Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers,
1938, General, Volume I
Index
- Abyssinia. See
Ethiopia.
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Alsace-Lorraine, 102, 103
- American Friends Service Committee, 369, 370, 371, 373, 377, 378, 381, 382
- American Red Cross. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- Anderson, Clayton and Co., 297, 310
- Anglo-Italian agreement. See under
United Kingdom: Italy.
- Antarctica, assertion by Lincoln Ellsworth of claim to territory for
United States, 972–975
- Anti-Comintern Pact (1937): Austrian participation,
possibility of, 404; Italian participation in,
7, 137
- Anti-Semitism and related questions in various countries
(see also
Jews; Refugees from Germany and
Austria): Austria, 405, 433, 438, 449, 455, 458–459, 470–471, 566; Germany, 102,
566, 739, 766, 800–801, 804, 805, 806, 816, 819–820, 832, 833, 862–863, 864–865, 872–873; Hungary, 778;
Italy, 63; Poland, 97,
778–780, 835, 854; Rumania,
5–6, 83, 742–743
- Argentina:
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 983
- Refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 746, 749,
755, 757, 784, 786, 791, 841, 847
- Signing of protocol (June 24) amending
International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling (1937), 957
- Armament limitation (see also
Disarmament; London Naval
Treaty; Spanish Civil War: Airplanes and other armament), 12, 13, 64,
89–90, 91, 96, 103, 113, 116
- Australia:
- German-Czechoslovak crisis, attitude toward, 577
- Refugees from Germany and Austria: Participation in Evian meeting,
741, 746; question of admission of, 105, 853, 882
- Whaling: Problems in Australian territorial waters, 951–952;
signing of protocol (June 24) amending
International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling (1937), 957
- Austria, annexation by Germany, 384–482
- Anglo-French representations, 25–26, 36, 387, 389, 396,
421, 424, 429, 434, 448, 469
- Anti-Semitic measures, 405, 433, 438,
449, 455, 458–459, 470–471, 566
- Austro-German agreement (1936), 17, 386, 387–388, 390, 391,
392, 400, 401, 405
- Berchtesgaden meeting between Hitler and
Schuschnigg: Agreement on German demands reached, 17–18, 390, 391–392, 393–395, 399,
400–401,
402–403,
407–409,
420; alleged breach of agreement by
Schuschnigg, 424, 434, 438, 468
- Catholic Church: Declaration under pressure by Austrian bishop
endorsing annexation, 466, 474–476, 480; situation and problems in, 23, 438, 455, 458,
463, 474–475
- Diplomatic relations: Status of foreign missions after annexation,
439, 441, 442, 446, 455, 456; U. S. Legation, question of closing
of, 452–453,
456, 460–462, 473, 477
- Economic and financial problems, 415,
440, 450, 454, 456, 467
- France (see also
Anglo-French representations, supra): Attitudes and views concerning
annexation, 18–19, 28, 35–36, 389, 394–395, 401–402, 404,
406, 423–424, 427; financial aid question, 415, 467
- Germany: Justification of coup, 428–429, 434–435, 445; measures to effect incorporation,
438, 440, 441, 442, 449, 453–455;
exchange of views with United States, 428, 442–444; plebiscite held in Germany on
reunion with Austria, 465, 476; popular reaction to, 462–464, 471; tactics and policies leading to,
18, 22,
385–388,
390, 405, 432, 467–468; ultimatum
conditions, 131–132, 421, 422
- Hitler, Adolf (see also
Berchtesgaden meeting, supra): Election as President, 436; proclamation of Mar. 12, 426–427;
speech of Feb. 20, 21, 23, 24, 405, 406; visit to Linz and Vienna, 433
- Internal situation: Fatherland or Patriotic Front, 406–407, 416, 440;
Nazi organization, activities and demonstrations, 387, 388,
394, 397, 405, 407, 408, 409, 415,
418, 420, 433, 440, 457, 458–459, 467, 469,
470–471:
Social Democrats, 397, 398; Socialist Party, 468; Tav’s affair, 385–386, 387, 388,
392; U. S. analysis, 18–19
- Italy: Attitude toward German aims and policies, 12, 21, 23, 52, 54, 384–385, 393,
398, 399–401, 404, 405–406, 408,
409–410,
418, 450–451; position after
annexation, 430, 431, 432, 435–436, 437, 450–451, 460,
470
- Military measures: German mobilization, 419, 420, 421; German troops, entry of, 426, 427,
435, 445, 464, 469, 470
- Plebiscites: Held by Hitler on reunion with Germany, 438, 441,
465, 471, 476; planned by Schuschnigg
before German invasion, 416, 417–418, 419, 420,
428, 434, 435
- Polish attitude toward, 417
- Protection of Americans and other citizens, 450, 460–461
- Refugee problem. See
Refugees from Germany and Austria.
- Rumanian reaction toward, 414, 448
- Schuschnigg, Kurt von (see also
Berchtesgaden meeting, supra): Detention by Germany, and intervention by foreign
powers on behalf of, 438, 440, 455,
456, 459, 472, 477–482; efforts to maintain
independence and internal position, 386,
390–391,
392, 397–398, 406, 415,
420, 467, 468; plebiscite planned by,
416, 417–418, 419, 420,
428, 434, 435; radio announcement of
German ultimatum, and resignation, 422;
speech of Feb. 24 and comments on, 407–408, 409
- Seyss-Inquart, Artur von: Functions after coup, 438, 449,
454, 457; German demands for inclusion in government, 390, 391–392, 393,
394, 398–399, 400–401, 421–422, 423; Schuschnigg, behavior toward, 479–480
- Soviet Union, reaction to, 446, 465
- United Kingdom (see also
Anglo-French representations, supra): Attitudes and views concerning
annexation, 28, 36, 131–132, 403–404, 425–426, 427,
455; financial aid question, 415, 467
- U. S. views and analyses of, 18–19, 384–385, 396,
400, 403–404, 421, 425–426, 437,
447, 449, 451–452, 457–460, 464,
466–472;
anti-German demonstrations in United States, 464
- Yugoslav attitude toward, 414, 417, 431,
432
- Aviation (see also
Spanish Civil War: Airplanes
and other armament
and
Military operations: Air):
- British airplane production, 493–494, 510
- France, situation of, 64, 73, 103–104, 105,
177, 493, 501–502, 510, 598–599, 611, 617,
712
- International (Diplomatic) Conference on Private Air Law, Brussels
(Sept. 19–30), U. S. participation in,
965
- Limitation of air armaments by France and United Kingdom, 103
- Relative air strength of European nations as seen by Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, 72–73
- Soviet Air Force, 73, 494, 564
- Balearic Islands. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- Balkan Entente, 414
- Belgium:
- German position toward, 19, 67, 69, 96; Eupen and Malmédy question, 471
- Refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 741, 746,
749, 772–773, 821, 826
- Spanish Civil War, attitude toward, 258–260
- Berlin–Rome Axis, 38, 54, 71, 72,
91, 92, 112, 117, 163, 404, 450–451, 460, 573
- Bolivia: Refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 746, 749, 757, 842, 880–881; Spanish
Civil War, attitude toward, 241
- Brazil:
- Consultations with United States on European situation, 596–597, 599–600
- Italy, relations with, 600
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 979–980
- Refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 746, 749,
755, 757, 758–759, 767, 773, 778,
781, 785, 841, 852
- Spanish Civil War, coffee donation for refugees of, 371–372, 374
- British Guiana, German and Austrian refugee resettlement plan in, 105, 827, 831, 853, 855, 861, 866, 868, 870
- Bulgaria, 66, 68,
414
- Canada: Armaments transshipment to Spain, question of, 348–351, 353, 354, 355, 358–362; refugees from Germany and Austria,
participation in Evian meeting and question of admission, 741, 749, 753, 826, 828, 882; signing of
protocol (June 24) amending International Agreement
for Regulation of Whaling (1937), 957
- Chamberlain, Neville:
- Appeasement policy, 27, 28, 29, 88, 119–120, 126–127, 128–129, 138,
412, 446, 830
- German-Czechoslovak crisis: Berchtesgaden meeting with Hitler,
598–615;
exchange of messages with Hitler, and policies, 622, 646,
654, 659, 660–661, 663, 667, 672,
673–674,
680, 683, 688, 691, 712, 714; Godesberg meeting with Hitler, 609, 610–611, 630,
632–633,
635, 641–649, 655, 656–657; political position and Cabinet
difficulties in relation to, 500, 603, 622,
631, 643, 652, 654, 700; steps to enlist aid
of Mussolini for organizing Munich meeting, 688, 694
- Refugee problem, exchange of messages with President Roosevelt
concerning, 791–792, 794–795, 796–797
- Spanish Civil War, policy regarding, 249, 252, 257
- Chile: Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year gap”
question, 980–981;
refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 746, 749, 754–755, 757, 787–788
- China, 7, 59, 146
- Claim to territory in Antarctica for United States, assertion by Lincoln
Ellsworth of, 972–975
- Colombia, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 754–755, 757, 841
- Communism in France, 24–25, 84; in Loyalist Government in
Spain, 152, 169,
233
- Conferences:
- American States, Eighth International Conference of, Lima (1938): Mediation in Spain, question of offer
of, 114, 255, 258, 260, 261; refugee problem
presented at, 854
- Brussels Conference (1937), 7
- Evian meeting (July 6–15). See under
Refugees from Germany and Austria.
- Films of an Educational Character, Conference to consider
amendments to Convention for Facilitating the International
Circulation of, Geneva (Sept. 10–12), 966–970
- Labour Conference, International, Geneva (1936), 971
- London Naval Conference (1936), 900–901
- Private Air Law, Fourth International (Diplomatic) Conference on,
Brussels (Sept. 19–30), 965
- Sanitary Conference, International, Paris (Oct.
28–31), 960–964
- Telecommunications Conferences, International, Cairo (Feb. 1–Apr. 8), 959
- Whaling Conference (June 14–24). See
Whaling Conference, International.
- Conventions. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Costa Rica, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 754–755, 757, 838–839, 842
- Cuba: Refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 746, 749, 757, 842; Spanish
Civil War truce proposal, 149, 225
- Cyprus, 11
- Czechoslovakia (see also
German-Czechoslovak crisis): Ethiopia, question of
recognition of, 488; relations with Germany
prior to crisis, 628, 737–738; Soviet Union, mutual
assistance agreement with (1935), 412, 498, 541, 633; trade
agreement with United States, 22, 486
- Danzig, 86, 93, 471, 735
- Debts, First World War, status of, 918
- Denmark: Germany, relations with, 19, 69; refugees from Germany and Austria, activities
regarding, 741, 826
- Disarmament (see also
Armament limitation; London
Naval Treaty), decision by Council of the League of Nations to
postpone meeting of Bureau of the Disarmament Conference, 887–890
- Dominican Republic, activities regarding refugees from Germany and
Austria, 746, 749,
757, 764–765, 773–774, 781, 841, 849
- Ecuador, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 757, 842, 861, 866
- Egypt, 74, 135,
144; abolition of Sanitary Maritime
Quarantine Board, question of, 960–964
- Ellsworth, Lincoln, assertion of claim to territory in Antarctica for
United States, 972–975
- Employment at sea, ratification of conventions between United States and
other members of International Labour Organization relating to 971
- Ethiopia: Internal problems, 38,
140–141;
recognition of Italian conquest by various countries, question of, 10–11, 17, 26, 30, 38–39, 52, 119, 121, 122–123, 124, 133–134, 135, 139–140, 145–146, 148, 159, 243, 397, 431, 488; refugees
from Germany and Austria, 859–860
- European political developments, views and analyses from various
countries, 1–114:
Czechoslovakia, 30–31;
France, 1–3, 5–6, 15–17, 24–30, 33–39, 44–49, 57–59, 63–65, 70–71, 83–85, 93–95, 100–104, 104–106, 112–114; Germany, 13–15, 107–108; Greece, 75–76; Hungary, 55–56, 71–72; Italy, 53–54, 71–72; Poland, 3–5, 108–111; Soviet
Union, 41–42;
Switzerland, 86–92;
United Kingdom, 40, 50–53, 55,
56–57, 65–68, 72–73, 85–86, 95–97, 99–100, 128, 136–137; United States, 6–13, 17–24, 31–32, 60–63, 68–69, 82–83
- Evian meeting to form Inter-Governmental Committee on Political Refugees.
See under
Refugees from Germany and Austria.
- Far East:
- General situation, 13–15, 59, 104, 105,
130, 134
- Sino-Japanese conflict: Anglo-French-American consultations and
views, 31, 59,
95, 99,
104, 105, 206–207; Italian and German help to Japan, 7–9, 13; Soviet position, 42, 59
- Fiji Islands, 130
- Films of an Educational Character, Conference to consider amendments to
Convention for Facilitating the International Circulation of, Geneva (Sept. 10–12), 966–970
- France:
- Armament (see also
Rearmament, infra):
Airplane production and aviation problems, 64, 73, 103–104, 105, 177,
493, 501–502, 510, 598–599, 611,
617, 712; naval armament escalation, attitude toward, 892–893, 895, 903,
906–907,
908
- Attacks on France in American press, resentment against, 625–626, 638
- Austrian annexation by Germany, French position on. See under
Austria.
- Communism in, 24–25, 84
- Eastern Europe, position in, 3–4, 5, 27, 733
- Economic problems, 46, 64–65, 84, 495
- Franco-American relations, general, 60,
63, 83,
103, 104, 105, 107, 148, 601–602, 686, 687
- German-Czechoslovak crisis. See under
German-Czechoslovak crisis.
- Germany, relations with:
- Consultations on Spanish Civil War situation, 113–114; on refugee problems, 851–852, 854–855, 860, 862–863, 871–873
- Efforts to improve, and negotiations, 1, 5, 16, 46,
64, 70, 83, 93–94,
96, 98, 100, 101–102, 103, 109–110, 112, 725–726
- Franco-German agreement (Dec. 6),
105, 107–108
- Internal political situation: Attitude toward war, 583, 648,
667, 668–669; Communism, 24–25, 84; general, 24–25, 29, 84, 94, 95
- Italy, relations with: Diplomatic relations resumed, 83, 85;
general, 3, 52,
64, 71–72, 193, 216, 243, 556,
623; negotiations for a formal
agreement, 44, 46, 47–48, 195, 209–210, 227, 232,
243, 253, 257–258; North Africa questions, 11, 47–48, 53, 112, 113
- Luxembourg, assurances of integrity of, 43
- Military problems (see also
Armament, supra;
Rearmament, infra),
573, 583, 617
- Poland, relations with, 4, 83, 109–110, 637–638, 651,
653
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 986–987
- Rearmament problem, 58,
64, 103–104, 105, 177,
493, 501–502, 510, 598–599, 611,
617, 712
- Refugees. See under
Refugees from Germany and Austria.
- Rumania, relations with, 4, 5–6, 42, 106
- Soviet Union, relations with: General, 6, 58–59, 109, 556; mutual assistance pact (1935), 83, 106, 412
634
- Spanish Civil War. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- United Kingdom, relations with (see also
Austria: Anglo-French
representations; German-Czechoslovak
crisis: Anglo-French
cooperation): General, 28, 29, 45, 47, 50–51, 51–52, 100, 101, 103,
572; refugees, 104–105, 851, 854–855, 872;
Sino-Japanese conflict, 31, 59, 95, 99, 104, 105, 206–207; Spanish Civil War problems, 59, 164–165, 257
- German-Czechoslovak crisis, 483–739
- Anglo-American exchange of views and steps, 486–487, 539, 573,
574–576,
580, 585–586, 587–588, 611–612, 612–614, 636, 654–655, 656,
661, 663, 672–673, 678–681, 697
- Anglo-French cooperation: Armed intervention
question and Hitler’s position over possibility of, 40, 512–513, 550,
557–558,
560, 563, 584–585, 603, 644, 646,
647, 648, 649, 654, 659, 660, 662,
666, 668, 683; exchange of views and
steps, 36–37,
45, 50–51, 96, 103, 420–421, 483–484, 487, 492–493, 497,
500–501,
512, 532–533, 572–573, 577, 591–592, 594,
596, 600–601, 611, 615,
621–622,
646–647,
659, 660, 663, 666–667, 667–668, 692; pressure on Czech Government to make
further concessions, 48–49, 492–495, 570,
591–992,
596, 615–616, 618–619, 620, 627,
629–631,
633, 649, 654; proposals, 620–621, 627, 628,
629, 630–631, 633, 681
- Australian attitude toward, 577
- Chamberlain, Neville. See
Chamberlain, Neville.
- Comments in American press and popular reaction, 605, 625–626, 638,
673, 676–677
- Customs union, question of, 723
- Czechoslovak Government (see also
Negotiations, infra): Anglo-French pressure to make further concessions,
48–49,
492–495,
570, 591–592, 596, 615–616, 618–619, 620,
627, 629–631, 633, 649,
654; determination to fight if
invaded, 485, 488, 490, 509, 514–515; position after Munich, 723, 738–739; proposals and concessions, 567–568, 574, 577,
578, 579–580, 582, 589,
616, 619, 627, 629, 664; reaction to
annexation of Sudeten area, 616, 619, 620–621, 627,
628–629,
630–631,
633, 648, 649–650, 733–735; relations with United States, 483–484, 485–486, 488–490, 521–523, 527–528, 534–536, 539, 540–544, 626–627, 634–635, 650,
663–664,
701, 710, 712–713, 723; repressive measures
in Sudeten area, 593, 595, 606,
638–639;
Runciman mission, attitude toward, 538,
544, 549; statements of position and appraisal of situation, 30–31, 316–317, 411, 546–547, 551–553, 570,
586–587,
593, 611, 676–677, 679, 690, 708,
736–737;
war preparations, 508, 516, 517,
554, 573, 640, 645, 646, 701, 702
- France (see also
Anglo-French cooperation, supra):
- Armed intervention, question of, 19, 36–37, 39,
70, 493, 495, 501–504, 509–512, 513, 514, 526, 529, 533, 560, 581, 595, 601, 617, 618, 620, 641–642, 668–669, 687
- Czech resentment against, 633,
637
- Franco-American exchange of views, 500–504, 512–514, 517–519, 519–520, 581–582, 589, 595–596, 598–599, 638–639, 675–676
- Franco-German conversations, 524, 553–554, 581, 698–699
- General attitudes, policies, and views, 26–27,
35, 37, 39, 48–49,
58, 63–64, 87, 411, 483–484, 488, 491, 493, 495, 500–504, 512, 513, 524, 531–532, 536, 537, 539, 545, 555, 563–564, 577, 581, 589, 595–596, 600–601, 616, 625, 637, 656–657, 659–660, 662, 674–675, 698–699, 720
- Munich conference proposal and comments, 88–90,
594, 596, 686, 691–692, 707–708
- Pressure on Czechs, 515, 517, 518, 526–527
- Public opinion in relation to, 620, 628, 632–633, 641
- Frontiers: Closing by Czech Government, 665–666, 666–667;
delimitation questions after Munich, 703, 711–712, 712–713, 722–723, 729–730, 734;
guarantees of new frontiers by other nations, 96, 103, 611–612, 616, 619,
631–632,
646, 647, 653, 656, 681, 683, 701,
703
- Germany:
- Accusations against Czechoslovak Government, 639–640, 671, 672, 690–691
- Aims and general policies, 4,
19, 27, 28, 45, 64,
385, 431, 432, 446, 484, 497–498, 505, 516–517, 529–530, 538–539, 540–541, 553–554, 557, 559, 562, 576–577, 597, 637, 664–665, 683
- Hitler, Adolf: Appeals by various countries to, 726; Berchtesgaden meeting with
Chamberlain, 598–615; demands by, 608–609, 615, 633, 642–644, 646–647, 648–649, 653, 655, 656, 657, 671–672, 673–674, 680, 683–684, 701; Godesberg meeting with
Chamberlain, 609, 610–611, 630, 632–633, 635, 641–649, 655, 656–657; policy and attitudes, 585, 589, 603, 645, 660; President
Roosevelt’s [Page 996]
messages and Hitler’s replies, 657–658, 669–672, 678–679, 727; speech of Sept. 12,
582, 591–592
- Military preparations, 63, 485, 541–542, 563–564, 575, 588, 592, 595–596, 613, 614–615, 659–660, 681–682, 689
- Propaganda attacks on Czechoslovakia, 489, 541, 542, 545, 644
- Guarantee of new Czechoslovak boundaries, question of, 96, 103, 611–612, 616, 619,
631–632,
646, 647, 653, 656, 680, 681, 683,
701, 703
- Hungarian demands on Czechoslovakia, 95, 96, 522, 530,
547, 614, 621, 629, 630, 631, 633,
634, 637, 640, 646, 647, 653, 655–656, 664–665, 666–667, 717–718, 723
- Incidents. See under
Sudeten area, infra.
- Intervention by United States in behalf of peace, possibility of,
49, 510–512, 513–514, 515, 519–520, 531,
598, 612, 651, 708–709
- Italy: Attitudes and views, 53, 153–154, 490, 561–562, 623–624; Mussolini’s rôle in arranging Munich
meeting, 688–689, 692, 694, 724,
725, 727–729; President
Roosevelt’s message to Mussolini, 677,
699, 701–702, 703–704
- Military problems: British and French troops to accompany German
Army and evacuate Czechs, 692; cession
of Czech fortified areas to German Army, 656, 686, 720; Czechoslovak war preparations, 508, 516,
517, 554, 573, 640, 645, 646, 701,
702; German war preparations, 61, 62, 63, 485, 541–542, 563–564, 575, 588,
592, 595–596, 613, 614–615, 659–660, 681–682, 689;
Hungarian war preparations, 640; Polish
war preparations, 640
- Minority problems (see also
Hungarian demands, supra; Poland and
Sudeten area, infra): Czechoslovak Government proposals, 506, 534–536; geographical aspects, 543–544;
population exchange, question of, 620,
648, 649; Ruthenians, 522, 723; special regime for those remaining
after cession, 630
- Munich agreement (Sept. 29):
- Comments and results, 85–92, 97–98, 697–698, 699–700, 703, 707–708, 711–712, 716–720, 729, 731–733
- Events and steps leading to: General, 688–689, 691–692, 692–693, 697–698, 698–699, 700, 704–707, 727–729; Mussolini’s
rôle in arrangements for, 688–689, 692, 694, 724, 725, 727–729
- Frontiers, question of, 703,
711—712, 712–713, 722–723, 730, 734
- International Commission set up by, 680–681, 703, 720, 724, 734
- Terms of, 702–703, 722, 730, 733–735
- Negotiations:
- Anglo-French proposals, 620–621, 627, 628, 629, 630–631, 633, 681
- Anglo-German: Berchtesgaden meeting between
Chamberlain and Hitler, 598–615; general, 49, 501, 504, 512–513, 587–588, 609, 614, 633, 646–647, 648–649, 649–650, 654–655, 655–656, 656–657, 659, 667, 668, 669, 671–672, 673–674, 679, 680–681, 682–683, 688, 692, 701; Godesberg meeting between Chamberlain and
Hitler, 609, 610–611, 630, 632–633, 635, 641–649, 655, 656–657
- Czechoslovak Government and Sudeten Germans,
488, 490, 492, 497–498, 499, 503, 504, 506, 508, 513, 514, 517, 518, 519, 521–522, 526–527, 527–528, 531, 533, 534, 536, 537, 543–544, 545, 561, 564, 565, 569, 574, 575, 579–580, 587, 589, 605–606, 664, 671, 682, 724, 725
- General, 484, 536–537, 567–568, 569, 574–576, 597
- Messages of President Roosevelt, 657–664
passim, 669–672, 675–676, 677, 678–679, 680, 684–685, 686–687, 697, 727
- Munich agreement. See
Munich agreement, supra.
- Runciman mission, 58, 63–64,
537–539, 544, 549, 550–555
passim, 560, 564–570, 573–581, 592, 594–595, 596, 605, 690
- Plebiscite, question of, 545, 568, 576,
582, 591, 592, 593, 597, 604, 619,
646, 647, 648, 655, 657, 701, 703,
723
- Poland: Claims against Czechoslovakia and general position toward
crisis, 35, 84, 96, 111, 494, 495–498, 502, 507,
522, 555–556, 564, 597–598, 614,
621, 624, 630, 631, 633, 634, 637–638, 639,
644, 647, 650–652, 652–654, 655–656, 660,
662, 664–665, 666, 668–669, 687,
697–698,
700, 708–712, 718, 723;
Hitler’s attitude, 646, 647, 655–656; [Page 997] possible armed attack on Czechoslovakia, 84, 637–638, 640,
651–652,
664–665
- Protection of Americans and other nationals, 590, 602, 604, 624–625, 634,
635–636
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. See under
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Rumania: Attitude toward crisis, 42,
56, 82,
94–95,
653, 665; question of Soviet troops crossing Rumanian territory to
aid Czechoslovakia, 42, 59, 413, 492, 502,
507–508,
583, 587, 615, 653
- Runciman mission. See under
Negotiations, supra.
- Ruthenia, question of, 522, 723
- Slovakia, question of, 55, 56, 664–665, 687,
717–718,
720, 723
- Soviet Union: Attitudes and views, 37–38, 41, 66–68, 84, 445–446, 492, 494,
502–503,
546, 548, 557, 559, 562–563, 590,
633–634,
695–696;
military aid to Czechoslovakia, possibility of, 465, 523,
533, 555–556, 564, 583,
651, 736–737; mutual assistance
agreement between Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union (1935), 412, 498, 499,
541, 633
- Statement by Secretary of State Cordell Hull, 520–521, 523–524
- Sudeten area:
- Annexation to Germany, problem of, 382, 582, 615, 616, 619, 620, 627, 628, 629, 630–631, 672, 686, 700
- Autonomy, demands for, 27, 34–35,
54, 66, 498, 525, 527–528, 543, 545, 578, 581, 582, 596
- Economic situation in, 522–523, 543, 587
- Election results, 525
- Henlein, Konrad, demands by, 45, 489–490, 497–498, 498–499, 505, 508, 518, 522, 554–555, 568, 575, 577, 579–580, 582, 606
- Incidents, 506, 508–509, 593, 594, 595–596, 607, 628, 639, 640, 644, 671–672, 673, 690, 691, 692
- Negotiations. See
Negotiations: Czechoslovak Government, supra.
- Refugee problems, 671, 690, 803–809
- United Kingdom (see also
Anglo-American exchange of views, Anglo-French cooperation, and
Negotiations: Anglo-German, supra):
- Armed intervention, question of, 494, 509, 512, 528–529, 533, 561, 563, 565, 570–571, 586, 607, 663, 737
- Cabinet discussions and disagreements, 500, 603, 622, 631, 643, 652, 654, 700
- Chamberlain, Neville. See
Chamberlain, Neville.
- Czechoslovak resentment against, 628, 633
- Dominions, attitude of, 577–578, 581
- General attitudes and steps, 35, 37, 45, 49,
50, 51, 57, 58, 103, 487, 491, 492, 493, 497, 499–500, 500–501, 504, 505, 512–513, 536, 545, 546–547, 549–551, 552, 558, 560, 561, 563, 565, 566, 570, 571, 574–576, 580–581, 584–586, 587, 590, 592, 594–595, 603–604, 608–609, 611, 612–613, 616, 633, 641, 663, 680, 694, 720
- Pressure on Czechoslovak Government to negotiate, 487, 500, 501, 502, 504, 513–514, 579, 620, 621
- Public opinion in relation to, 570, 577, 631, 632
- Runciman mission. See under
Negotiations, supra.
- Simon, Sir John, reaction to speech of, 566, 571, 572, 577
- War possibility analyzed by various countries, 36, 88, 411–412, 413, 446,
509–510,
511, 525, 541–542, 546, 549, 556,
561, 570, 571, 572, 599, 607, 613,
615, 617, 631, 632, 654, 658, 684
- Yugoslavia, attitude and views of, 432, 502, 549
- Germany (see also
Austria; German-Czechoslovak
crisis):
- Anti-German attacks and press propaganda in United States, 443–445, 464, 542,
543
- Anti-Semitism, 102, 566, 739,
766, 800–801, 804, 805,
806, 819–820, 832, 833,
862–863,
864–865,
872–873
- Armament: Limitation, 91, 116; naval, 892, 912; rearmament, 13, 58, 70, 73, 91, 510, 598–599, 617
- Army: Attitude toward war, 553, 660; fortifications, additions to, 530, 534,
542; incorporation of Austrian Army,
440; relationship with Hitler, 20, 23, 61, 62, 87, 419; war
preparations in Czechoslovak crisis, 61,
62, 63,
485, 541–542, 563–564, 575, 588,
592, 595–596, 613, 614–615, 659–660, 681–682, 689
- Belgium, relations with: Eupen and Malmédy question, 471; German position toward, 19, 67, 69, 96
- Catholic Church problems and relations with Vatican, 408–409, 463, 474–476
- Colonial aspirations, 31, 33–34, 90, 96–97, 102, 136, 432,
542, 655, 711, 714–715, 716
- Danzig question, 86, 93, 471, 735
- Economic situation, 19–20, 91, 129, 864,
880
- Expansion policy: Central and southeastern Europe, and views by
various nations, 19, 20–21, 26–27, 65–68, 68–69, 86, 89–90, 91, 410, 412, 428, 432,
447, 548, 715, 731–732, 735–736;
possible objectives in Western Hemisphere, 69
- Hitler, Adolf. See
Hitler, Adolf.
- Hungary, relations with: General, 55–56, 647, 717–718; Horthy’s visit to Germany, question
of, 629, 630; pressure on Hungary, and Nazi movement in, 66, 530, 531, 547,
549, 556
- Internal political situation: Analyses, 18–19, 62, 74, 99, 548, 572; general, 16, 23–24, 138–139, 608; National Socialist
Party, 62, 99,
475, 542, 553
- Italy, relations with: Austrian annexation, situation arising
from, 12, 52,
54, 400,
401, 404, 408, 426, 428, 429, 431,
450–451,
460; Berlin–Rome Axis, 38, 54, 71, 72, 91, 92, 112, 117,
163, 404, 450–451, 460, 573; conflict of interests in
southeastern Europe, 717–718, 731–732; general, 23, 32, 53, 54, 71–72, 90, 108, 385, 399–400, 600,
715–717;
Mediterranean problems, 112, 113, 163
- Japan, aid to, 7–9, 13
- League of Nations, possible return to, 90–91
- Lithuania, relations with, 114
- Luxembourg, relations with, 43, 494
- Memel question, 41, 86, 114, 471, 735
- National Socialist Party, 62, 99, 475, 542, 553
- Netherlands, position toward, 19, 67, 69
- Plebiscite on union with Austria, 465,
476
- Poland, relations with: Corridor question, 41, 471–472, 735; general, 97, 108–109, 110,
496–497,
647, 653, 733, 735–736, 738–739, 816
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 987
- Rearmament, 13, 58, 70, 73, 91, 510, 598–599, 617
- Refugee problem. See
Refugees from Germany and Austria.
- Rumania, relations with, 66, 68, 69, 82, 106, 413, 553,
559
- Soviet Union, relations with: Expansion policy of Germany in
eastern Europe, 66–67, 69, 410, 548, 739; general, 86, 92, 106, 412, 500, 558;
German-Czechoslovak crisis, 557, 559, 562–563
- Spanish Civil War. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- Turkey, loan to, 89, 91
- United Kingdom, relations with. See under
United Kingdom.
- Vatican, concordat with, 475
- Whaling agreement (1937) and protocol
amending (June 24), 948, 953–954, 957
- Yugoslavia, relations with, 66, 68, 413, 553, 559
- Gibraltar, 11
- Great Britain. See
United Kingdom.
- Greatend incident, 199
- Greece, 68, 74, 75–76, 345–346
- Guatemala, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 726, 746, 754–755, 757, 846
- Haiti, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 757, 834, 841
- Heard Island, 975
- Hitler, Adolf (see also under
Austria; and under
German-Czechoslovak crisis: Germany): Analysis of foreign policies, 14–15, 17–18, 34,
42, 61–72, 93, 714–715, 716–720, 725–726; Army,
relationship with, 20, 23, 61, 62,
87, 419;
Chamberlain, exchange of messages with and personal relationship, 621, 646, 655, 667, 668, 669, 672; evaluation of personality and popular
reaction to his policies, 34, 86, 88, 94, 462–463, 732–733; exchange of messages with President
Roosevelt, 657–658,
669–672; visit
to Rome and relationship with Mussolini, 48, 53, 54, 715, 717
- Honduras, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 754–755, 757, 832, 835, 842
- Hungary:
- Czechoslovakia, question of Hungarian minorities in: Closing of
frontier and military measures, 640,
653, 666–667; Hitler’s position
on, 646, 647, 655–656; Hungarian demands for concessions, 95, 96, 522, 530,
547, 614, 621, 629, 630, 631, 633,
634, 637, 647, 664–665, 666, 700,
717–718,
723; Slovakia, question of, 55, 56, 664–665, 687, 717–718, 720,
723
- Germany, relations with: General, 55–56, 647, 717–718; German pressure and Nazi movement
in, 66, 530,
531, 547, 549, 556; Horthy’s visit to Germany, question of, 629, 630
- Poland, question of common frontier with, 94, 97, 651, 664–665, 718,
730
- Refugees from, and Jewish problem, 742, 778
- Rumania, minorities in, 82
- Situation analyzed, 55–56, 719, 731
- Yugoslavia, relations with, 56
- Iceland, 753
- India, 77–78, 79
- Inter-Governmental Committee on Political Refugees. See
under
Refugees from Germany and Austria.
- International Red Cross. See under
Spanish Civil War: Red
Cross.
- Iran, 81
- Iraq, 79, 726
- Ireland, 752, 948
- Italy:
- Armament: Naval escalation question, 892; rearmament, 58, 91
- Austrian annexation by Germany, attitude toward. See under
Austria.
- Brazil, relations with, 600
- Ethiopia, recognition by various countries of Italian conquest,
question of, 10–11, 17, 26, 30, 38–39, 52, 119, 121, 122–123, 124,
133–134,
135, 139–140, 145–146, 148, 159,
243, 397, 431, 488
- France, relations with. See under
France.
- German-Czechoslovak crisis. See under
German-Czechoslovak crisis.
- Germany, relations with. See under
Germany.
- Internal political situation and economic factors, 3, 63, 71–72, 87, 91, 129
- International situation and policies: General, 90–91, 92, 163, 450–451, 572–573, 623, 718,
731–732,
739; Mediterranean position and
claims, 11, 38, 112, 113, 123, 135, 138,
142, 143, 163
- Japan, military aid to, 7–9
- London Naval Treaty (1936), question of
accession to, 140, 142, 144
- Mussolini, Benito: Attitude and general policies, 3, 12, 21, 34, 82, 90; Munich
agreement, rôle in arranging, 688–689, 692,
694, 724, 725, 727–729; President
Roosevelt’s messages to, 677, 699, 701–702, 703–704, 858–859
- Press attacks in United States, 9–10
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 980
- Rearmament, 58, 91
- Refugee problem: Attitude toward, 741,
858, 885–886; resettlement plan in
Ethiopia, 859–860; President Roosevelt’s message to Mussolini, 858–859
- Sino-Japanese conflict, position toward, 7–9
- Spanish Civil War. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- United Kingdom, relations with. See under
United Kingdom.
- Yugoslavia, relations with, 413, 432, 731
- Vatican, antagonism toward, 63
- Jews (see also
Anti-Semitism; Refugees from
Germany and Austria):
- American reaction to treatment of, 444, 523
- Argentina, Jewish problem in, 786,
847
- Inter-Governmental Committee on Political Refugees: Distinction
between Jews and non-Jews avoided by, 804, 805, 806; Jewish problem seen as international
problem by, 872
- Palestine, immigration problem, 99–100, 752,
765–766,
775, 778–779, 853
- Paraguay, Jewish immigration in, 846,
861–862
- Poland, Jewish problem in, 97, 778–780, 835, 854
- Japan:
- Armament limitation, refusal to furnish information on
construction of naval vessels in excess of limits provided by London
Naval Treaty (1936), 891–905
passim, 910, 913–914
- Canton, protests on bombing of, 206–207
- Germany, military aid from, 13
- International Agreement for Regulation of Whaling (1937) and protocol amending (June 24), question of accession to, 949, 957
Italy, military aid from, 7—9
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 978–979, 981–982
- Kellogg–Briand Pact (1928), 520–521, 658, 663–664, 695, 710
- Kenya, resettlement of refugees in, 821, 831
- Latvia, 77
- League of Nations:
- Commission to investigate withdrawal of volunteers from Spain,
241, 242, 244–245, 250, 253, 342,
343–344
- Conference to consider amendments to the Convention for
Facilitating the International Circulation of Films of an
Educational Character, 966–967
- Decision to postpone meeting of Bureau of the Disarmament
Conference, 887–890
- Efforts to promote commercial access to raw materials, 919–924
- Ethiopia, question of recognition of Italian conquest of, 52, 134, 139–140, 145–146, 148
- Possibility of German and Italian return to, 90–91
- Protection of civilian population against air bombing in case of
war, question of, 888–889
- Refugee problem:
- Germany and Austria: Relationship between
Inter-Governmental Committee on Political Refugees and High
Commissioner’s Office, 747, 749, 756, 763–764, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 822, 825, 853, 868–869, 870–871, 884, 885; submission of Evian meeting
agenda by United States, 750
- Sudeten area, question of protecting, 804
- Spanish Civil War, relief questions and Bray–Webster
report, 375–378, 379–380, 382–383
- Soviet attitude toward, 42
- Spanish delegation at, 237
- Lebanon, 76–77
- Libya, defortification demanded by United Kingdom, 17, 123, 135, 140, 144
- Lindbergh, Col. Charles A., 72–73
- Lithuania, 41, 114,
465
- Little Entente, 4, 56, 545, 549
- London Naval Treaty (1936), protocol
signed by United States, France, and United Kingdom June
30 amending naval escalator clause, 891–917
- Italian adherence, question of, 140,
142, 144
- Japanese refusal to furnish information on construction of naval
vessels in excess of treaty limits, 891–905
passim, 910, 913–914
- Text of protocol (June 30), 916–917
- Luxembourg: Integrity, search for guarantee of, 43; Nazi propaganda in, 43, 494; refugees from Germany, attitude regarding,
750, 751, 847–849
- Madagascar, 851
- Malta, 11
- “Manchoukuo,” Italian recognition of, 8
- Mediterranean area: Anglo-Italian agreement (1937),
140, 144;
Anglo-Italian agreement of Apr. 16, problems arising
from negotiations leading to, 11, 123, 135, 138, 142, 143; effect on German-Italian relations, 112, 113, 163; U. S. circular inquiring as to situation in
event of war in various Mediterranean countries, and answers to, 74, 75–77, 78, 80–81
- Memel, 41, 86, 114, 471, 735
- Mexico: Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 984–985; refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding,
746, 749, 757, 841; sale of
arms to Spanish Loyalists, 150
- Minorities (see also
German-Czechoslovak crisis: Minority problems): German minorities in Italy, 54; Hungarian minorities in Rumania, 82; situation in Rumania, 5–6
- Morocco, 80–81
- Moslem League, 78
- Munich agreement (Sept. 26). See
under
German-Czechoslovak crisis.
- Mussolini, Benito: Attitude and general policy, 3, 12, 21,
34, 82, 90; Chamberlain’s message to, 688; Munich meeting, rôle in arranging, 688–689, 692, 694, 724, 725, 727–729; President
Roosevelt’s messages to, 677, 701–702, 703–704, 858–859
- Nantucket Chief incident, 265–266, 267–272
- Naval armament. See
London Naval Treaty.
- Netherlands:
- German position toward, 19, 67, 69
- Refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 741, 746,
749, 779, 782, 821, 826, 850, 852–853, 866–868, 875
- Rubber regulation agreement (1934):
Consultations with United States on proposed revision, 927–928, 931–934;
question of exporting rubber plants, 933, 935
- Neutrality Act, 368, 375, 639
- New Caledonia, 851
- New Zealand, 130, 741, 746, 957
- Nicaragua, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 754–755, 757, 834
- Northern Rhodesia, 831
- Norway: Refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 741, 746, 749; Whaling Conference (June
12-24), 947–948, 951–952, 957
- Pacific Islands incidents, 130
- Palestine: General situation in, 80, 99–100, 140; Jewish immigration, 99–100, 752, 765–766, 775, 778–779, 853
- Panama, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 757, 846, 861–862
- Paraguay, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 746, 749, 757, 846, 861–862
- Peace, United States proposal for international action to promote world
peace, 115–132
- Peru: Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year gap”
question, 982–983;
refugees from Germany and Austria, activities regarding, 746, 749, 757, 842; Spanish
Civil War, attitude toward, 241
- Philippine Islands, 869–870
- Poland (see also under
German-Czechoslovak crisis):
- Danzig, question of, 86, 93, 471, 735
- France, relations with, 4, 83, 109–110, 637–638, 651,
653
- Germany, relations with: Corridor question, 41, 471–472, 735; general, 41, 97, 108–109, 110, 471–472, 496–497, 647,
653, 733, 735–736, 738–739, 816
- Hungary, question of common frontier with, 94, 97, 651, 664–665, 718,
730
- International position, analysis of, 4,
34, 35,
495–498,
731
- Jewish problem in, 97, 778–780, 835, 854
- Lithuania, relations with, 41, 465
- Memel question, 41, 86, 114, 471, 735
- Refugees, attitude toward problem of, 742, 783, 816, 835–836, 854
- Soviet Union, relations with: General, 92, 97, 108–109, 110, 507;
question of Soviet troops crossing Polish territory to aid
Czechoslovakia, 59, 492, 496, 502, 507,
523, 555, 556, 564
- United Kingdom, relations with, 111,
653, 662, 914
- Polish Corridor, question concerning, 41, 471–472, 735
- Portugal, 81, 767–768, 782
- Private Air Law, Fourth International (Diplomatic) Conference on, Brussels
(Sept. 19–30), U. S. participation in, 965
- Protection of Americans and other nationals (see also
under
Spanish Civil War): German-Czechoslovak crisis, 590, 602, 604, 624–625, 634, 635–636; Mediterranean area, 74, 76–77,
78, 79, 80, 81
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic correspondence within less than fifteen
years, question of, 976–987
- Hearings before Sub-Committee of the House Appropriations
Committee and criticism of alleged delay in publication, 976–977
- U. S. requests for views of certain governments, 976–979
- Views and attitudes of Argentina, 983;
Brazil, 979–980; Chile, 980–981; France, 986–987; Germany, 987; Italy, 980; Japan, 981–982; Mexico, 984–985; Peru, 982–983;
Soviet Union, 985; United Kingdom, 978, 984,
986
- Radio Conference. See
Telecommunications.
- Rearmament programs and problems in various countries: France, 64, 73, 103–104, 105, 177, 493, 501–502, 510, 598–599, 611, 617, 712; Germany, 13, 58, 70, 510; Italy, 58, 91; Soviet strength discussed, 67, 73, 109, 494, 502, 564; United
Kingdom, 13, 58, 64, 73, 447, 493–494, 510, 632, 726
- Red Cross. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- Red Sea, 140
- Refugees from Germany and Austria, 740–886
- Committees to facilitate emigration (see
also
Inter-Governmental Committee, infra): National Committee on Refugees (U.
S.), 743–744, 745; President’s Advisory
Committee on Political Refugees, 849,
851, 855, 861, 865, 866
- Countries of final settlement:
- American Republics, U. S. appeal and replies, 833, 836–839, 841–842, 846
- Attitudes and plans of various political and geographical
areas: Argentina, 784, 786, 791, 847; Bolivia,
842; Brazil, 841, 852, 880–881; British Commonwealth, 104–105, 763, 777, 785, 797–798, 804, 821, 825, 828, 829–831, 834, 855, 861, 870, 882; British
Guiana, 105, 827, 831, 853, 855, 861, 866, 868, 870; Colombia, 754,
841; Costa Rica, 842; Cuba, 842; Dominican Republic, 764—765, 773–774, 781, 841, 849; Ecuador, 842,
861, 866; Ethiopia, 859–860; French
colonies, 851; Guatemala, 846; Haiti, 846; Honduras, 832,
835, 842; Latin America, 760–761, 772, 773, 821, 823, 825, 828, 834, 836–838, 863; Mexico, 841; Nicaragua, 834; Palestine, 99–100, 752, 765–766, 775, 778–779, 853; Paraguay,
846, 861–862; Peru, 842; Philippines, 869–870; Surinam, 852;
Uruguay, 754, 842; Venezuela, 754, 842
- Inter-Governmental Committee on Political
Refugees, negotiations by, 760–761, 771, 772, 777, 797–798, 816, 818, 821–822, 823, 826, 828, 833, 837, 861–862, 881–882
- Countries of temporary refuge:
- Conditions in various nations: Belgium, 772–773, 821, 826; Denmark, 826; France, 851; Luxembourg, 827–849; Netherlands, 779, 782, 821, 826, 850, 852–853, 866–868, 875
- General problems, 770–774, 853–854
- Responsibility of League Commissioner, 868–869, 870–871
- Documents, question of, 748, 756
- Emigration Committee, 865–866
- Evian meeting to form Inter-Governmental Committee
on Political Refugees (July 6–15), 740–757
- Agenda proposed by United States, 748–749
- German participation, question of, 746–747, 753, 754
- Initiative of President Roosevelt, 740, 742, 743–744
- Plans, invitations and replies by various countries, 740–746, 750–751, 752–753
- Resolution adopted, 754–757
- Financial problems:
- Evian resolution, 756
- General, 782–783, 815–816, 817, 829, 863, 864
- Private charitable organizations and government financing,
740–741, 818–819, 826, 851
- Resettlement fund, U. S. proposal for creation of, 878–880
- Transfer of emigrants’ capital from Germany,
question of: Bank for International Settlements as transfer
agency, 766, 776, 818; discussions and proposals, 105, 760, 765–766, 774–776, 782–783, 789–790, 790–791, 793, 809–813, 816–819, 821–822, 823, 827–828, 851–852, 860, 865, 871, 874–875, 878–880, 886; German request for foreign trade increase as
medium for, 789–791, 809–813, 817–818; international loan on Jewish property in
Germany, question of, 852;
possible permission to refugees to acquire in Germany
supplies for resettlement, 860,
879, 886; Schacht plan, 871, 873–874, 874–877, 883, 886
- France:
- Consultations with Germany, 851–852, 854–855, 860, 862–863, 871–873; with United Kingdom, 851, 854–855, 872
- Evian meeting, participation in, 741, 746, 749, 751
- General attitude and views, 101, 751, 770, 772, 773, 777, 782, 797, 834, 875
- Settlement in colonies considered, 851
- Germany (see also
Financial problems: Transfer of emigrants’ capital, supra;
and under
Inter-Governmental Committee, infra):
- Consultations with France, 851–852, 854–855, 860, 862–863, 871–873; with United Kingdom, 815–816
- Evian meeting, question of invitation to, 746–747
- General attitude toward problem, 746–747, 753–754, 762, 783, 793–794, 824, 864, 886
- Potential number of emigrants from, 762
- U. S. interest in negotiations between Germany and
Inter-Governmental Committee, 796–803, 814–815, 824, 840–841, 842–844, 856–857
- Immigration laws: General, 748, 756, 821;
United States, 762, 768, 781,
821, 830, 847–849, 850, 866–867
- Inter-Governmental Committee on Political Refugees (see also
Evian meeting, supra;
and under
Countries of final settlement, supra):
- Budget, 782
- Germany, negotiations with: General approach to, 760, 761–762, 769, 772, 782, 785, 792–794, 800–801, 801–802, 865, 868–869, 882–883; possible
transfer of emigrants’ capital, 760, 765–766, 774–776, 789–790, 790–791, 793, 809–813, 816–819, 821–822, 823, 827–828, 871, 874–875, 880; projected
visit to Berlin of Committee’s director, 800–802, 803, 814–816, 820, 822–825, 832, 841, 843–844, 860, 864–865, 882–883; unofficial meeting planned outside Germany,
839–840, 843–844, 845, 846, 856–857, 860, 862
- International Labour Office, cooperation with, 756
- League High Commissioner for Refugees, relationship to,
747, 749–750, 763–764, 769, 770, 772–773, 774, 822, 825, 853, 868–869, 870–871, 884, 885
- Meetings and officers, 758–759, 767, 780–783, 802, 820–827
passim, 833–834, 836, 837, 850–854, 883
- Membership, 757, 759; Polish request to join, 835–836, 854; Portugal,
question of invitation to, 782
- Organization, procedure, scope, and achievements, 745–750, 756–757, 761, 764, 769, 797–798, 822, 823, 825, 831, 859, 881–885
- Sudeten refugees, question of, 803–809
- U. S. attitude toward, 823,
825, 870–871, 883–884
- Italy: Attitude toward problem, 741,
858, 885–886; resettlement plan in
Ethiopia, 859–860; President Roosevelt’s message to Mussolini, 858–859
- Latin America, negotiations for resettlement by United States and
Inter-Governmental Committee, 760–761, 772,
773, 821, 823, 825, 828, 834, 836–838, 863
- League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
- Countries of temporary refuge as responsibility of, 868–869, 870–871
- Evian meeting, question of invitation to, 747, 749, 750
- Relationship to Inter-Governmental Committee, 747, 749–750, 763–764, 769, 770, 772–773, 774, 822, 825, 853, 868–869, 870–871, 884, 885
- Netherlands, problems regarding and temporary admission to, 779, 782,
821, 826, 850, 852–853, 866–868, 875
- Poland, attitude toward, 742, 783, 816,
835–836,
854
- Rumania, problem in, 742–743, 778
- Soviet Union, attitude toward, 742
- Sudeten area, question of, 803–809
- United Kingdom:
- British Commonwealth, resettlement plans and problems,
104–105, 763, 777, 785, 797–798, 804, 821, 825, 829–831, 833–834, 855, 861, 870
- Consultations with France, 851, 854–855, 872; with Germany, 815–816; with United
States, 740–741, 745, 748–749, 801–802, 827–829, 829–831, 833–834, 839–840, 845, 857
- Exchange of messages between President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Chamberlain, 791–792, 794–795, 796–797
- General attitude and activities, 793, 796–797, 798, 802–806, 821, 823, 825, 827–828, 852, 853, 875, 882
- Inter-Governmental Committee, attitude toward, 822, 825, 839–840, 869, 884
- Refugees in Spain. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- Rhodesia, Northern, 831
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (President):
- Anglo-Italian agreement (April 16),
statement regarding, 147–148
- German-Czechoslovak crisis: Appeal of democratic Sudeten Germans,
721; appeal of President Beneš of
Czechoslovakia, 650; attitudes,
proposals and steps considered, 510–512, 514,
520, 568, 605, 625–626, 638–639, 642, 675–676, 701;
Hitler, exchange of messages with, and comments on, 657–658, 659, 669–672, 678–679, 680,
684–685,
686, 724, 725, 727; messages to chiefs of state, replies and comments,
661–664,
667–668,
675, 686, 687–688, 695–696; Mussolini, message to, 677, 699,
701–702,
703–704
- Proposal for international action to promote world peace, 115–132
- Refugees from Germany and Austria, problem of: Attitude and steps,
742, 830, 851, 859–860, 886; exchange of messages with
Chamberlain, 791–792, 794–795, 796–797; message to Mussolini, 858–859;
proposal for creation of Inter-Governmental Committee on Political
Refugees, 740, 749, 823
- Spanish Civil War, possible rôle in, 255, 364, 367
- Rothschild, Anthony de, 861, 865–866
- Rubber regulation agreement (1934),
question of revision of, 925–939
- Rumania:
- Austrian situation, attitude toward, 414, 448
- France, relations with, 4, 5–6, 42, 106
- German-Czechoslovak crisis: Attitude toward, 42, 56, 82, 94–95, 653, 665; question of Soviet troops crossing
Rumanian territory to aid Czechoslovakia, 42, 59, 413, 492, 502, 507–508, 583,
587, 615, 653
- Germany, relations with, 66, 68, 69, 82, 106, 413, 553,
559
- Hungarian minorities in Rumania, 82
- Internal situation and Jewish minorities problem, 1–2, 4–5, 82, 742–743, 778
- Soviet Union, question of troops crossing Rumanian territory to
aid Czechoslovakia, 42, 59, 413, 492, 502,
507–508,
583, 587, 615, 653
- United Kingdom, relations with, 5–6, 106, 547
- Yugoslavia, relations with, 82
- Ruthenia, 522, 723
- Sanitary Conference, International, Paris (Oct.
28–31), U. S. participation in, 960–964
- Schuschnigg, Kurt von. See under
Austria.
- Siam, 926
- Sino-Japanese conflict: Anglo-French-American consultations and views,
31, 59, 95, 99, 104, 105, 206–207; Italian and
German help to Japan, 7–9, 13; Soviet position, 42, 59
- Slovakia, 55, 56,
664–665, 687, 717–718, 720, 723
- Soviet Union (see also under
German-Czechoslovak crisis):
- Annexation of Austria by Germany, reaction to, 446, 465
- France, relations with: General, 6, 58–59, 109, 556;
mutual assistance pact (1935), 83, 106, 412, 634
- Germany, relations with: Expansion policy of Germany in eastern
Europe, 66–67,
69, 410,
548, 739; general, 86, 92, 106, 412, 500,
558
- International position and views, 6,
41–42,
90, 92,
412, 558, 695–697
- Jewish question in, 739
- Military questions: Naval armament problems, 908, 910, 912, 914;
purges of army officers and civilian leaders, 58; reduction and limitation of armament, position on,
91; strength of Army and Air Force
discussed, 67, 73, 109, 494, 502,
564
- Poland, relations with: General, 92,
97, 108–109, 110, 507;
question of Soviet troops crossing Polish territory to aid
Czechoslovakia, 59, 492, 496, 502, 507,
523, 555, 556, 564
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 985
- Refugee question, 742
- Sino-Japanese conflict, attitude toward, 42, 59
- Spanish Civil War: Armament to Loyalists, 150, 177, 191, 192,
357; withdrawal of volunteers,
attitude toward, 189, 219, 220
- Ukraine, possible German drive for, 106, 114, 739
- United Kingdom, naval agreements with, 908, 910, 914
- Spanish Civil War, 149–383
- Air operations. See under
Military operations, infra.
- Airplanes and other armament (see
also
Enforcement, infra):
- Canada, question of transshipments through, 348–351, 353, 354, 355, 358–362
- Foreign arms captured by Nationalists, list of, 362–363
- France, shipments from and transshipments through, 177, 192–193, 212, 277, 351–352
- German and Italian arms to Insurgents, 30, 161, 162–163, 167–168, 193, 240, 277, 347–348
- Greece, shipment through, 345–346
- Mexican arms sales to Loyalists, 150
- Soviet aid to Loyalists, 150,
177, 191, 192, 357
- Turkey, question of rôle of, 348–351, 353, 354, 355
- American Red Cross activities: Refugee problem, 367, 368–371, 373,
374, 375, 377–378, 381; repatriation of
American volunteers, 280, 281, 288–289, 320
- Armistice efforts and proposals, 211–213, 215, 225,
226, 235, 238–239, 255
- Aviators in exchange for prisoners, 254–255, 285, 301–302, 322–323
- Balearic Islands: British request for Italian withdrawal from,
139, 142, 163, 193; Italian and German air bases in, 168, 200–201
- Barcelona, bombing of, 154–156, 165–167, 200–201
- Belgium, attitude toward, 258–259, 260
- Belligerent rights, question of granting, and position of various
countries, 30, 99, 104, 106, 189,
220, 222–223, 253–254, 256–257, 258
- Blockade, 30, 222–223
- Bolivia, attitude toward, 241
- Canada, transshipment of planes through, 348–351, 353, 354,
358–362
- Casualties: Civilians, from air raids, 154, 159, 165–166, 195, 201,
203; American, 277; Insurgent, 238; Italian,
247–248
- Civilian population (see also
Refugees, infra):
Casualties from air raids, 154, 159, 165–166, 195,
201, 203; ruthless bombing by Insurgents and Anglo-French-American
protests, 16, 154–157, 165–167, 200–217
passim
- Claims by foreign nationals against Loyalist Government, 262, 296–297, 310–311, 320
- Contraband question, 211
- Cuban offer of good offices and truce proposal, 149, 225
- Enforcement of U. S. restrictions against sending
American airplanes and other war materials to Spain, 345–363
- Fernandez case, 263, 266, 272–273, 316,
321, 327–328, 329–330
- France:
- Evacuation and repatriation through France of American
volunteers and freed prisoners, attitude toward, 305–306, 307, 308, 314, 323–324, 333, 334–335, 336, 344–345
- Frontier with Spain, control of, 30, 184, 185, 189–191, 198–199, 229–230, 232, 236, 238
- General position and views, 26,
28, 30, 39–40, 59,
83, 152–153, 156, 164–165, 168, 175–176, 177, 185–186, 189, 251, 257
- Reaction to ruthless bombing, 16, 155–156, 200–201, 211
- Refusal to deliver to Loyalists Spanish gold deposits in
Paris, 232–233
- Transshipment of armament, question of, 177, 192–193, 212, 277, 351–352
- Franco government:
- Blockade question, 30, 222–223
- British protests for bombing British ships, 57, 211, 215–216, 222–223, 231
- Constitution of government, 155
- General position and attitude, 181, 203–204, 226, 240–241, 340, 556
- German and Italian military aid to, 30, 161, 162–163, 167–168, 193, 235–236, 238, 277, 347–348
- Internal situation and dissensions, 236–237, 246–247, 256
- Portugal, declaration of friendship with, 81
- Refugee problem, attitude toward, 370, 372–373
- Relations with United States: Missing American prisoners,
inquiries concerning, 302–304; Nantucket
Chief incident, 264–272; reciprocal
consular representation, problem of, 170–171, 178, 188, 197–198, 217–218, 220–221, 295, 297–298; recognition of Burgos government, question
of, 328; release of American
prisoners, question of, 328–329, 330–331
- Withdrawal of volunteers, question of, and Hemming
Commission efforts, 99, 236, 243–244, 249, 254–255, 256
- Friends of Abraham Lincoln Brigade, 277, 278, 282, 286,
288, 289, 292, 293, 294, 304–307, 309, 319,
322, 328, 343, 344
- Germany: Aid to Insurgents, 26, 161, 162–163, 167–168, 181,
193, 240, 347–348; general position and views, 96, 112, 113–114, 179–180, 189
- Greece, shipment of airplanes through, 345–346
- Incidents: Dellwyn, 231; Greatend, 199; Nantucket
Chief, 264–272
- Italy (see also under
Volunteers: Withdrawal, infra): Aid to
Insurgents, 26, 30, 72, 159, 162–163, 167–168, 181,
193, 235–236, 238, 247–248, 250,
252, 347–348; general position and
views, 11, 30,
40, 135,
137, 139, 189, 208–209
- League of Nations:
- Commission to supervise withdrawal of volunteers, 241, 242, 244–245, 250, 253, 342, 343–344
- Refugee relief and Bray-Webster report, 375–378, 379–380, 382–383
- Loyalist Government:
- Armistice, attitude toward, 225, 226, 235, 238–239, 255
- Communism in, 152, 169, 233
- Diplomatic relations and problems, 150–151, 151–152, 159–161, 166, 170, 231, 255, 258–259, 274
- Foreign aid to, 26, 30, 59,
150, 168, 177, 191, 192–193, 212, 277, 351–352, 356–357, 361
- Foreign claims against, 262,
296–297, 310–311, 320
- French refusal to deliver to Loyalists Spanish gold
deposits in Paris, 232–233
- Political developments, governmental reorganization, and
party politics: Anarchists, 168,
169, 173; Communists, 152,
169, 233; general, 168,
174, 176, 181–183, 233–234, 237, 245, 246, 253, 254; Popular Front, 173, 174; Socialist
Party, 233; Syndicalists, 168–169
- Prosecution of war, declarations on, 172, 173, 174, 179
- Protests against U. S. arms embargo, 150, 179, 180–181, 183, 184, 194, 196
- Refugees, efforts to relieve, 364–369, 376–377, 379–380
- Withdrawal of volunteers, demands for, and attitude toward
British plan, 224–225, 228–229, 230–231, 243–244, 245, 246, 250, 251, 253, 255, 341
- Mediation: Consultations and efforts by various countries, 94, 149, 175–176, 211–213, 215, 226,
245, 246, 258; Lima Conference, appeal
to and offer of, 114, 255, 258,
260, 261; possible U. S. rôle, 48, 149, 152–153, 161,
225, 227, 255, 258, 260
- Military operations:
- Air: Bombing of British ships, 57, 199, 211, 215–216, 222–223, 231; British-Swedish-Norwegian commission to
examine scene of air raids, 221,
222; casualties, 154, 195, 201, 203; Insurgents’ ruthless
bombings and Anglo-French-American protests against, 16, 154–157, 165–167, 200–217
passim; Loyalist Government policy
on, 157, 221–222; Vatican
efforts to restrain, 167, 200, 209
- Ground: Aragon and Catalonia front, 164, 167, 169, 172, 176, 187, 209, 233, 237, 252–253; Estremadura
front, 233, 237; Loyalist offensive against
Teruel, 149–150, 229; Nationalist offensives and claims, 162–163, 251, 273, 298
- Naval: General, 158, 162, 186, 190; Nantucket Chief incident, 264–272
- Non-intervention (see also
Volunteers: Withdrawal, infra):
- International Committee: Activities and position of, 57, 144, 154, 156, 168, 220, 227, 229, 230, 256; control of frontiers and
ports, question of, 184, 185, 186; withdrawal of Sweden and Belgium from, 259–260
- Policy of various countries on, 164, 167, 168, 169, 175, 191–192, 222–223
- U. S. policy: Arms embargo and enforcement of
restrictions, 175, 184–185, 194, 345–363; extension of credit to relief organizations
without violating Neutrality Act, question of, 368–369, 374–375; general, 48, 194–195, 227, 242
- Nyon agreement (1937), 158, 222
- Prisoners:
- American, held by Insurgents: Negotiations for exchange,
285, 301–302, 309, 311–312, 315–316, 318, 322–323, 327–334
passim, 340, 341, 342; inquiries concerning, 221, 283, 295, 297–298, 302–304
- Commission for exchange of nonmilitary prisoners:
Proposals for, 286, 291–292; work of Chetwode Commission, 301–302, 318, 321, 324–325, 339–341
- Protection of lives and property of Americans and other nationals
(see also
Prisoners, supra;
Volunteers: Withdrawal, infra), 262–345
- Claims against Loyalist Government for losses, 262, 296–297, 310–311, 320
- Evacuation of American civilians, problems involving, 274, 298–299, 308–309, 320, 322
- Fernandez case, 263, 266, 272–273, 316, 321, 327–328, 329–330
- Nantucket Chief incident, 264–272
- Red Cross:
- American: Refugee problems, 367–378
passim, 381; repatriation from Spain of American
volunteers, 280, 281, 288–289, 320
- International, 286, 312, 318, 323, 342, 382
- Refugees, efforts for relief of, 364–383
- Regional autonomy problem, 234, 237
- Soviet Union: Arms to Loyalists, 150,
177, 191, 192, 357; withdrawal of volunteers, attitude toward, 189, 219,
220
- United Kingdom (see also
Volunteers: Withdrawal: British plan, infra):
- Armistice plan, 211–213, 215
- Balearic Islands, request for Italian withdrawal from,
139, 142, 163, 193
- Chamberlain’s policy, 249,
252, 257
- Exchange of prisoners: Activities on behalf of, 286, 291–292; Chetwode
Commission, 301–302, 318, 321, 324–325, 339–341
- Loyalist Government, relations with, 231, 255
- Position and policies, 59, 99, 105–106, 151, 154–155, 164–165, 191, 202, 224
- Protests and steps against bombing by Insurgents of
British ships, 57, 199, 211, 215–216, 222–223, 231; of civilians in unfortified
places, 154–155, 166–167, 200–201, 205–206, 207–211, 213–215, 216–217
- Vatican, possible mediation and efforts to restrain aerial
bombing, 152, 167, 200, 209, 255
- Volunteers:
- American (see also
Withdrawal, infra): American Red Cross, repatriation
activities, 280, 281, 288–289, 320; captured by Insurgents, 273, 275, 283, 323; Emergency Committee for
American Wounded from Spain, 306; estimated number, 282, 283, 300, 342; evacuation and repatriation problems, 274–284, 287–294, 296, 298, 299–300, 304–307, 308, 312–315, 317, 319, 324, 326, 333–339, 343–344, 345; exchange of prisoners, 285, 301–302, 309, 316, 322–323, 327–334
passim, 340, 341, 342; French attitude concerning
repatriation through France, 305–306, 307, 308, 314, 323–324, 333, 334–335, 336, 344–345; Friends of Abraham Lincoln Brigade, 277–278, 282, 286, 288, 289, 292, 293, 294, 304–307, 309, 319, 322, 328, 343, 344
- Census: Figures on foreign effectives, 181; general, 185, 186, 189, 198–199, 201–202, 219–220, 225; League Commission to check
number, 343–344
- Financial questions, 225, 337
- German, 162, 167, 181
- Italian, 167, 181, 235–236, 238, 247–248, 250, 252
- Withdrawal:
- British plan: Agreement on (1937), by International
Committee on Non-intervention, 183, 185, 186, 188–189;
attitudes of various nations, 190–191, 199, 205; financial problems of, 199, 201–202, 220; Franco government
reaction, and efforts of Hemming Commission in
Burgos, 99, 236, 243–244, 249, 254–255, 256; League Commission to
supervise withdrawal, 241, 242, 244–245, 250, 253, 342, 343–344; Loyalist acceptance
and plans for execution, 224–225, 228–229, 230–231, 243–244, 245, 246, 250, 251, 253, 255, 341; revision of British
plan adopted July 5 by
Nonintervention Subcommittee, 99, 198–199, 201–202, 205, 212, 219–220, 224–225, 234, 249
- Italy: Effect of volunteers’ withdrawal on
Anglo-Italian negotiations and agreement, 17, 30, 88, 94, 142, 144–145, 159, 193, 202, 209, 212, 215, 219, 224, 228, 243, 244, 247, 248, 565;
intentions and Loyalist accusations, 190–191, 243, 247, 248, 249, 250–251
- Wounded, 277, 278, 279, 280, 289, 306
- Sudeten area. See under
German-Czechoslovak crisis.
- Suez Canal, 113
- Surinam, 852
- Sweden, 259–260,
741, 746, 749
- Switzerland, 741, 746, 749
- Syria, 76–77
- Tanganyika, 105
- Tangier, 80, 81
- Telecommunications Conferences, Cairo (Feb. 1–Apr. 8), U. S. participation in, 959
- Teschen district, 35, 111, 494, 496, 522, 555, 630, 637–638, 639, 651, 660, 662, 664–665, 687, 718
- Tin regulation, interest of United States in buffer-stock scheme, 940–946
- Trade agreements between United States and other countries, 22, 136, 486
- Trade agreements program, 21–22, 129
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Anglo-German naval agreement (1935), 95, 97
- Anglo-Italian agreement (Apr. 16). See under
United Kingdom: Italy.
- Anglo-Italian Mediterranean agreement (1937), 140, 144
- Anti-Comintern Pact (1937), 7, 137, 404
- Austro-German agreement (1936), 17, 386–388, 390,
391, 392, 400, 401, 405
- Czechoslovakia–Soviet Union, mutual assistance agreement (1935), 412, 498, 541,
633
- Employment at sea, ratification of conventions between United
States and other members of International Labour Organization, 971
- Films of an educational character, procès-verbal (Sept. 12) amending convention for
facilitating international circulation of (1933), 966–970
- Franco-German agreement (Dec. 6), 105, 107–108
- Franco-Italian protocol on Tunisia (1935),
47
- Franco-Soviet mutual assistance agreement (1935), 83, 106, 412,
634
- German - Czechoslovak arbitration treaty (1925), 629
- Kellogg–Briand Pact (1928), 520–521, 658, 663–664, 695,
710
- London Naval Treaty (1936), protocol (June 30) providing for naval escalation
under. See
London Naval Treaty.
- Minority rights treaty (1919), 5
- Munich agreement (Sept. 29). See under
German - Czechoslovak crisis.
- Nyon agreement (1937), 158, 222
- Polish-German non-aggression agreement (1934), 109, 110
- Rubber regulation agreement (1934). See
Rubber regulation agreement, interest in
revision of.
- Sanitary convention (1926), modified Oct. 31, 960,
964
- Sugar regulation agreement (1937), 923
- Telecommunications convention (1932), 959
- Tin agreements (1931, 1933, 1937), 940n
- Tripartite financial stabilization agreement (1936), 64–65
- Versailles, Treaty of (1919), 601, 760
- Whaling protocol (June 24). See under
Whaling Conference, International.
- Tunisia, 47, 53,
78
- Turkey, 75, 778;
armaments to Spain, question of shipment through Canada, 348–351, 353, 354, 355; German loan to, 89, 91
- Ukraine, 106, 114,
739
- Union of South Africa, 957
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Soviet Union.
- United Kingdom:
- Armament (see also
Rearmament, infra),
naval armament escalation, attitude toward, 892–894, 900–901, 904–905, 908–915
- Austrian annexation by Germany. See
Austria: Anglo-French
representations
and
United Kingdom.
- Chamberlain, Neville. See
Chamberlain, Neville.
- Far East, position in, 13–14, 15, 31
- France, relations with (see also
Austria: Anglo-French
representations; German-Czechoslovak
crisis: Anglo-French
cooperation): General, 28, 29, 45, 47, 50–51, 51–52, 100, 101, 103,
572; refugees, 851, 854–855, 872;
Sino-Japanese conflict, 31, 59, 95, 99, 104, 105, 206–207; Spanish Civil War problems, 59, 164–165, 257
- General European problems, exchange of views with United States,
40, 85–86, 96–97, 121, 122–123
- German-Czechoslovak crisis. See under
German-Czechoslovak crisis.
- Germany, relations with:
- Austrian annexation question, 36, 425–426, 437, 447, 472
- Efforts to improve, 15, 27, 31–32, 33, 43–44, 46, 51,
119, 128, 130–132, 138–139
- General, 28, 86, 96–97, 119, 121, 124–125, 135–136, 726, 736
- Naval questions, 588, 908, 910, 914, 916
- Refugee problem, 801, 803
- Greece, relations with, 76
- Italy, relations with:
- Anglo-Italian agreement (Apr. 16),
133–148
- Content and exchange of notes, 143–145, 191
- General negotiations for, 11, 32, 34, 38–39, 46, 52, 86, 121, 124–125, 132, 135, 138, 139–141, 141–143, 144, 224, 410, 412, 417
- President Roosevelt’s statement, 147–148
- Question of withdrawal of Italian volunteers from
Spain hampering entry into force of, 30, 88, 142, 144–145, 159, 193, 202, 209, 212, 215, 219, 224, 228, 243, 244, 247, 248, 249, 565
- Views of various countries on, 29–31, 41, 45, 123, 146–147, 148, 213, 215–216, 408
- Anti-British propaganda, question of, 17, 135, 140, 142, 144, 159, 236
- Efforts to improve, 10, 44, 57,
118–119, 123, 127–128, 135, 136, 137, 144, 158–159
- Ethiopian conquest, question of recognition of, 10–11,
17, 38–39, 52, 119, 133–134, 135, 139–140, 159, 397
- General, 141, 418, 623, 688, 694, 914
- Japan, consultations on naval armaments with, 893–894
- Poland, relations with, 111, 653, 662,
914
- President Roosevelt’s proposal for international action to promote
world peace, views concerning, 115–132
- Publication of U. S. diplomatic papers, views on “fifteen-year
gap” question, 978, 984, 986
- Rearmament, 13, 58, 64, 73, 447, 493–494, 510, 632,
666, 726
- Refugees. See under
Refugees from Germany and Austria.
- Rubber regulation agreement (1934),
consultations with United States on revision of, 925–926, 928–931, 934–938
- Rumania, relations with, 5–6, 106, 547
- Soviet Union, naval agreements with, 908, 910, 914
- Spanish Civil War. See under
Spanish Civil War.
- Tin regulation, buffer-stock scheme for, 940–941, 942
- Trade agreement negotiations with United States, 136
- Whaling Conference, International (June
14–24), 947, 954, 957
- Yugoslavia, relations with, 432, 547
- Uruguay, activities regarding refugees from Germany and Austria, 749, 754–755, 757
- Vatican: Austrian annexation by Germany, attitude toward, 458, 474–476; Italy, relations with, 63; Spanish Civil War, possible mediation and efforts to restrain
aerial bombing, 152, 167, 200, 209, 255
- Venezuela: Belligerents’ rights problem, 75,
81; refugees from Germany and Austria,
activities regarding, 746, 749, 754–755, 757, 842
- War, possibility of (see also under
German-Czechoslovak crisis): American circular
inquiring as to situation in event of war in various Mediterranean
countries, and answers to, 74, 75–77, 78, 80–81; Czechoslovakia–Poland, 664–665; Germany-Poland, 738; Germany–Soviet Union, 4, 67, 90;
Japan-Soviet Union, 59; Poland-Soviet Union, 556, 583, 651; Rumania–Soviet Union, 583
- War debts, First World War, status of, 918
- Whaling Conference, International, London (June 14–24), 947–958
- British invitation and U. S. reply, 947, 955
- Instructions to U. S. delegates, 949–952
- Preliminary conference of experts, Oslo, 947–949, 953–955
- Protocol (June 28), substance, 956–957
- Report of U. S. delegation, 957–958
- World peace, U. S. proposal for international action to promote, 115–132
- Yugoslavia: Austrian annexation by Germany, views on, 414, 417, 431, 432; Germany,
relations with, 66, 68, 413, 553,
559; Hungary, relations with, 56; Italy, relations with, 413, 432, 731; United Kingdom, relations with, 432, 547