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Europe:

Contents

Albania: (Documents 317–371)
- Absorption of Albania by Italy (Documents 317–371)
Belgium: (Documents 372–407)
- 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: (Documents 408–419)
- Refusal of the German Government to issue an exequatur to the American Consul General at Prague (Documents 408–419)
Estonia: (Documents 420–423)
- Withdrawal by Estonia of notices of termination of the commercial treaty of 1925; agreement to continue treaty in full force (Documents 420–423)
Finland: (Documents 424–427)
- Treaty between the United States and Finland regulating military obligations of persons having dual nationality, signed January 27, 1939 (Documents 424–427)
France: (Documents 428–511)
- 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: (Documents 512–551)
- Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany: (Documents 512–521)
  - 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: (Documents 552–561)
- 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: (Documents 562–565)
- Informal representations to the Hungarian Government with respect to discrimination against Jewish managers in Hungary for American motion picture producers (Documents 562–565)
Italy: (Documents 566–604)
- 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: (Documents 605–614)
- 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: (Documents 615–667)
- 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: (Documents 668–675)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Portugal (Documents 668–675)
Spain: (Documents 676–833)
- Spanish Civil War: (Documents 676–804)
  - 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: (Document 834)
- 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: (Documents 835–840)
- 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: (Documents 841–847)
- Appointment by President Roosevelt of Myron C. Taylor as the President’s personal representative to Pope Pius XII (Documents 841–847)
Yugoslavia: (Documents 848–871)
- 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)