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

Panama:


Contents

    • 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)

        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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