U. S. discussions with Mexico on interpretation of art. IV, 229
  • Ecuadoran revolutionary government, Mexican recognition of, 536
  • Expropriation of American-owned properties, U. S. representations for discontinuance pending assurance of payment of compensation, 770– 782; agrarian bonds, 754, 773– 774, 776– 778
  • Guatemala, Mexican attitude on extension of term of office for President Ubico, 637
  • Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, Mexican attitude toward, 1– 2, 5– 6
  • Inter-American Highway, Mexican attitude, 243
  • Labor problems, 767, 770
  • Land reform. See Expropriation, supra.
  • Nicaraguan political situation, Mexican attitude toward, 858– 859, 861
  • Petroleum, U. S. concern over difficulties of American oil interests in Mexico, 764– 770; Morrow-Calles arrangement of 1928, 768– 769
  • Radio, U. S. representations against interference with radio stations in United States by amateur stations in Mexico, 806– 813
  • Religious situation, 782– 806
    • Borah resolution. See U. S. Congressional resolutions, infra.
    • Protests from various sources in United States, 797– 798
    • Religious refugees entering United States, facts concerning, 788– 789
    • Statements attributed to U. S. Ambassador, clarification of, 782– 785
    • Status of situation and indications of improvement, 767, 770, 802, 804, 806
    • U. S. citizens, question of mistreatment or discrimination (see also U. S. Congressional resolutions, infra), 785– 786, 800– 801, 802– 803
    • U. S. Congressional resolutions in protest: H. Res. 277, 802– 804; S. Res. 70 (Borah resolution), 767, 785– 788, 789– 795, 798
    • U. S. policy of noninterference, 784, 789– 800, 803, 804– 806; historical precedents, cited, 791– 792
  • Rio Grande, rectification of, 767
  • Treaties and agreements with United States:
    • Amity and commerce, treaty of 1831, and proposed treaty of 1921, 800– 801
    • Claims agreements, cited: General claims convention of 1923, 755– 756, 757, 761; protocol of 1982, 756; protocol of 1984, 753, 755, 756, 758, 760– 761, 762, 774
    • Treaty providing for assistance to and salvage of vessels in territorial waters, signed June 13, citation to text, 813
• Monroe Doctrine, 482, 518
• Most-favored-nation principle (see also Ecuador: Commercial modus vivendi ), U. S. negotiations with Haiti, 642– 650
• National City Bank of New York (see also Haiti: National Bank), 355, 356, 358
• National Geographic Society, 750– 752
• Netherlands, 402, 409
• Neutrality policy of United States, 5
• Nicaragua, 814– 888
  • Constitutional government of President Sacasa, problems of. See Political unrest, infra.
  • Exchange Control Commission, 818, 819
  • Guardia Nacional. See Political unrest, infra.
  • Guatemala, Nicaraguan attitude on extension of term of office for President Ubico, 638– 639
  • Inter-American Highway, discussions with United States concerning, 252– 254, 259– 260, 260n , 261n
  • Municipal elections, 886
  • Noninterference policy of United States. See Political unrest: U.S. policy, infra.
  • Political unrest, Somoza’s presidential ambitions and friction with President Sacasa, 842– 888
    • Attitude of foreign governments, 855– 859, 861, 872– 873
    • Chamorro, Gen. Emiliano, activities of, 880, 886– 888
    • Information and reports concerning, 843– 844, 848– 849, 859– 861, 862– 867, 871, 871– 873, 875– 876, 879– 882, 883, 884, 886– 888
    • Moncada, Gen. José Maria, activities of, 846, 854, 867, 875, 876, 880
    • Recognition question, 845– 847, 859, 863– 864
    • Revolutionary activities, 848, 850– 854, 874– 875, 880, 881– 882, 883
    • U.S. policy of noninterference in internal affairs, 842– 843, 845, 848– 849, 854– 855, 861, 862, 863, 865– 870, 871, 873, 874– 875, 877– 879, 883– 886
  • Somoza, Gen. Anastasio. See Political unrest, supra.
  • Trade agreement with United States, proposed, 814– 842
    • Exchange control, relation to, 818– 820, 837, 838
    • Negotiations, 820– 823, 824– 842
    • Nicaraguan proposed tariff law, relation to, 814– 820, 821, 823– 824, 832– 833
    • Sugar problem, 829– 830, 837, 838, 840, 842
  • Trade relations with various countries, 735– 736, 815, 816– 817, 818, 821– 822, 826– 827
• Nobel Peace Prize, 2, 4
• Noninterference policy of United States (see also U. S. policy under Mexico: Religious situation and under Nicaragua: Political unrest), 686
• Nonrecognition policy of United States and Central American States, 629– 630, 845– 847, 859, 863– 864
• Pan American Commercial Conference, Buenos Aires, May 26–June 19, 55, 218, 507
• Pan American Highway. See Inter-American Highway.
• Pan American Union, 220, 519
• Panama, 889– 931
  • Annuity payments by United States under terms of Treaty of 1903, Panamanian objection to payment in devalued dollars, 911– 931
    • Exchange of notes on coinage, 889, 927– 928, 931
    • Negotiations between United States and Panama: Panamanian contentions and suggested plans for settlement, 911– 913, 914– 915, 916– 920, 923– 924, 925– 927; U. S. position and efforts toward solution by treaty provision, 913– 914, 915– 916, 920– 921, 922– 923, 925, 927– 931
    • Nonacceptance by Panama of payments for 1934 and 1935, 916– 917, 920, 921– 922
    • Settlement of annuity question by provision in general treaty, 931n
  • Canal Zone, U. S.-Panamanian administrative and fiscal problems (see also Annuity payments, supra): Commissary and ship sales, 893, 896– 897, 904– 910; deportees, question of re-entry into Zone, 893– 894, 899, 900, 902– 903; land acquisition, 891– 892, 894, 895, 898, 899, 900; personnel policy in Canal Zone service, 903; sanitary administration, 894; trans-Isthmian highway, 892, 902n ; transit rights for Panamanian deportees, 893– 894, 899, 900, 902– 903
  • Foreign debt, 922– 924, 925, 926– 927, 930
  • Inter-American Highway, discussions with United States concerning, 244– 245, 250, 260n , 261n , 264n
  • Monetary agreement of 1904 with United States, 911– 912, 927
  • Radio communications, 892, 897, 901– 902
  • Trans-Isthmian highway, 892, 902n
  • Treaty of 1903 with United States (see also Annuity payments, supra), negotiations for revision, 889– 910; signature of new treaty and related conventions (Mar. 2, 1936), 902n
• Paraguay. See Chaco dispute.
• Patents and trade marks, Chilean discrimination against foreigners in fees charged for registration, 423– 429
• Penn Tobacco Co. See Dominican Republic: Dominican Tobacco Co.
• Permanent Court of International Justice, 63, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 89, 117, 126, 128, 129, 144, 183
• Peru (see also Leticia dispute), 932– 945
  • Chaco dispute, 54– 55, 86– 87, 95, 108, 110– 111, 111– 112, 133
  • Ecuadoran revolutionary government, Peruvian recognition of, 536
  • Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, attitude toward, 2– 5
  • Japanese immigration, problem of, 940
  • Sugar problem, 934– 945 passim
  • Tariff revision, 938, 940– 941
  • Trade agreement with United States, preliminary discussions, 932– 945
  • Trade relations with various countries, 938– 939, 939– 940
• Petroleum (see also under Mexico), 961– 962, 966
• Philippine Islands, 912– 913, 915, 916
• Portugal, 320
• Press, freedom of, 233– 234, 238, 782, 795
• Prisoners of war. See under Chaco dispute: Peace Conference.
• Pullman Co., 394, 395
• Radio communications, 806– 813, 892, 897, 901– 902
• Radiotelegraph convention of 1927, 807, 808– 809, 810
• RCA–Victor Corp., 417, 419
• Recognition question: Ecuador, Paez government, 533, 534– 538; Nicaragua, presidential ambitions of Gen. Somoza, 845– 847, 859, 863– 864
• Red Cross Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 135– 139, 141
• Refugees, religious, 788– 789
• Religious freedom. See Mexico: Religious situation.
• Rio de Janeiro Pact. See Leticia dispute: Protocol.
• Roosevelt, Franklin D. (President): Galápagos Islands, attitude toward internationalization of, 519, 522; Guatemalan President Ubico, exchange of letters with, 636– 637, 639– 641; Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, initiative in connection with, 1, 2, 3, 6; neutrality policy, 5; Panama Canal annuity problem, views on, 925, 930
• Rubber, 463
• Saavedra Lamas, Carlos. See under Argentina.
• Securities and Exchange Commission, 580– 581, 582– 584
• Simmons Construction Co. See under Costa Rica.
• Smithsonian Institution, 520, 521, 522
• Soviet Union, trade with Uruguay, 950– 954, 967, 968
• Spain, 637– 638, 775, 821, 947, 959, 960
• Sugar, 829– 830, 837, 838, 840, 842, 934– 945 passim
• Swan Islands, Honduran reservation of claim to sovereignty over, 750– 752
• Sweden, 363, 959
• Tariff Act of 1930, cited, 540, 737, 816, 837
• Taxation. See under Argentina.
• Territorial waters: Ecuadoran fishing regulations purporting to extend territorial waters beyond the three-mile limit, 514– 517; U. S.-Mexican treaty relative to, 813
• Trade agreements between United States and other countries:
  • Conclusion of agreements with—
    • Brazil. See under Brazil.
    • Colombia, 430– 442
    • Haiti, 642– 650
    • Honduras, 729– 750
  • Discussions and negotiations with—
    • Argentina, 266– 268, 273– 274
    • Chile, 389– 394, 407– 409, 416– 417, 419
    • Costa Rica, 449– 464
    • Ecuador, 506– 514
    • El Salvador, 539– 568, 581
    • Guatemala, 585– 614
    • Nicaragua, 814– 842
    • Peru, 932– 945
    • Uruguay, 946– 948, 969
• Trade Agreements Act of June 12, 1934, cited, 390, 392– 393, 432, 553, 939
• Treaties, conventions, etc. (see also Trade agreements):
  • Anti-war treaty (1933), cited, 97
  • Artistic and scientific institutions and historic monuments, treaty between United States and other American Republics for protection of, text signed Apr. 15, 219– 221
  • Buenos Aires Peace Protocol. See Chaco dispute: Peace Protocol.
  • Central American General Treaty of Peace and Amity (1923), 630, 640, 843, 846, 847, 857, 860, 863– 864
  • Commercial aviation. See Commercial aviation convention of Habana (1928).
  • Hague convention concerning recovery of contract debts (1907), cited, 473
  • Pan American commercial conventions signed June 19, citation to texts, 218
  • Radiotelegraph convention of 1927, 807, 808– 809, 810
  • Rights and duties of states (1933), 799– 800
  • Rio de Janeiro Pact. See Leticia dispute: Protocol.
  • Roca-Runciman treaty between Argentina and Great Britain, 266, 267, 279
  • Roerich Pact, 219
  • Telecommunications convention of Madrid (1932), 807, 810
  • Treaty of Petropolis (1908), allusions to, 134, 153, 155, 157
  • U. S.-Argentina, unperfected sanitary convention, text signed May 24, 296– 299
  • U. S.-Brazil, agreements amending 1934 agreement for U. S. military mission to Brazil, 388
  • U. S.-Cuba, treaty of relations, 1934, replacing treaty of 1903, 476
  • U. S.-Ecuador, treaty of 1854, 518
  • U. S.-Haiti. See Haiti: Treaties.
  • U. S.-Honduras, treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights (1927) 735– 736
  • U. S.-Mexico. See Mexico: Treaties.
  • U. S.-Panama. See Panama: Monetary agreement and Treaty of 1903 .
• United Kingdom:
  • Bonds and bondholders: Argentina, proposal for servicing of British sterling bonds, 280– 281, 281– 282, 288; Brazil, agreement with United Kingdom for liquidation of deferred credits, 354, 355– 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 363, 364, 367– 368, 382
  • Chaco dispute, 39– 41
  • Ecuador: British recognition of revolutionary government, 537; Galápagos Islands, British interest in possible internationalization of, 519– 526
  • Leticia dispute, 200, 201, 206– 207
  • Mexican land expropriations, British attitude toward, 775
  • Trade relations with various American Republics, 266, 267, 268, 279, 339, 402, 409, 609, 610, 659, 821, 938, 939, 946, 948, 949, 958, 963, 966, 973
• Uruguay, 946– 973
  • American Association of Uruguay, 962, 963, 964, 965, 972
  • Chaco dispute: Attitude toward possible conference for conciliation, 11– 12; question of participation in mediation negotiations, 18, 20, 24, 25, 34, 38, 45, 47, 53, 54, 55, 56; representation at Chaco [Page 988]Peace Conference and pre-Conference discussions, 85, 86, 87, 95, 108, 133
  • Customs discriminations against American importations into Uruguay, U. S. representations concerning, 949– 957
  • Exchange Control Commission, 951, 952, 958
  • Exchange restrictions, U. S. efforts to secure equitable treatment for American interests, 957– 973
    • Blocked funds, question of, 970– 971, 972– 973
    • Negotiations between representatives of American interests and Uruguayan officials, 962– 965, 972– 973
    • Petroleum interests, problems of, 961– 962; similar representations by U. S. and British Governments, 966
    • U. S. representations and discussions with Uruguay, 957– 962, 966– 972
  • Foreign debt, 963, 965, 971– 972, 973
  • Trade agreement with United States, preliminary discussions, 946– 948; debt and exchange problems, relation to, 946, 969
  • Trade relations with various countries, 320, 946– 947, 948, 949, 950– 954, 956, 958, 959– 960, 963, 967, 968
• U. S. citizens. See under Dominican Republic and Mexico: Religious situation.
• U. S. Congress. See under Mexico: Religious situation.
• U. S. Supreme Court: Decisions cited, 917– 919, 920, 921; question of participation of a member in Chaco tribunal on war responsibility, 104, 142, 144, 147– 148, 148– 149, 150
• War between United States and Japan, possibility of, 387– 388, 897
• West India Oil Co., 961– 962