710.Peace/989
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation (Hull)44
Sir: At the request of the President, I transmit herewith a copy of a letter dated November 12, 1936,45 addressed to the President by the Secretary of War, in which is quoted a message from the President of the Philippines. A copy of the Department’s reply46 to the Secretary of War is also enclosed.
It is obvious, of course, that if any pact signed at the Inter-American Conference for the maintenance of Peace is to be open for adherence of nations other than the American republics, the Philippines, once it has become independent, naturally will have the same privilege of action as that open to the other countries. It appears unlikely, however, that the Philippines, as an independent nation, would be considered as one of the Latin American republics or that the Government of the United States would care to suggest or support any movement to give the Philippines a special status in connection with Inter-American relations.
Very truly yours,
LIST OF TREATIES
[The Conference adopted two treaties, eight conventions, and one protocol. Of these, signed December 23, 1936, the United States signed and ratified the following:
Convention for the Maintenance, Preservation and Reestablishment of Peace, Department of State, Treaty Series No. 922, or 51 Stat. 15;
[Page 34]Additional Protocol Relative to Non-Intervention, Treaty Series No. 923, or 51 Stat. 41;
Treaty on the Prevention of Controversies, Treaty Series No. 924, or 51 Stat. 65;
Inter-American Treaty on Good Offices and Mediation, Treaty Series No. 925, or 51 Stat. 90;
Convention to Coordinate, Extend and Assure the Fulfillment of the Existing Treaties Between the American States, Treaty Series No. 926, or 51 Stat. 116;
Convention on the Pan American Highway, Treaty Series No. 927, or 51 Stat. 152;
Convention for the Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Relations, Treaty Series No. 928, or 51 Stat. 178;
Convention Concerning Artistic Exhibitions, Treaty Series No. 929, or 51 Stat. 206;
Convention on Interchange of Publications, Treaty Series No. 954, or 54 Stat. 1715.
The texts of the above are also printed in Report of the Delegation of the United States of America to the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 1–23, 1936, pages 116–190. For texts of the two conventions not signed by the American delegation, see ibid., pages 191 and 198.]
PROCEEDINGS
[No systematic reporting of the proceedings for the Department’s files appears to have been made. The files of the delegation are in The National Archives. For the proceedings, see Report of the Delegation of the United States of America to the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 1–23, 1936.]