Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1936, The American Republics, Volume V

Book Cover of Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1936, The American Republics, Volume V

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1936, The American Republics, Volume V

Editors:

Matilda F. Axton
Rogers P. Churchill
N. O. Sappington
John G. Reid
Francis C. Prescott
Shirley L. Phillips

General Editor:

G. Bernard Noble
E. R. Perkins
Gustave A. Nuermberger

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1954

List of Papers
General: (Documents 1–134)
- Preliminaries to the Eighth International Conference of American States, to be held at Lima in 1938 (Documents 1–2)
- Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace held at Buenos Aires, December 1–23, 1936 (Documents 3–34)
- Chaco dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay: The Chaco Peace Conference (Documents 35–89)
- Boundary dispute between Ecuador and Peru (Documents 90–104)
- Decision of the Department of State that the United States should no longer be guided by article II of the General Treaty of Peace and Amity of 1923 in extending or denying recognition to governments in Central America (Documents 105–112)
- Policy of the Department of State with respect to defaulted foreign securities held by American citizens (Document 113)
- Cooperation of the United States with other governments in the construction of the Inter-American Highway (Documents 114–134)
Argentina: (Documents 135–180)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Argentina (Documents 135–137)
- Interest of the United States in securing equality of treatment for American oil companies operating in Argentina (Documents 138–166)
- Efforts of the Department of State to secure equitable treatment for American interests with respect to Argentine exchange restrictions (Documents 167–180)
Bolivia: (Documents 181–213)
- Revolution in Bolivia (Documents 181–206)
- Proposal by the Foreign Minister of Bolivia for agreement for the exportation of tin from Bolivia to the United States (Documents 207–209)
- Protest by the Bolivian Government regarding involvement of Bolivian Consul General in court action in cases growing out of violations of arms embargo (Documents 210–213)
Brazil: (Documents 214–284)
- Representations to the Brazilian Government regarding the proposed German-Brazilian provisional commercial agreement (Documents 214–243)
- Representations to the Brazilian Government regarding the proposed Italian-Brazilian provisional commercial agreement (Documents 244–253)
- Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the National Foreign Trade Council for the liquidation of American blocked commercial credits, executed February 21, 1936 (Documents 254–273)
- Agreement providing for a military mission from the United States to Brazil, signed November 12, 1936
- Agreement providing for a naval mission from the United States to Brazil, signed May 27, 1936
- Inability of the United States to sell warships to Brazil because of treaty restrictions (Documents 274–276)
- Interpretation of article VII of trade agreement between the United States and Brazil with respect to Brazilian social welfare tax on imports (Documents 277–284)
Chile: (Documents 285–329)
- Negotiations for a new modus vivendi to replace the provisional commercial agreement of May 28, 1931 (Documents 285–294)
- Efforts of the Department of State to secure equitable treatment for American interests with respect to Chilean exchange restrictions (Documents 295–329)
Colombia: (Documents 330–334)
- Expression of regret to the Colombian Legation for violation of its immunity by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Documents 330–334)
Costa Rica: (Documents 335–360)
- Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Costa Rica, signed November 28, 1936 (Documents 335–360)
Dominican Republic: (Documents 361–414)
- Representations to the Dominican Republic respecting its failure to extend most-favored-nation treatment as provided in the modus vivendi of September 25, 1924 (Documents 361–381)
- Representations regarding the interpretation of article III of the convention of December 27, 1924, as applied to the pledging of future revenues by the Dominican Government (Documents 382–395)
- Representations to the Dominican Republic respecting delay in liquidating floating debt owed to American nationals (Documents 396–410)
- Protest by the Dominican Government regarding the exhibition of the motion picture film “The March of Time” (Documents 411–414)
Ecuador: (Documents 415–475)
- Provisional commercial agreement between the United States and Ecuador, signed June 12, 1936 (Documents 415–426)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Ecuador (Documents 427–439)
- Representations regarding the reimposition by Ecuador of exchange and import controls (Documents 440–446)
- Expression of concern by the United States Government regarding Ecuadoran fishing regulations purporting to extend the territorial waters of Ecuador beyond the three-mile limit (Documents 447–450)
- Engagement of American naval officers by the Ecuadoran Government to serve as advisers and instructors in the Ecuadoran Naval School (Documents 451–454)
- Good offices of the United States respecting a settlement of the first mortgage bonds of the Guayaquil and Quito Railway (Documents 455–475)
El Salvador: (Documents 476–495)
- Negotiations respecting a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and El Salvador (Documents 476–488)
- Informal assistance by the Department of State to representatives of the holders of the Salvadoran bonds under the loan contract of June 24, 1922 (Documents 489–495)
Guatemala: (Documents 496–514)
- Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Guatemala, signed April 24, 1936 (Documents 496–514)
Haiti: (Documents 515–555)
- Negotiations respecting the termination of financial control exercised in Haiti under the agreement of August 7, 1933 (Documents 515–540)
- Support by the United States of Haitian refusal to arbitrate with France the question of paying interest in gold francs on loan of 1910 (Documents 541–555)
Honduras: (Documents 556–569)
- Extension of the term of office of the President of Honduras through a revision of the political constitution (Documents 556–561)
- Attitude of the United States in the event of civil strife in Honduras (Documents 562–569)
Mexico: (Documents 570–640)
- Representations against further expropriation by the Mexican Government of lands owned by American citizens until authorization for payment be made (Documents 570–587)
- Representations against the Mexican expropriation law of November 23, 1936 (Documents 588–594)
- Arrangement between the United States and Mexico for disposing of claims not memorialized on their merits to the General Claims Commission (Documents 595–611)
- Termination of informal discussions with a view to the settlement of American agrarian claims against Mexico pending before the General Claims Commission (Documents 612–619)
- Reservation by the United States of its rights pertaining to commerce as affected by the Mexican decree of August 29, 1935, extending the territorial waters of Mexico (Documents 620–627)
- Refusal of the Department of State to recognize right of an American citizen to divest his government of its right to extend to him its protection abroad (Documents 628–629)
- Attitude of the Government of the United States with respect to the religious situation in Mexico (Documents 630–637)
- Attitude of the United States toward the admission into the United States of Mexican nationals expelled by Mexico (Documents 638–640)
- Convention between the United States and Mexico for the recovery and return of stolen or embezzled motor vehicles, trailers, airplanes or component parts of any of them, signed October 6, 1936
- Convention between the United States and Mexico providing for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals, signed February 7, 1936
Nicaragua: (Documents 641–739)
- Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Nicaragua, signed March 11, 1936 (Documents 641–684)
- Revolution in Nicaragua (Documents 685–735)
- Attitude of the United States toward the formation of a defensive alliance against communism in Central America and possible foreign intervention in Nicaragua as a result thereof (Documents 736–739)
Panama: (Documents 740–742)
- Unperfected convention between the United States and Panama providing for the regulation of radiocommunications in the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone, accompanied by three supplementary exchanges of notes, signed March 2, 1936
- General treaty of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Panama and exchanges of notes, signed March 2, 1936
- Unperfected convention between the United States and Panama providing for the transfer to Panama of two naval radio stations, signed March 2, 1936
- Convention between the United States and Panama for a Trans-Isthmian Highway, signed March 2, 1936
- Objections by Panama to receiving payment of Panama Canal annuity in devalued dollars (Documents 740–742)
Paraguay: (Documents 743–788)
- Revolution in Paraguay (Documents 743–788)
Peru: (Documents 789–816)
- Representations by Peru regarding the sugar import quota allowed under the Jones–Costigan Act (Documents 789–796)
- Representations to the Peruvian Government respecting the Anglo-Peruvian commercial agreement of October 6, 1936 (Documents 797–813)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Peru (Documents 814–816)
Uruguay: (Documents 817–837)
- Efforts to secure equitable treatment for American creditors in the servicing of Uruguayan national and municipal debts (Documents 817–826)
- Representations respecting customs discriminations against American importations into Uruguay (Documents 827–837)
Venezuela: (Documents 838–857)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Venezuela (Documents 838–845)
- Representations to the Government of Venezuela regarding increases in its customs tariff (Documents 846–857)
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