Historical Documents - Office of the Historian

Europe:

Contents

Austria:
- Annexation of Austria by Germany
- Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany
Belgium: (Documents 159–172)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a supplementary trade agreement between the United States and Belgium (Documents 159–172)
Czechoslovakia: (Documents 173–187)
- The German-Czechoslovak crisis
- Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia, signed March 7, 1938 (Documents 173–180)
- Agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia with respect to motion picture films, effected by exchange of notes signed May 18, 1938 (Documents 181–187)
Denmark: (Documents 188–190)
- Efforts of the Department of State to secure equal opportunity for American commerce in Denmark (Documents 188–190)
Estonia: (Documents 191–202)
- Continuation in force of the Commercial Treaty of 1925; preliminary discussions regarding a possible trade agreement (Documents 191–202)
France: (Documents 203–278)
- Devaluation of the franc; maintenance of the American-British-French tripartite financial agreement (Documents 203–236)
- Efforts by the French Government to purchase airplanes and airplane parts in the United States (Documents 237–256)
- Status under French law of American citizens of French origin with respect to liability to military service in France (Documents 257–260)
- Efforts of the Governments of the United States and France to effect a reciprocal arrangement relative to claims arising from sequestration of property during World War I (Documents 261–268)
- Representations by the French Government against legislation permitting use of certain French wine names by American producers (Documents 269–272)
- Citizenship status of children born in the United States to fathers who at the time were French consular officers (Documents 273–278)
Germany: (Documents 279–416)
- Persecution of Jews in Germany; representations by the United States regarding rights of American citizens, and the ordering of Ambassador Wilson to Washington for consultation (Documents 279–345)
- Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Germany (Documents 346–354)
- Deterioration in relations between the United States and Germany; German representations against American criticism of Nazi officials and policies (Documents 355–364)
- Refusal of the United States to sell helium to the German Government for use in zeppelins (Documents 365–370)
- Attitude of the German Government with respect to participation of German nationals in the German-American Bund (Documents 371–372)
- Disagreement between the American and German Governments regarding interpretation of treaty provisions as affecting naturalization and dual nationality (Documents 373–377)
- Declaration by the German Government that inheritance claims of American citizens to estates of persons deceased in Germany will be transferred to beneficiaries (Documents 378–381)
- Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany (Documents 382–416)
  - I. Refusal of Germany to assume the obligation of the Austrian indebtedness (Documents 382–400)
  - II. Representations by the German Government regarding the removal of Austria from the list of states enjoying tariff concessions on the basis of Trade Agreements Act (Documents 401–402)
  - III. Informal representations to the German Government with regard to the treatment of United States citizens in Vienna (Documents 403–416)
Greece: (Documents 417–428)
- Provisional commercial agreement between the United States and Greece, signed November 15, 1938 (Documents 417–428)
Hungary: (Document 429)
- Proposal of Hungarian Government for a new debt settlement agreement with the United States (Document 429)
Italy: (Documents 430–487)
- Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Italy (Documents 430–453)
- Persecution of Jews in Italy; representations by the United States with regard to discrimination between American citizens (Documents 454–487)
Netherlands: (Documents 488–494)
- Negotiations between the United States and The Netherlands for the conclusion of a convention for the prevention of double taxation (Documents 488–493)
- Convention between the United States and The Netherlands for the arbitration of a difference relating to payment for certain requisitioned military supplies, signed March 18, 1938 (Document 494)
Norway: (Documents 495–505)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Norway (Documents 495–505)
- Supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Norway, signed February 1, 1938
Poland: (Documents 506–523)
- Discrimination against American bondholders in connection with partial defaults and suspensions of payments on various Polish obligations (Documents 506–514)
- Anti-Semitism in Poland and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution (Documents 515–523)
Portugal: (Documents 524–531)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Portugal (Documents 524–531)
Rumania: (Documents 532–542)
- Anti-Semitism in Rumania and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution (Documents 532–542)
Spain:
- The Spanish Civil War
Sweden:
- Arrangement between the United States and Sweden for relief from double income tax on shipping profits, effected by exchange of notes signed March 31, 1938
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Yugoslavia: (Documents 543–558)
- Proposals for the regulation of commercial relations between the United States and Yugoslavia (Documents 543–558)