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  4. Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany:

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, General, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume II

Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany:


Contents

    • I. Refusal of Germany to assume obligation of the Austrian indebtedness (Documents 512–519)
      • II. Extension of the extradition treaty of July 12, 1930, between the United States and the German Reich to the territory in which the former Austro-American extradition treaty was effective (Documents 520–521)

      Contents

      • General (continued from Volume I):
        • Reservation of rights of the United States with respect to claims of other nations to sovereignty in the Antarctic (Documents 1–7)
        • Establishment of the United States Antarctic Service for exploration and scientific studies (Documents 8–20)
        • Meeting of representatives of chief cotton exporting countries to discuss international regulation of production and marketing, Washington, September 5–9, 1939 (Documents 21–23)
        • Participation of the United States in preliminary negotiations for a conference to conclude an international wheat agreement
        • Participation of the United States in the international conference to exempt liquid fuel and lubricants used in civil aviation from taxation, London, February 21–March 1, 1939 (Documents 24–30)
        • Participation of the United States in an informal conference to consider regulation of whaling, London, July 17–20, 1939 (Documents 31–34)
        • Status of intergovernmental debts owed the United States by reason of the First World War
        • Favorable reply by the United States to League of Nations appeal for greater collaboration by non-member states in the non-political activities of the League (Documents 35–36)
        • Cooperation with the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees to assist persons forced to emigrate, primarily from Germany, for political or racial reasons (Documents 37–136)
        • Representations to Japan in regard to regulation of fisheries off the coast of Alaska (Documents 137–173)
      • British Commonwealth of Nations:
        • United Kingdom:
          • Representations to the British Government on effects of import controls on American business and agriculture (Documents 174–197)
          • Negotiations between the United States and the United Kingdom for the exchange of strategic agricultural products and raw materials; agreement signed June 23, 1939, for exchange of cotton for rubber (Documents 198–224)
          • Representations to the British Government with regard to censorship of American mail (Documents 225–232)
          • Operation of the British censorship of American telecommunications to and from British territory (Documents 233–244)
          • Investigation concerning the responsibility for the sinking of the British S. S. “Athenia”, September 3, 1939, with loss of American lives (Documents 245–264)
          • Decision against sale by United States Maritime Commission of surplus merchant vessels to the British Government (Documents 265–270)
          • Conflicting American and British claims to various islands in the Pacific Ocean; agreement for the joint administration of Canton and Enderbury Islands, effected by exchange of notes, April 6, 1939 (Documents 271–285)
          • Representations regarding British import and exchange restrictions in Kenya Colony and the mandated territory of Tanganyika in violation of American treaty rights (Documents 286–292)
        • Australia:
          • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Australia (Documents 293–295)
          • The establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Australia (Documents 296–301)
        • Canada:
          • Discussions respecting the St. Lawrence waterway project (Documents 302–303)
          • Cooperation between the United States and Canada for the preservation of the fisheries of the North Pacific (Documents 304–310)
          • Arrangement between the United States and Canada governing the use of radio for civil aeronautical services, effected by exchange of notes, signed February 20, 1939
          • Proclamation by the President of the United States issued on November 30, 1939, pursuant to article III of the reciprocal trade agreement between the United States of America and Canada, signed November 17, 1938, respecting allocation of tariff quota on heavy cattle during the calendar year 1940
          • Arrangement between the United States and Canada regarding visits in uniform by members of defense forces of either country to the territory of the other country, effected by exchange of notes, signed March 7, April 5, and June 22, 1939
          • Arrangement between the United States and Canada regarding air transport services, effected by exchange of notes, signed August 18, 1939
          • Supplementary trade agreement between the United States and Canada with regard to fox furs and skins, signed at Washington December 30, 1939
          • Understanding between the United States and Canada regarding the application of the Rush-Bagot Agreement of April 28 and 29, 1817, as to the construction of naval vessels on the Great Lakes
        • India:
          • Negotiations regarding a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and India (Documents 311–316)
      • Europe:
        • Albania:
          • Absorption of Albania by Italy (Documents 317–371)
        • Belgium:
          • Preliminary discussions with regard to revision of trade agreement between the United States and Belgium (Documents 372–390)
          • Unsuccessful negotiations for agreement between the United States and Belgium for the exchange of wheat and cotton for strategic raw materials (Documents 391–407)
        • Czechoslovakia:
          • Refusal of the German Government to issue an exequatur to the American Consul General at Prague (Documents 408–419)
        • Estonia:
          • Withdrawal by Estonia of notices of termination of the commercial treaty of 1925; agreement to continue treaty in full force (Documents 420–423)
        • Finland:
          • Treaty between the United States and Finland regulating military obligations of persons having dual nationality, signed January 27, 1939 (Documents 424–427)
        • France:
          • Status under French law of American citizens of French origin with respect to military service in France (Documents 428–431)
          • Discussions respecting a revision of the trade agreement between the United States and France (Documents 432–443)
          • Efforts by the French Government to purchase airplanes and airplane parts in the United States (Documents 444–472)
          • Proposed lease of naval aviation base from France on Fakarava Island in Tuamotu Group (Documents 473–480)
          • Representations to the French Government with regard to American mail (Documents 481–489)
          • Operation of French censorship of American telecommunications to and from French territory (Documents 490–503)
          • Convention and protocol between the United States and France respecting double taxation, signed July 25, 1939 (Documents 504–510)
          • Exchange of notes between the United States and France effecting a reciprocal arrangement relative to claims arising from sequestration of property during World War I (Document 511)
          • Arrangement between the United States and France with respect to air navigation, effected by exchange of notes, signed July 15, 1939
          • Agreement between the United States and France regarding air transport services, effected by exchange of notes, signed July 15, 1939
        • Germany:
          • Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany:
            • I. Refusal of Germany to assume obligation of the Austrian indebtedness (Documents 512–519)
            • II. Extension of the extradition treaty of July 12, 1930, between the United States and the German Reich to the territory in which the former Austro-American extradition treaty was effective (Documents 520–521)
          • Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Germany (Documents 522–527)
          • Persecution of Jews in Germany; representations by the United States regarding rights of American citizens (Documents 528–545)
          • Declaration by the German Government that inheritance claims of American citizens to estates of persons deceased in Germany will be transferred to beneficiaries (Documents 546–549)
          • Representations by the German Government regarding proceedings before the Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany
          • Closing by Germany of the New York office of the German Student Exchange Agency at the request of the American Government (Documents 550–551)
        • Greece:
          • Willingness of the United States to institute trade agreement discussions with Greece (Documents 552–554)
          • Representations by the United States against Greek emergency law requiring conversion of the earnings of foreign residents into Greek currency (Documents 555–561)
        • Hungary:
          • Informal representations to the Hungarian Government with respect to discrimination against Jewish managers in Hungary for American motion picture producers (Documents 562–565)
        • Italy:
          • Suggestions offered by President Roosevelt to the Italian Ambassador regarding opportunity for Premier Mussolini to make contribution to maintenance of peace in Europe (Document 566)
          • Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Italy (Documents 567–594)
          • Persecution of Jews in Italy (Documents 595–604)
        • Monaco:
          • Extradition treaty between the United States and Monaco, signed February 15, 1939
        • Netherlands:
          • Unsuccessful negotiations for agreement between the United States and the Netherlands for the exchange of wheat and cotton for strategic raw materials (Documents 605–614)
        • Poland:
          • Evacuation of the American Embassy staff from Poland and maintenance of diplomatic contact with the Polish Government; retention of the American Consulate General in Warsaw (Documents 615–643)
          • Informal representations by the United States to the Rumanian Government to secure the release of ex-President Moscicki of Poland (Documents 644–667)
        • Portugal:
          • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Portugal (Documents 668–675)
        • Spain:
          • Spanish Civil War:
            • I. International political aspects (Documents 676–758)
            • II. Efforts for the relief of Spanish refugees (Documents 759–774)
            • III. Representations to the Spanish Nationalist Government for the release of American citizens held as prisoners (Documents 775–804)
          • Representations to the Spanish Government regarding American interests in the Spanish National Telephone Company (Documents 805–833)
        • Sweden:
          • Convention between the United States and Sweden for the avoidance of double taxation and the establishment of rules of reciprocal administrative assistance in the case of income and other taxation, and protocol, signed March 23, 1939 (Document 834)
        • Switzerland:
          • Efforts of the Swiss Government to arrange for securing war emergency supplies from the United States (Documents 835–840)
        • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
        • Vatican:
          • Appointment by President Roosevelt of Myron C. Taylor as the President’s personal representative to Pope Pius XII (Documents 841–847)
        • Yugoslavia:
          • Proposals for the regulation of commercial relations between the United States and Yugoslavia (Documents 848–852)
          • Action by the Department of State to facilitate the purchase of war materials in the United States by the Yugoslav Government (Documents 853–855)
          • Failure of Yugoslavia to obtain American credits for purchase of surplus cotton in the United States (Documents 856–871)
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