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Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The American Republics, Volume V

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Contents

    • Attitude of governments of the American Republics toward proposed joint resolution which would authorize cooperation in supplying them with miliary and naval matériel for defense purposes (Documents 1–29)
      • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the American Republics for consultation under the Inter-American agreements of Buenos Aires and Lima, held at Panama September 23–October 3, 1939 (Documents 30–65)
        • Explanatory Note Regarding Declaration of Panama Map
      • Establishment of the Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee (Documents 66–68)
        • Establishment of the Inter-American Neutrality Committee (Documents 69–73)
          • United States cooperation in maintaining in the territorial waters of certain other American Republics the neutrality patrol envisaged by the Declaration of Panama (Documents 74–81)
            • Discussions regarding possible purchase by neutral interests of German merchant ships which had taken refuge in Western Hemisphere ports (Documents 82–117)
              • Violations by the belligerents of the Security Zone established by the Declaration of Panama (Documents 118–169)
                • Proposed collective protest by the American Republics against the Soviet invasion of Finland (Documents 170–186)
                  • Boundary disputes: (Documents 187–242)
                    • Ecuador and Peru (Documents 187–195)
                      • Honduras and Nicaragua (Documents 196–242)
                      • Dispute between Guatemala and the United Kingdom (Documents 243–265)

                      Contents

                      • General:
                        • Attitude of governments of the American Republics toward proposed joint resolution which would authorize cooperation in supplying them with miliary and naval matériel for defense purposes (Documents 1–29)
                        • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the American Republics for consultation under the Inter-American agreements of Buenos Aires and Lima, held at Panama September 23–October 3, 1939 (Documents 30–65)
                          • Explanatory Note Regarding Declaration of Panama Map
                        • Establishment of the Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee (Documents 66–68)
                        • Establishment of the Inter-American Neutrality Committee (Documents 69–73)
                        • United States cooperation in maintaining in the territorial waters of certain other American Republics the neutrality patrol envisaged by the Declaration of Panama (Documents 74–81)
                        • Discussions regarding possible purchase by neutral interests of German merchant ships which had taken refuge in Western Hemisphere ports (Documents 82–117)
                        • Violations by the belligerents of the Security Zone established by the Declaration of Panama (Documents 118–169)
                        • Proposed collective protest by the American Republics against the Soviet invasion of Finland (Documents 170–186)
                        • Boundary disputes:
                          • Ecuador and Peru (Documents 187–195)
                          • Honduras and Nicaragua (Documents 196–242)
                        • Dispute between Guatemala and the United Kingdom (Documents 243–265)
                      • Argentina:
                        • Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Argentina (Documents 266–308)
                        • Agreement between the United States and Argentina providing for military aviation instructors, signed September 12, 1939
                      • Bolivia:
                        • Continuation by the United States of normal relations with changing Bolivian Government (Documents 309–326)
                        • Proposed extension by the United States of financial assistance to the Government of Bolivia (Documents 327–336)
                        • Good offices of the Department of State in negotiations regarding an agreement between the Government of Bolivia and the Standard Oil Company (Documents 337–356)
                      • Brazil:
                        • Arrangements for a general program of economic cooperation between the United States and Brazil (Documents 357–362)
                        • Efforts of the Department of State to secure a resumption of payments on Brazilian foreign debts (Documents 363–392)
                        • Assistance of the Department of State in securing payment of American commercial arrears (Documents 393–428)
                      • Chile:
                        • Provisional commercial agreement between the United States and Chile, signed February 20 and 24, 1939 (Documents 429–431)
                        • Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Chile (Documents 432–466)
                        • Financial assistance by the United States to the Government of Chile (Documents 467–484)
                        • Disavowal by the United States Government of desire to lease Easter Island (Documents 485–492)
                      • Colombia:
                        • Good offices of the Department of State in negotiations regarding the resumption of payments on the Colombian foreign debt; proposals for financial assistance (Documents 493–518)
                      • Costa Rica:
                        • Attitude of the United States toward the acquisition of Cocos Island from Costa Rica (Documents 519–521)
                      • Cuba:
                        • Assistance of the Department of State in efforts to secure a settlement of the Cuban public works debt (Documents 522–527)
                        • Discussions regarding a general program of economic cooperation between the United States and Cuba (Documents 528–538)
                        • Supplementary trade agreement between the United States and Cuba, signed December 18, 1939 (Documents 539–554)
                      • Dominican Republic:
                        • Negotiations for a convention between the United States and the Dominican Republic modifying the convention of December 27, 1924, regarding Dominican customs revenue (Documents 555–563)
                      • Ecuador:
                        • Proposals for a general program of economic cooperation between the United States and Ecuador (Documents 564–569)
                        • Representations to the Ecuadoran Government regarding import control provisions considered as not in compliance with trade agreement (Documents 570–595)
                        • Attitude of the United States toward the proposed acquisition of the Galápagos Islands from Ecuador (Documents 596–597)
                        • Supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Ecuador, signed September 22, 1939
                      • Guatemala:
                        • Agreement between the United States and Guatemala respecting a military mission, signed March 28, 1939
                      • Haiti:
                        • Attitude of the Department of State regarding certain defense proposals of the Haitian Government (Documents 598–606)
                        • Supplementary agreement between the United States and Haiti providing for an extension of the partial moratorium of July 1, 1938, signed July 8, 1939 (Documents 607–609)
                      • Honduras:
                        • Attitude of the United States toward the question of sovereignty over the Swan Islands (Documents 610–612)
                      • Mexico:
                        • Representations against further expropriations by the Mexican Government of lands owned by American citizens until authorization for payment be made (Documents 613–626)
                        • Support by the Department of State of efforts of American oil companies to reach an agreement with the Mexican Government regarding their expropriated properties (Documents 627–667)
                        • Supplementary extradition convention between the United States and Mexico, signed August 16, 1939
                      • Nicaragua:
                        • Visit of President Somoza of Nicaragua to the United States; agreements reached regarding assistance to Nicaragua; proposed canalization of the San Juan River (Documents 668–688)
                        • Agreement between the United States and Nicaragua providing for a military mission, signed May 22, 1939
                      • Panama:
                        • Neutrality in the waters of the Isthmus of Panama: Agreement effected by exchange of notes confirming that the protocol of October 10, 1914, is in effect, signed August 25, 1939 (Documents 689–690)
                        • Exchange of notes between the Secretary of State and the Panamanian Minister, February 1, 1939, clarifying certain provisions of the General Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, signed March 2, 1936
                        • Statement by President Roosevelt regarding certain American legislation denying equality of treatment to Panamanians in employment by the Panama Canal (Documents 691–693)
                        • Request of Foreign Bondholders Protective Council for a return of canal annuity paid to Panama, on ground that funds were pledged to servicing the Panama dollar bonds (Documents 694–698)
                      • Paraguay:
                        • Arrangements for the extension of financial assistance by the Export-Import Bank of Washington to the Government of Paraguay (Documents 699–706)
                      • Peru:
                        • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Peru (Documents 707–710)
                        • Discussions regarding arrangements for economic cooperation between the United States and Peru (Documents 711–724)
                      • Uruguay:
                        • Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Uruguay (Documents 725–739)
                      • Venezuela:
                        • Agreement between the United States and Venezuela continuing in force the provisional commercial agreement of May 12, 1938 (Documents 740–744)
                        • Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Venezuela, signed November 6, 1939
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