Contents

• The British Commonwealth of Nations:
  • United Kingdom:
    • Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, signed November 17, 1938
    • Conflicting American and British claims to various islands in the Pacific Ocean; question of use for trans-Pacific aviation
  • Australia:
    • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Australia
  • Canada:
    • Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada, signed November 17, 1938
    • Discussions respecting the St. Lawrence Waterway project
    • Convention between the United States and Canada providing for emergency regulation of level of Rainy Lake and of other boundary waters in the Rainy Lake watershed, signed September 15, 1938
    • Reciprocal arrangement between the United States and Canada respecting admission to practice before patent offices, effected by exchange of notes signed December 3 and 28, 1937, and January 24, 1938
    • Arrangement between the United States and Canada relating to issuance of certificates of competency or pilots licenses, effected by exchange of notes signed July 28, 1938
    • Arrangement between the United States and Canada relating to certificates of airworthiness for export, effected by exchange of notes signed July 28, 1938
    • Arrangement between the United States and Canada relating to air navigation, effected by exchange of notes signed July 28, 1938
    • Agreement between the United States and Canada regarding radio communications between Alaska and British Columbia, effected by exchange of notes signed June 9, July 11 and 18, August 22, September 27, October 4, November 16, and December 20, 1938
    • Arrangement between the United States and Canada regarding radio broadcasting, effected by exchange of notes signed October 28 and December 10, 1938
  • Ireland:
    • Preliminary discussions regarding possible negotiation of a trade agreement between the United States and Ireland
    • Representations to Ireland with respect to the sale of Irish sweepstakes tickets in the United States
• Europe:
  • Austria:
    • Annexation of Austria by Germany
    • Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany
  • Belgium:
    • Preliminary discussions respecting a supplementary trade agreement between the United States and Belgium
  • Czechoslovakia:
    • The German-Czechoslovak crisis
    • Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia, signed March 7, 1938
    • Agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia with respect to motion picture films, effected by exchange of notes signed May 18, 1938
  • Denmark:
    • Efforts of the Department of State to secure equal opportunity for American commerce in Denmark
  • Estonia:
    • Continuation in force of the Commercial Treaty of 1925; preliminary discussions regarding a possible trade agreement
  • France:
    • Devaluation of the franc; maintenance of the American-British-French tripartite financial agreement
    • Efforts by the French Government to purchase airplanes and airplane parts in the United States
    • Status under French law of American citizens of French origin with respect to liability to military service in France
    • 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
    • Representations by the French Government against legislation permitting use of certain French wine names by American producers
    • Citizenship status of children born in the United States to fathers who at the time were French consular officers
  • Germany:
    • 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
    • Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Germany
    • Deterioration in relations between the United States and Germany; German representations against American criticism of Nazi officials and policies
    • Refusal of the United States to sell helium to the German Government for use in zeppelins
    • Attitude of the German Government with respect to participation of German nationals in the German-American Bund
    • Disagreement between the American and German Governments regarding interpretation of treaty provisions as affecting naturalization and dual nationality
    • Declaration by the German Government that inheritance claims of American citizens to estates of persons deceased in Germany will be transferred to beneficiaries
    • Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany:
      • I. Refusal of Germany to assume the obligation of the Austrian indebtedness
      • 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
      • III. Informal representations to the German Government with regard to the treatment of United States citizens in Vienna
  • Greece:
    • Provisional commercial agreement between the United States and Greece, signed November 15, 1938
  • Hungary:
    • Proposal of Hungarian Government for a new debt settlement agreement with the United States
  • Italy:
    • Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Italy
    • Persecution of Jews in Italy; representations by the United States with regard to discrimination between American citizens
  • Netherlands:
    • Negotiations between the United States and The Netherlands for the conclusion of a convention for the prevention of double taxation
    • 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
  • Norway:
    • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Norway
    • Supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Norway, signed February 1, 1938
  • Poland:
    • Discrimination against American bondholders in connection with partial defaults and suspensions of payments on various Polish obligations
    • Anti-Semitism in Poland and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution
  • Portugal:
    • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Portugal
  • Rumania:
    • Anti-Semitism in Rumania and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution
  • 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:
    • Proposals for the regulation of commercial relations between the United States and Yugoslavia
• The Near East and Africa:
  • Egypt:
    • Request by Egyptian Government for a reduction of the United States tariff rate on long-staple cotton
  • Ethiopia:
    • Repressive measures by the Italian authorities against foreign missionary activities in Ethiopia
    • Continued non-recognition by the United States of the Italian annexation of Ethiopia
  • Iran:
    • Resumption of Iranian diplomatic representation in the United States
    • Cancellation by the Seaboard Oil Company of its oil concessions in Iran and Afghanistan
    • Resumption of preliminary discussions for a trade agreement between the United States and Iran
  • Iraq:
    • Treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Iraq, signed December 3, 1938
  • Liberia:
    • Failure of Dutch concern (NEEP) to obtain mining concession in Liberia; American interest in developing Liberian iron resources
    • Courtesy visit of the U. S. S. Boise to Liberia, October 29 to November 3, 1938
    • Informal proposals for guaranteeing the political and territorial integrity of Liberia
    • Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between the United States and Liberia, signed August 8, 1938
    • Consular convention between the United States and Liberia, signed October 7, 1938
  • Morocco:
    • Proposed abolition of capitulatory rights of the United States in the French Zone of Morocco
  • Palestine:
    • Arab revolt in Palestine; British abandonment of partition proposals; interest of the United States in a settlement of the Palestine question
  • Syria and the Lebanon:
    • Negotiations between the United States and France regarding possible termination of French mandate over Syria and the Lebanon
    • Protection of American rights and interests in the Sanjak of Alexandretta
    • Attitude of the Department of State regarding the restriction of missionary activities in Syria by the French High Commission
  • Tanganyika Territory:
    • Assent of the United States to alterations in the frontiers between the mandated territory of Tanganyika and the Portuguese colony of Mozambique
  • Turkey:
    • Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Turkey
    • Proposed agreement between the United States and Turkey regarding the status of certain naturalized American citizens natives of territory detached from Turkey by the Treaty of Lausanne
  • Index