Index

• Agrarian properties, expropriation by Mexico. See Mexico: Expropriation of agrarian properties.
• Agreements. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• American States, Eighth International Conference of, Lima (1938), 1, 634, 641, 644
• Arbitration: Bolivian confiscation of oil properties, proposals for arbitration, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329; British Honduras, proposals in dispute between Guatemala and United Kingdom, 174, 176, 183– 186, 189– 193, 221– 224; Honduras–Nicaragua boundary, arbitral award (1906) of King of Spain, 165, 168, 169– 170, 171; inter-American arbitration, treaty of (1929), cited, 652; Mexican expropriation of oil properties, President Roosevelt’s proposal for arbitration, 703– 706, 708, 715, 718; Swan Islands, U. S. willingness to arbitrate question of sovereignty with Honduras, 651– 652
• Argentina, 227– 302
  • Defense of American Republics, attitude toward U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, 9, 11– 12, 12– 13
  • Diseases of cattle, U. S. offer to cooperate in eradication, 235, 247
  • Exchange control. See under Trade agreement with United States: General provisions, infra.
  • Foreign debt, 472
  • German merchant ships blockaded in Argentine ports, interest in purchasing, 34, 62, 71– 73
  • Graf Spee incident: Internment of crew, 106, 106n , 107; position on joint protest by American Republics, 98, 100– 101, 104, 105– 106, 108, 111, 113, 115, 116
  • Member, Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 47
  • Military aviation instructors, agreement with United States providing for, signed Sept. 12, citation to text, 302
  • Trade agreement with United States, negotiations, 227– 302
    • Basis for, preliminary discussions, 227– 255, 786, 787, 791, 792– 793
    • Dependence of Argentina on European markets, factor in negotiations, 227, 228– 229, 230, 233, 262, 266, 298– 299
    • General provisions:
      • Customs quotas, U. S., Argentine objection to, 230, 279, 281– 282, 285– 286, 293, 294, 297, 300, 301; on canned beef and on flaxseed, 232, 272, 275– 276, 277, 278, 279, 281, 283, 284, 285– 286, 294, 295, 300, 301
      • Draft text of general provisions, 237– 245
      • Exchange control, problems relating to, 228, 235, 236, 240– 241, 246– 247, 248, 249, 254, 265– 267, 270, 273, 279, 280, 281, 282– 283, 284, 288, 289, 291, 292
      • Most-favored-nation provisions, 241, 243, 260, 265, 268, 269, 282, 288, 289, 793
      • Quantitative control of imports by commodity, problems relating to, 235– 236, 248– 249, 252, 254, 265– 267, 273, 279, 280, 284, 288
    • Public notice of intention to negotiate, 230, 231, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 449
    • Relationship to U. S.-Uruguayan agreement, 230– 231, 786, 787, 791, 791– 792, 792– 793, 794, 798, 800, 802, 803– 804
    • Tariff concessions to Argentina (schedule II), discussions, 229– 230, 232, 234– 235, 246– 247, 249– 250, 259– 260, 261– 265, 267– 268, 271– 272, 272– 274, 275– 276, 277– 280, 281– 282, 283– 287, 288, 294, 300– 301
    • Tariff concessions to United States (schedule I), discussions, 237, 248, 256, 257– 258, 272– 274, 284, 287
    • Termination of negotiations: Argentine dissatisfaction with U. S. proposals, 277– 288, 291, 293, 300– 301; further efforts by United States to conclude agreement, 288– 293; joint statement announcing termination of negotiations, 293, 294, 803– 804; reasons for failure, 295– 302
    • Timing, importance of, 230, 231, 251, 252, 253, 256, 258– 259, 264– 265, 268– 269, 270, 271, 272, 274, 295– 296, 300, 301
  • Trade with Germany, 227, 228, 229, 230; with United Kingdom, 227– 228, 228– 229, 230, 233, 262, 266, 292, 298– 299
• Arms, ammunition, and implements of war for defense of American Republics, U. S. proposed legislation, 1– 14
• Aviation instructors, military, U. S.-Argentine agreement providing for, signed Sept. 12, citation to text, 302
• Belize. See British Honduras.
• Belligerent ships in Western Hemisphere security zone. See under Security zone.
• Bolivia, 303– 347
  • Chaco dispute with Paraguay, peace treaty July 21, 1938, 178, 305, 760, 762
  • Defense of American Republics, attitude toward U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, 8
  • Exchange situation, 313, 315, 316, 317, 318
  • Financial assistance, U. S., request for, 313– 322, 780
  • Foreign debt, 320
  • Government, changes in, 303– 312
    • Assumption of power by President Busch and question of U. S. recognition, 303– 307
    • Death of President Busch, 307, 308, 309
    • Provisional government and question of U. S. recognition, 308– 312; Brazilian position, 311, 312
  • Oil properties of Standard Oil Co., confiscation of, good offices of State Department in exploratory talks looking toward settlement, 322– 347
    • Formulas proposed: Agreement between Bolivian Government and Standard Oil Co., U. S. draft and redrafts and Bolivian suggestions, 321– 347; arbitration, proposals for, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329; body of three proposed to fix amounts of reciprocal compensation, 333, 334– 335, 336, 337, 338– 340, 344– 345, 346; informal proposals, 322– 326
    • Sub-soil rights, question of, 340, 341
    • Supreme Court (of Bolivia) decision declaring company’s demands inadmissible, effect on settlement procedures, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 334, 335– 336, 341
    • U. S. financial aid, settlement of oil controversy a sine qua non, 312, 313, 319, 320– 321, 322
  • Tin and other ores: Japanese offer to purchase, 321– 322; U. S. consideration of purchase, 314– 316, 317, 318– 320
• Boundary disputes. See British Honduras; Ecuador-Peru boundary dispute; and Honduras-Nicaragua boundary dispute.
• Brazil, 348– 402
  • Commercial arrears, American. See Exchange control, infra.
  • Currency stabilization, U. S. aid (see also Exchange control, infra): Agreement of Mar. 8 and 9, 349– 350, 351, 353, 355, 362, 363; gold loan, question of, 349, 353, 355, 390, 391, 478, 482, 500, 507
  • Defense of American Republics: Territorial waters, legislation controlling entry of belligerent submarines into, 40; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel for, attitude toward, 3
  • Economic development, U. S. cooperation and financial aid (see also Currency stabilization, supra, and Exchange control, infra):
    • Discussions in Washington and arrangements of Mar. 8 and 9, 348– 356, 361, 362, 363, 382, 773, 774, 775, 776; texts of letters exchanged, 352– 356
    • Export-Import Bank loan, 350, 351, 353, 355– 356, 363, 442, 447, 455, 456, 510
  • Ecuador–Peru boundary dispute, efforts toward settlement, 142n , 142– 143, 349
  • Exchange control, liberalization to liquidate American commercial arrears, 379– 402
    • Arrangement of Mar. 8 and 9 with United States, 349, 351, 353, 355, 362, 380, 382, 386, 388– 389
    • Brazilian implementation measures:
      • Decree law of Apr. 8, 352– 353, 355, 382, 383– 384, 385, 385– 386, 387; text, 383– 384; U. S. position, 385– 386
      • Export drafts, regulations regarding purchase, 382, 383, 384, 385, 385– 386, 386– 387, 389; U. S. position, 388– 389
      • Tax reduction on exchange remittances, 398, 399
    • Compensation arrangements, situation with respect to, 382, 384, 386, 387, 389, 390, 391, 397, 399, 400, 401
    • Credit extensions by United States:
      • Estimate of arrears, 380– 381, 387, 392, 393– 394
      • Exploration of credit possibilities, 349– 350, 351, 380
      • Export-Import Bank credit to offset arrears, 351, 353, 355, 362, 385, 388, 395– 396, 456; commercial bank participation, 388, 389, 391, 392, 393, 399
    • Foreign debt payments, relation to exchange operations, 357, 358, 359, 386, 389
    • Improvement in exchange situation, 400– 401
    • Liquidation procedures, 393, 394– 397, 398– 399, 402
  • Foreign debt service, efforts for resumption and U. S. activities in behalf of American interests (see also Exchange control, supra), 357– 379
    • Aranha plan, references to, 357– 358, 375, 376, 377, 378
    • Arrangement of Mar. 8 and 9 with United States for resumption of payments July 1, 349, 354, 356, 357, 361, 362, 363, 378
    • Attempts by United States for resumption of payments July 1 and Brazilian failure to meet, 357– 364
    • Economic cooperation, U. S.-Brazil, relation to debt payments, 354, 361, 774
    • European negotiations with Brazil, U. S. efforts to secure equitable treatment, 366, 367, 370, 371, 372– 373, 374, 375– 376, 377, 378– 379
    • Exchange operations, relation to debt payments, 357, 358, 359, 386, 389
    • Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, negotiations with Brazilian officials, 354, 360, 361, 363, 364, 365– 369, 370, 371, 374, 377
    • Schroeder plan, references to, 372, 373
    • Transitional arrangement, proposal for, 354, 356, 359, 363, 378, 379
    • U. S. attitude toward Brazilian proposals, 357, 359, 361, 366, 372, 373– 375, 377– 378
  • Foreign Ministers Meeting at Panama, participation, 17– 18, 19, 20
  • German merchant ships blockaded in Brazilian ports, negotiation for purchase, 34, 54, 81, 84
  • Graf Spee incident, position regarding joint protest by American Republics, 96– 97, 98, 104, 105, 107, 107– 108, 110– 111, 113, 116
  • Immigration, problem of, 350– 351
  • Member, Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 46, 47
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs, visit to United States, 348, 348n , 350, 351, 352, 354, 356
  • National defense, U.S. cooperation, 349
  • Oil companies, U.S., commercial arrears due, 381
  • Soviet invasion of Finland, position on proposed collective protest by American Republics, 138
  • Technical aid, U.S., 349, 353, 356
  • Trade agreement with United States, Feb. 2, 1935, cited, 379
  • Trade with Germany, 382, 386, 387, 390, 391, 397, 399, 400, 401
  • Trade with United States, stimulation. See Economic development and Exchange control, supra.
  • U.S. private investment in, encouragement, 349, 352, 354, 355
• British Honduras, dispute between Guatemala and United Kingdom concerning, 173– 226
  • History of controversy, 176, 177– 178; Guatemalan memorandum, 193– 226
  • Settlement efforts:
    • Arbitration, Guatemalan proposal and British counter-proposals, 174, 176, 183– 186, 189– 193, 221– 224
    • British position (see also Arbitration, supra): Agreement to negotiate, and notes to Guatemala and United States confirming, 182, 183, 184, 185– 186, 187; reservation pertaining to treaty of 1859 with Guatemala, 191, 193
    • German interference, 181
    • Guatemalan position (see also Arbitration, supra): Demands by Guatemala and basis for position, 175, 183, 185, 191, 193– 226; desire for U.S. aid, 173, 174– 175, 192; President Ubico’s program to enlist support of other American Republics, 179– 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188
    • U.S. cooperation, 173, 177, 180, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 225; memorandum to Guatemala and United Kingdom, 177– 179; Senate resolution requesting information, and Department’s reply, 173– 174, 175– 177
  • Treaties and conventions, application of:
    • Great Britain–Guatemala: 1847, 197– 199; 1849, 199, 200; 1859, 177, 178, 191, 193, 203– 225; 1863, 177, 213, 221
    • Great Britain–Mexico (1826), 198, 199, 203
    • Great Britain–Spain: 1783, 194– 195, 196, 197, 198, 201, 207; 1786, 195, 196, 197, 198, 201, 202, 207
    • Great Britain–United States: 1814, 201, 202; Clayton–Bulwer (1850), 196, 197, 202, 203, 204– 205, 208, 211, 213, 224; Dallas–Clarendon (1856), 202, 203, 205, 224
• Bryan–Chamorro treaty, U.S.–Nicaragua (1914), 720, 721, 731– 732
• Chaco dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay, 178, 305, 760, 762
• Chile, 403– 468
  • Commercial agreement with United States, provisional, signed Feb. 20 and 24, citation to text, 403– 404, 439
  • Defense problems (see also Western Hemisphere security zone, infra), 441, 445, 453, 455, 463, 464– 467, 468
  • Earthquake disaster, U.S. financial aid, 440, 441, 445, 457
  • Easter Island, U.S. disavowal of desire to lease and opposition to possible transfer to any non-American power, 461– 468
  • Economic cooperation, U. S. (see also Financial assistance, infra), projected discussions in Washington, 439, 440– 441, 445– 461 passim, 473, 773, 774, 775, 776
  • Exchange situation, 445, 453, 459– 460
  • Ex-President Alessandri, visit to United States, 432
  • Financial assistance, U. S., 439– 461
    • Chilean situation, 439– 443, 444– 445, 447– 448, 449, 452, 453, 456, 457, 459, 464, 473
    • Exchange situation, problem of, 445, 453, 459– 460
    • Export-Import Bank loan:
      • Discussions leading to, 439– 449; interest rates, 440, 449, 450, 451, 452
      • Funds allocated, 432, 450, 451– 453, 510, 780
      • Further credit requests, 426, 451, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458
      • Utilization, projected discussions in Washington regarding, 439, 440– 441, 445– 461 passim, 473, 773, 774, 775, 776
    • Foreign debt payments to United States, relation to, 432, 441, 442– 443, 444, 446, 456, 457, 473, 482, 491, 774, 775, 777, 778
    • Gold, possible request for, 445
    • U. S. position, 439– 446, 450, 452, 454– 455, 456, 460, 473
  • Foreign debt. See under Financial assistance, supra.
  • Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Panama, participation, 37– 38
  • German merchant ships blockaded in Chilean ports, interest in purchasing, 34, 38, 73, 80, 82– 83
  • German merchantman Dusseldorf, detention by British in Chilean port, 97, 98, 101, 103, 105, 119, 123
  • Graf Spee incident, position regarding joint protest by American Republics, 100, 103, 111, 113, 114, 120– 121, 123– 124
  • Member, Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 47
  • Political situation, 124– 125
  • Shipping problems, 414– 415, 416, 416n , 417, 418– 420, 424, 460
  • Soviet invasion of Finland, refusal to join in proposed collective protest by American Republics, 100, 130– 132, 134– 136, 138, 139
  • Technical aid, U. S., 460
  • Trade agreement with United States, negotiations, 404– 439
    • Basis for, preliminary conversations, 404– 420, 447, 448, 450, 451, 452
    • Chilean position: Admission of Cía. Sudamericana de Vapores to steamship conference a sine qua non to signing agreement, 414– 415, 416, 416n , 417, 418– 420, 460; views on U. S. proposals, 433– 435, 435– 437
    • Commercial modus vivendi, signed Feb. 20 and 24, citation to text, 403– 404, 439
    • Compensation agreements, relation to, 407– 408, 413
    • Financial arrangements with United States, relation to, 453, 454, 455, 458, 459
    • General provisions: Exchange situation, provisions relating to, 407, 408, 409, 411, 412– 413, 421, 433, 434, 459; most-favored-nation provisions, 406, 409, 436, 437; quantitative control of imports, U. S. position, 407– 408, 409; “standard” provisions, consideration of, 407, 409, 411, 412– 413, 422, 423, 425
    • Public notice of intention to negotiate, 264, 409, 412, 414, 415, 416– 418, 419, 420, 448, 450
    • Tariff concessions to Chile (schedule II), discussions, 264, 405– 406, 409, 410, 411, 414, 421– 422, 424, 427– 428, 429– 435, 438– 439; copper, decision to omit, 406, 410, 424, 427, 430, 435, 438
    • Tariff concessions to United States (schedule I), discussions, 406, 407, 422, 428– 429, 431, 439
  • Trade with Germany, 407– 408, 447, 448, 449
  • U. S. private investment in, U. S. protection of, 441, 443, 444, 460
  • Western Hemisphere security zone, position regarding patrol (see also Defense problems, supra), 37– 38, 100, 120– 121
• Churchill, Winston S., messages regarding Western Hemisphere security zone, 85, 121
• Cocos Island, U. S. disinterest in acquisition from Costa Rica, 462, 520– 521, 634
• Colombia, 469– 519
  • Air lines, reorganization, 73
  • Belgian Railroad, purchase, 486
  • Bonds on New York stock market, activity, 475, 487, 516
  • Coffee exports, 485, 504, 505, 507, 517
  • Cotton imports, 472, 477, 483, 484
  • Currency stabilization (see also under Financial assistance, infra), 476
  • Economic cooperation, U. S. See Financial assistance, infra
  • Exchange control: Arrangement with Germany, 476– 477; existing situation and question of removal of restrictions, 476, 477, 478, 481, 484, 485, 507
  • Financial assistance, U. S.: Agricultural Credit (Mortgage) Bank, request for aid in financing, 478– 479, 480, 483, 486, 517– 518; Coast Guard, request for aid in reorganizing, 479, 480, 486; currency stabilization, request for direct gold loan or dollar credit for gold collateral, 477– 478, 482, 484, 485, 500, 501, 502, 505, 507, 508, 509, 511, 518; discussions regarding, 473, 477– 479, 480, 482– 483, 484, 485, 486, 500– 502, 504– 505, 506, 507– 510, 511– 512, 514– 518, 773, 774; Export-Import Bank loan, request for, 478– 479, 482, 483, 486, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 515, 516– 517, 517– 518, 780; foreign debt settlement, relation to, 473, 478, 480, 482, 501, 502, 508, 510, 512, 515, 516, 518
  • Foreign debt service, negotiations for resumption, 469– 519
    • Analysis of situation and history of negotiations, 469– 476, 479– 481
    • Colombian Debt Commission, 471, 491, 492, 495, 504
    • Financial aid from United States, relation to debt settlement, 473, 478, 480, 482, 501, 502, 508, 510, 512, 515, 516, 518
    • Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, 469– 476, 481– 500, 502– 504, 510, 512– 514, 515– 517, 519
    • Obstacles to resumption: Internal political situation, 470– 471, 472, 473, 480, 483, 484, 486, 502, 503; World War II, 501, 503, 504, 508, 510, 513, 517
    • Other debts, timing of settlement in relation to foreign debt, 474, 477, 487, 492, 503, 516, 518
    • Proposals for settlement:
      • Interest rates, proposals regarding, 470n , 473, 474, 480, 482, 483, 485, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 499, 502, 503, 504, 513, 515, 517
      • Laylin–Simpson formula, 496, 498, 512– 514
      • López proposals: Provisions, 470n , 472; references to, 469, 470, 471, 473, 474, 480, 481, 483, 485, 486, 487; response of Bondholders Council and counter-proposals, 481, 488, 489, 490, 491, 495, 496– 500
      • Other proposals: Percentage of annual revenues for debt service, 474, 486, 488, 490; percentage of oil revenues for debt service, 490, 491, 492; refunding of internal issues, 482, 486, 488, 489– 490
    • Schroeder Banking Corporation, as adviser to Colombian Government, 474– 475, 498n , 516
    • U. S. position: Financial aid to countries in default on debt, 473, 478, 482, 501, 502, 508, 509– 510, 512, 515, 516, 518; role of State Department in negotiations, 469, 493– 495, 497, 498, 500, 502– 503, 512– 513
  • Oil industry, development, 485, 489, 490, 491, 492, 504
  • Security and solidarity measures, 479, 486, 500n
  • Trade agreement with United States, question of modification, 477, 483, 484
  • Trade with Germany, 476– 477
• Columbus, S. S., scuttling, 107, 109– 110, 111– 112, 119
• Commercial agreements, provisional (see also Trade agreements), between United States and—
  • Chile, signed Feb. 20 and 24, citation to text, 403– 404, 439
  • Venezuela, signed May 9, continuing 1938 agreement, 805– 807
• Commissions, committees, etc.:
  • Foreign Bondholders Protective Council. See Foreign Bondholders Protective Council.
  • Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, 42– 44, 454, 455, 514, 515, 516– 517
  • Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 45– 47, 77, 123, 124, 214
  • Mediation Commission. See under Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute.
• Conferences, international:
  • American States, Eighth International Conference of, Lima (1938), 1, 634, 641, 644
  • Finance Ministers of the American Republics, first meeting, Guatemala (Nov. 14–21), 42, 42n
  • Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Consultative Meeting at Panama (Sept. 23–Oct. 3). See Foreign Ministers.
  • Inter-American Conference for Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires (1936), 1, 16, 641
• Continental solidarity (see also Foreign Ministers of the American Republics), 25, 56, 500n , 582, 614, 643, 765
• Corn Islands, proposed U. S. purchase from Nicaragua, 725
• Costa Rica:
  • Cocos Island, U. S. disinterest in acquisition, 462, 520– 521, 634
  • Defense of American Republics: Territorial waters, U. S. cooperation in patrolling, 49n , 50, 52; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 7– 8
  • Member, Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 47
  • Member, Mediation Commission, Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute. See Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute: Mediation Commission.
  • San Juan River canalization. See under Nicaragua.
  • Venezuela, relations with, 161
• Cuba, 522– 578
  • Defense of American Republics, attitude toward U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, 9n , 9– 10
  • Economic cooperation, U. S., discussions regarding, 530– 558
    • Loans, Cuban request for: Public works program, Export-Import Bank loan for, 522– 523, 524, 531, 532, 536, 541, 548; stabilization fund, 540, 541, 547, 550, 557– 558
    • Prerequisites to (see also Legislation, infra), 522– 529, 530– 531, 532, 533– 534, 536, 539, 541, 544– 546, 547– 548, 549, 553
    • Technical aid to Cuba, offer of, 530, 531, 541, 548, 557, 558
    • Ten Points, 527
  • Financial situation, 522– 524, 538– 539, 540, 557, 569
  • Foreign debt. See Public works debt, infra.
  • Guantánamo naval station, 535
  • Legislation affecting U. S. interests, U. S. representations regarding: Debt settlement bill, 525, 526, 527, 529, 533, 536, 538, 540, 546, 547, 547– 548, 549, 553, 554, 555– 556, 568; monetary law, 530, 530n , 533– 534, 539, 548, 554; revaluation bill, 522, 548, 554– 555; tax bill, 523– 524, 530, 548, 554, 555
  • Morris claim, U. S. efforts to secure settlement, 530, 532, 536, 554
  • Nationals in United States, draft treaty concerning, 531, 533, 537– 538
  • Navigation, draft treaty concerning, 531, 533, 537– 538
  • Public works debt, U. S. efforts to secure settlement, 522– 529, 530– 531, 532, 533, 536, 538, 539, 541, 545, 547– 548, 549, 553, 554, 555– 556, 568; Purdy and Henderson claim and Warren Brothers claim, 523, 525, 526– 527, 528, 529, 530, 532, 554
  • Public works program. See Economic cooperation, U. S., supra.
  • Sugar:
    • Economic importance of, 523, 532, 553
    • Suspension by United States of quota provisions of Sugar Act of 1937 and adjustment of import duty, 529, 560, 566– 573; text of U. S.-Cuban memorandum, 574, 577– 578
    • Trade agreement negotiations regarding, 564– 565, 566– 573, 574, 575– 576, 576n , 577– 578
  • Technical aid, U. S. offer of, 530, 531, 541, 548, 557, 558
  • Trade agreement with United States (Aug. 24, 1934):
    • Cuban legislation at variance with, 523– 524, 533– 534, 554
    • Pineapple slips, exportation, 553
    • References to, 531, 567, 568
    • Supplement to, signed Dec. 18, negotiations for, 537, 558– 578
      • Additional items, question of inclusion, 532, 550, 559– 560, 561– 564
      • Concessions on rice, 562, 565, 573, 574, 576; on sugar, 564– 565, 566– 573, 574, 575– 576, 576n , 577– 578; on tobacco, 564, 565, 566, 569, 570, 571, 573
      • Prerequisites to, 525, 527, 531, 571
      • Suspension of negotiations, U. S. consideration of, 534, 539– 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 549, 549– 553, 567
      • Text of agreement and protocol, Dec. 18, citation to, 577
      • U. S.-Cuban memorandum, Dec. 18, 577– 578
  • Treaties with United States (see also Trade agreement, supra): Commercial convention of Dec. 11, 1902, cited, 569; establishment and navigation, draft, 531, 533, 537– 538; Piatt Amendment, references to, 531, 535; treaty of relations, May 29, 1934, cited, 531, 535
  • U. S. oil interests in, question of taxation, 523– 524
• Debts, external. See Foreign debt.
• Declaration of Lima (1938), 16, 641, 644
• Declaration of Panama, Oct. 3:
  • Formulation, discussions at Foreign Ministers’ Meeting leading to, 25, 26, 27, 27n , 28, 29– 33, 35
  • Security zone established under. See Security zone.
  • Text, 36– 37
  • U. S. interpretation, 87– 90, 117– 119
• Defense of American Republics (see also Foreign Ministers of the American Republics and Security zone):
  • Brazil, U. S. cooperation in national defense, 349
  • Chile, defense problems. See under Chile.
  • Haitian proposals, 637– 646
  • Military and naval matériel for, U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying: Attitude of American Republics, 2– 5, 7– 14; purpose and text of joint resolution, 1– 2, 6– 7
  • Panama Canal, 724, 748
  • Submarines, belligerent, measures for control, 27, 30, 32, 40, 121
  • Subversive activities in American Republics, measures for control, 17, 34, 75– 76
  • Swan Islands, possible value of, 653
• Dominican Republic, 579– 595
  • Convention of Dec. 27, 1924, with United States, negotiations for convention modifying, 579– 595
    • Customs receivership: Bank plan, 579n , 580, 581, 584, 589, 590; Dominican proposals for, 580, 583, 585, 586, 591– 592; pension plan, 591; U. S. proposals for, 581, 588– 589, 590, 591
    • Customs tariffs, need for revision, 584, 586, 590, 593
    • Dominican proposal to abrogate convention and to back debt payments by total Dominican income, 592– 595
    • Temporary suspension of negotiations, 587
    • U. S. bondholders, protection of, 580, 586– 594 passim
  • Customs revenues, application toward foreign debt payments. See Convention of Dec. 27, 1924, supra .
  • Customs tariffs, need for revision, 584, 586, 590, 593
  • Defense of American Republics: Territorial waters, legislation controlling entry of belligerent submarines into, 40; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 5
  • Foreign debt, application of customs revenues toward. See Convention of Dec. 27, 1924, supra .
  • German merchant ships blockaded in Netherlands West Indies ports, interest in purchasing, 54– 55, 74– 75
  • Haitian boundary dispute, 645
  • National bank, proposals for establishment, 579n , 580– 581, 581– 582, 584, 589, 590
  • Rifles, desire to purchase from United States, 579– 580
  • Trujillo Molina, Gen. Rafael L., visits to United States, 579, 581, 582, 584, 586, 587, 591
• Dusseldorf, S. S., detention by British in Chilean port, 97, 98, 101, 103, 105, 119, 123
• Easter Island, U. S. disavowal of desire to lease from Chile and opposition to possible transfer to any non-American power, 461– 468
• Economic Advisory Committee, Inter-American, 42– 44, 454, 455, 514, 515, 516– 517
• Economic and technical cooperation with other American Republics (see also under Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru):
  • General policy, 18, 21, 509, 604
  • Loans, U. S. See Loans.
  • U. S. attitude toward credit to countries in default on external debts, 482, 509– 510, 512, 777
• Ecuador (see also Ecuador–Peru boundary dispute), 596– 635
  • Defense of American Republics, attitude toward U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, 4
  • Economic cooperation, U. S., discussions regarding, 596– 606
    • Foreign debt situation, relation to, 597, 599
    • Loan, request for, 596– 597, 600– 601, 603– 604, 618
    • Technical aid, 596– 597, 598, 601n , 602, 602n , 606
  • Extradition treaty with United States, signed Sept. 22, citation to text, 635
  • Galápagos Islands, U. S. attitude toward proposed acquisition, 462, 463, 464, 467, 468, 633– 635
  • Import-control measures, noncompliance with U. S. trade agreement, 607– 635
    • Legislative decree of Mar. 3 basing import quotas on export values: Operation, 604– 605; U. S. efforts for repeal or amendment, 612– 613, 613– 615, 616– 617, 618– 620, 622– 623, 623, 625– 628
    • Regulations of Jan. 6:
      • Efforts by United States for removal of restrictions on U. S. imports, 607– 612, 613, 615– 616, 617– 618, 620– 622, 623– 625, 628– 631, 632– 633; exchange of notes with United States, 621, 623– 624, 629
      • Thirty percent import-control plan, 618, 621, 625, 628– 630, 632
    • Termination of import-control system, 632– 633
  • Maritime safety zone, 635
  • Soviet invasion of Finland, initiative for proposed collective protest by American Republics, 128, 129, 139
  • Technical aid, U. S., 596– 597, 598, 601n , 602, 602n , 606
  • Trade:
    • Exports of coffee, 617, 629n , 630; crude petroleum, 605, 606, 612, 613, 614, 619, 620; gold bullion, 605, 606, 612, 614, 619, 620; mineral earth, 605, 612, 614, 618, 619, 620, 622
    • Relations with France, 605, 611, 622– 623, 630; Germany, 605, 632; United Kingdom, 605, 623
    • Statistics, 604– 606, 611, 616– 617, 622
    • United States. See Economic cooperation and Import-control measures, supra.
  • Trade agreement with United States:
    • Noncompliance of import-control regulations with. See Import-control measures, supra.
    • Results, 631– 632
• Ecuador–Peru boundary dispute, 141– 147, 178
  • Border clash, claims and counterclaims, 144– 147
  • Renewed efforts toward settlement by Brazil, Ecuador, and United States, 141– 143, 349
• El Salvador, defense of American Republics: Territorial waters, U. S. cooperation in patrolling, 49n , 51, 52– 53; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 3– 4
• Exchange control (see also under Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia): Bolivian situation, 313, 315, 316, 317, 318; Chilean situation, 445, 453, 459– 460
• Exeter, H. M. S., encounter with Graf Spee (see also Graf Spee ), 92, 96, 106, 108, 122
• Export-Import Bank:
  • Charter renewal and proposed increase in lending powers, 351, 439– 440, 441, 442, 444, 445, 450, 456, 509, 541
  • Credit to governments in default on external debts, policy regarding, 482, 509– 510, 512, 523
  • Extension of credit to—
    • Brazil, 350, 351, 353, 355– 356, 362, 363, 385, 388, 393, 395– 396, 442, 447, 455, 456, 509, 510
    • Chile. See under Chile: Financial assistance.
    • Nicaragua, 726, 729, 730– 731, 736
    • Paraguay, 758– 768
  • Requests for credit by—
    • Bolivia, 314, 315, 317
    • Colombia. See under Colombia: Financial assistance.
    • Cuba, 522– 523, 524, 531, 532, 536, 541, 548
    • Ecuador, 603
    • Paraguay, request for further credit, 765– 768
    • Peru, 505– 506, 507, 509, 775, 779– 780, 781, 782, 784
• Expropriation of properties. See Bolivia: Oil properties; Mexico: Expropriation of agrarian properties; and Mexico: Expropriation of oil properties.
• Extradition treaties: U. S.–Ecuador, treaty signed Sept. 22, citation to text, 635; U. S.–Mexico, supplementary convention signed Aug. 16, citation to text, 719
• Finance Ministers of the American Republics, first meeting, Guatemala (Nov. 14–21), 42, 42n
• Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, Inter-American, 42– 44, 454, 455, 514, 515, 516– 517
• Financial assistance to other American Republics. See Economic and technical cooperation; Export-Import Bank; and Loans.
• Finland, Soviet invasion, proposed collective protest by American Republics, 128– 140
  • Brazilian position, 138
  • Chilean refusal to join in protest, 100, 130– 132, 134– 136, 138, 139
  • Declaration of Panama Foreign Ministers Meeting on Maintenance of International Activities in Accordance with Christian Morality, invocation, 128, 129
  • Ecuadoran initiative, 128, 129, 139
  • Mexican position, 130, 138
  • Panamanian efforts for, 128, 129– 130, 132– 133, 137, 139
  • Peruvian position, 138
  • Text of Panamanian draft, 137
  • U. S. position, 128– 129, 133, 136, 137– 139, 139– 140
• Foreign Bondholders Protective Council (see also Foreign debt), 354, 360, 361, 363, 364, 365– 369, 370, 371, 374, 377, 469– 476, 481– 500, 502– 504, 510, 512– 514, 515– 517, 519, 523n , 589, 593, 594, 646, 648, 752, 757, 777
• Foreign debt (see also Cuba: Public works debt; Dominican Republic: Convention of Dec. 27, 1924 ; Haiti: American loan contract; and under Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru): Argentina, 472; Bolivia, 320; Ecuador, 597, 599; Mexico, 711, 717; Panama Canal annuity payments, 752– 757; Uruguay, 483, 490, 789, 790, 795; U. S. policy regarding credit extension to countries in default, 482, 509– 510, 512, 777
• Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Consultative Meeting at Panama (Sept 23–Oct. 3), 15– 41
  • Agenda, invitations, and delegates, 15– 25, 26, 27, 29; German request for observer, 28– 29
  • Committees created by final act, establishment, 42– 44, 45– 47
  • Declarations and resolutions:
    • Inter-American economic cooperation, resolution on, 765
    • Maintenance of International Activities in Accordance with Christian Morality, Declaration on, 128, 129
    • Neutrality of American Republics, General Declaration of, 40, 70, 89, 94
    • Panama, Declaration of. See Declaration of Panama.
  • German merchant ships blockaded in Western Hemisphere ports, discussions on problem of and possible transfer of title to neutrals. See under Germany.
  • Guatemalan threat to introduce British Honduras-Guatemalan problem, 181– 188 passim
  • Panama, Declaration of. See Declaration of Panama.
  • Results, résumé, 33– 34
• France: Brazilian debt service, attempts for resumption, 366, 367, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375– 376, 377, 378– 379; Declaration of Panama, position regarding, 39, 39n , 115; German merchant ships blockaded in Western Hemisphere ports, position on transfer of title to neutral interests, 31, 54, 65– 66, 67– 68, 69, 71, 73, 75, 76– 78; Mexican offer of industrial collaboration and oil sales, 706; Normandie, S. S., 66: trade with Ecuador, 605, 611, 622– 623, 630
• Freedom of the seas in international law, effect of Declaration of Panama on, 29, 85, 86, 87, 88, 118, 122– 123, 126– 127
• Galápagos Islands, U. S. attitude toward proposed acquisition from Ecuador, 462, 463, 464, 467, 468, 633– 635
• Germany:
  • Declaration of Panama, position regarding, 39, 41
  • Foreign Ministers Meeting at Panama, request for observer, 28– 29
  • Graf Spee incident. See Graf Spee .
  • Merchant ships:
    • Blockaded in Western Hemisphere ports, question of trading between American ports and possible transfer of title to neutral interests, 28, 30– 32, 33, 34, 38, 54– 84, 86, 89– 90, 90– 91; efforts by U. S. interests to purchase, 56– 57, 58, 60, 62– 64, 68, 78, 84
    • Columbus, S. S., scuttling, 107, 109– 110, 111– 112, 119
    • Dusseldorf, S. S., detention by British in Chilean port, 97, 98, 101, 103, 105, 119, 123
  • Mexico: German influence in, 56, 64; trade with, 56, 57, 58– 59, 60, 63, 77, 707
  • Trade with Argentina, 227, 228, 229, 230; Brazil, 382, 386, 387, 390, 391, 397, 399, 400, 401; Chile, 407– 408, 447, 448, 449; Colombia, 476– 477; Ecuador, 605, 632; Mexico, 56, 57, 58– 59, 60, 63, 77, 707; Peru, 773, 779
• “Good neighbor” policy, 1, 520, 638, 641, 683, 732
• Good offices of Department of State. See Bolivia: Oil properties; and Colombia: Foreign debt service.
• Graf Spee incident:
  • British position, 102, 121– 122
  • German position, 102, 106
  • Joint protest by American Republics:
    • British and French inquiries concerning, 115, 117
    • Positions taken by—
      • All American Republics, 113, 116
      • Argentina, 97, 98, 100– 101, 104, 105– 106, 108, 111, 113, 115, 116
      • Brazil, 96– 97, 98, 104, 105, 107, 107– 108, 110– 111, 113, 116
      • Chile, 100, 103, 111, 113, 114, 120– 121, 123– 124
      • Panama, 113, 117
      • Peru, 110, 113, 114, 115
      • United States, 94– 96, 99, 105– 106, 113, 114, 116– 117
      • Uruguay, 104, 108– 109, 114, 120
    • Texts: Original U. S. draft, 94– 96; redraft by Argentina and amendments, 100– 101, 108– 109, 110– 111, 113– 115, 116; text, final, cited, 117n
  • Scuttling of Graf Spee and internment of crew, 105, 106, 106n , 107
• Great Britain. See United Kingdom.
• Gross, Lt. Col. Charles P., canal survey mission to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, 739, 740– 743, 744, 745, 746, 747
• Guaranty Trust Company, 391, 392, 393, 581– 582
• Guatemala:
  • British Honduras, Guatemalan dispute with United Kingdom concerning. See British Honduras.
  • Defense of American Republics: Territorial waters, U. S. cooperation in patrolling, 48– 49, 53; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 4, 11
  • Finance Ministers of the American Republics, first meeting (Nov. 14–21), 42, 42n
  • Military mission agreement with United States, signed Mar. 28, citation to text, 636
• Haiti, 637– 649
  • American loan contract of 1922, supplementary agreement with United States for extension of 1938 moratorium on, signed July 8, negotiations for and citation to text, 646– 649
  • Boundary dispute with Dominican Republic, 645
  • Defense of American Republics: Mutual assistance pact envisaging establishment in Haiti of U. S. military base, proposals for, 637– 646; President Vincent’s views on, 637, 640– 643, 645– 646; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel for, attitude toward, 2
  • Economic situation, 647– 648
  • Pro-Americanism, 638, 643
  • U. S. naval forces, arrangement regarding, 638– 639
• Honduras (see also Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute):
  • Defense of American Republics:
    • Territorial waters: Legislation controlling entry of belligerent submarines into, 40; U. S. cooperation in patrolling, 49n , 50– 51
    • U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 9n , 13
  • Nicaraguan President, visit of, 161, 162, 163, 164– 165, 167, 168
  • Swan Islands, U. S. attitude toward question of sovereignty, 650– 653
• Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute, 148– 172
  • Arbitral award of 1906 by King of Spain, 165, 168, 169– 170, 171
  • Conversations between Presidents of Honduras and Nicaragua, 161, 162, 163, 164– 165, 167, 168
  • Honduran position, 148, 149– 150, 165, 168, 169– 171
  • Mediation Commission, activities of:
    • Aerial mapping of Segovia Basin, proposal for, Honduran rejection, 148– 149, 149– 150, 168– 169, 169– 170; efforts to secure Honduran acceptance, 149, 150– 151, 152– 153, 154– 156, 160, 162– 163, 166, 167– 168, 169
    • Conferences between Commission and Presidents of Honduras and Nicaragua, projected, 149, 150, 151, 153, 156, 157, 159, 160
    • Delays, reasons for, 160, 161
    • Meetings of Commission, plans for, 148, 151, 152, 156, 157– 160, 161, 162, 163– 164, 166, 170– 172
    • Termination of mediation, question of, 170, 171
  • Nicaraguan position, 161, 165, 167
  • U. S. position, 148– 149, 150– 151, 153, 156, 158, 159– 160, 161– 162, 169, 178
• Hull, Cordell: Galápagos Islands, statement of U. S. policy toward acquisition, 467, 633; use of force disclaimed as U. S. policy, 39
• Inter-American arbitration, treaty of (1929), cited, 652
• Inter-American Conference for Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires (1936), 1, 16, 641
• Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, 42– 44, 454, 455, 514, 515, 516– 517
• Inter-American Highway, 520– 521, 726, 729, 731, 773
• Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 45– 47, 77, 123, 124
• Inter-ocean canal through Nicaragua. See under Nicaragua.
• Japan, offer to purchase Bolivian tin, 321– 322
• Lima, Declaration of, 16, 641, 644
• Loans, U. S., to other American Republics (see also Foreign debt):
  • Extension of credit by Export-Import Bank to Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, and Paraguay. See under Export-Import Bank.
  • Haiti, American loan contract of 1922. See under Haiti.
  • Requests for credit by—
    • Bolivia, 313– 322, 780
    • Colombia. See under Colombia: Financial assistance.
    • Cuba, 522– 523, 524, 531, 532, 536, 540, 541, 547, 548, 550, 557– 558
    • Ecuador, 596– 597, 600– 601, 603– 604, 618
    • Paraguay, 765– 768
    • Peru. See Peru: Economic and financial aid.
• Mediation. See Ecuador–Peru boundary dispute; and Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute.
• Merchant shipping in Western Hemisphere security zone, protection of. See Security zone.
• Merchant ships, German, blockaded in Western Hemisphere ports. See under Germany.
• Mexico, 667– 719
  • Agrarian properties. See Expropriation of agrarian properties, infra.
  • Carrizal Corporation, labor difficulties, 697
  • Davis proposal to supply German planes and military and technical personnel to Mexico in exchange for oil, rejection, 667– 668, 682
  • Expropriation of agrarian properties, U. S. protection of American interests, 654– 667, 698
    • Compensation: First payment under 1938 agreement, 659; U. S. position regarding principle of prompt payment, 655– 658
    • Dickson land seizures, 662, 663– 664, 667
    • Evaluation of claims by Agrarian Commission, U. S. representations regarding procedures and delays, 659– 661, 666
    • Exchange of notes Nov. 9 and 12, 1938, providing for settlement: Ratification of, and appropriation of funds by Mexico, President Cárdenas’ message to Senate requesting, 654– 655; U. S. position regarding principle of prompt payment, 655– 658
    • New expropriations without compensation, U. S. representations regarding, 662– 664, 665– 667
  • Expropriation of oil properties, efforts of American companies for settlement, 667– 719
    • Basis for agreement and other proposals by companies, 74, 668– 672, 673– 676, 679– 684, 686– 687, 691– 692, 699, 708– 709, 710– 711, 719
    • Court decisions, Mexican, upholding expropriation actions, 673, 685, 685n , 712, 713, 714, 716
    • Exportation to United States of oil from expropriated properties, 83, 715
    • Impasse in negotiations, 55– 56, 63, 664– 665, 686– 696, 701– 703, 704
    • Mexican position, 669, 670, 671, 680– 683, 700– 701, 702– 703, 708
    • Other governments, concern of: British, 676– 677, 678– 679, 691, 702, 707– 708, 709– 710, 715– 719; Netherlands, 691, 709
    • Points of controversy or discussion: Compensation to companies for loss during period of seizure, 668, 691, 693; distribution of revenues, 695; embodiment of contract in treaty, proposal for, 668, 674, 676– 678; evaluation of properties, 670, 671, 681, 683, 685, 701, 702, 705, 710– 711, 712– 714, 715; long-term contracts, 668, 691, 692, 693, 694, 700, 702, 717; management and operation of companies, control of, 668, 671, 676, 680, 681, 683, 684, 688– 689, 694, 696– 697, 699, 709– 710, 717, 718– 719
    • Press statement by Acting Secretary of State, text, 697– 700; by Mexican Foreign Minister, substance, 700– 701
    • U. S. position, 669, 675– 676, 679, 682– 683, 686– 687, 688– 689, 690, 696– 697, 697– 700, 701, 702, 703– 706
    • U. S. proposed solutions:
      • Arbitration, letter of President Roosevelt to President Cárdenas proposing, 703– 706; British views, 718; Mexican attitude, 708, 715
      • Boards of directors, inclusion of neutrals on, 688– 689, 696– 697, 699, 702, 704, 709– 710
  • Extradition convention with United States, supplementary, signed Aug. 16, citation to text, 719
  • Foreign debt situation, 711, 717
  • Foreign Ministers Meeting at Panama, submission of resolution on “continental solidarity,” 25
  • German merchant ships blockaded in Mexican ports: Negotiations for acquisition, 34, 56, 57, 58– 60, 61, 63, 64, 67, 69, 75, 76, 77– 78, 83; U. S. interests, efforts to purchase, 56– 57, 58, 60, 62– 64, 84
  • Member, Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 47
  • Petroleum (see also Expropriation of oil properties, supra): Export to United States, 83, 715; foreign sales, 57, 706, 707, 719
  • Soviet invasion of Finland, position on proposed collective protest by American Republics, 130, 138
  • Territorial waters, legislation controlling entry of belligerent submarines into, 40
  • Trade agreement with United States, possibility of, 677
  • Trade with Germany, 56, 57, 58– 59, 60, 63, 77, 707
  • Unneutral activities in, possibility of, 56, 64, 75– 76
• Military and naval matériel for defense of American Republics. See Defense of American Republics.
• Military aviation instructors, U. S.-Argentine agreement providing for, signed Sept. 12, citation to text, 302
• Military mission agreement between United States and—
• Guatemala, signed Mar. 28, citation to text, 636
• Nicaragua, signed May 22, 727; citation to text, 747
• Monroe Doctrine, 174, 204, 208, 224
• Morris claim (Cuba), U. S. efforts to secure settlement, 530, 532, 536, 554
• Most-favored-nation principle in trade agreements. See under Trade agreements.
• Mutual assistance pacts with foreign countries, U. S. policy regarding, 639, 644, 645
• National City Bank, 581, 582, 592, 594
• National City-First National of Boston syndicate, 474, 516, 518
• Netherlands, concern regarding Mexican expropriation of oil properties, 691, 709
• Neutrality Act of Nov. 4, 33, 65, 66
• Neutrality Committee, Inter-American, 45– 47, 77, 123, 124
• Neutrality in Western Hemisphere. See Foreign Ministers of the American Republics and Security zone.
• Neutrality of American Republics, General Declaration of (at Panama Meeting), 40, 70, 89, 94
• Nicaragua (see also Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute), 720– 747
  • Corn Islands, proposed U. S. purchase, 725
  • Defense assistance to United States, 721, 732, 738
  • Defense of American Republics: Territorial waters, U. S. cooperation in patrolling, 49n , 50; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 9, 11
  • Economic development, U. S. cooperation and financial assistance: Exchange of letters between President Roosevelt and President Somoza and memorandum May 22, 725– 730, 731– 732, 735, 737, 739– 740; Export-Import Bank credit, 726, 729, 730– 731, 736; investment of foreign capital, encouragement, 727, 730; road construction, 726, 729, 731; technical aid in agriculture, 727, 729
  • Foreign exchange and commercial arrears, 726, 727, 729, 730
  • Inter-ocean canal, Nicaraguan desire for U. S. construction under Bryan–Chamorro treaty, U. S. proposed legislation, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 731– 732, 733, 738
  • Military mission agreement with United States, signed May 22, 727; citation to text, 747
  • National Guard Military Academy, appointment of U. S. Army officer as director, 727, 730
  • President Somoza:
    • Visit to Honduras, 161, 162, 163, 164– 165, 167, 168
    • Visit to United States, 721– 722, 723, 724, 725, 728; exchange of letters with and memorandum to President Roosevelt May 22, [Page 823] 725– 730, 731– 732, 735, 737, 739– 740
    • San Juan River, proposed canalization, and waterway from Lake Nicaragua to Pacific:
      • Cleveland award (1888), cited, 737, 746
      • Costa Rican rights, protection of, 733– 736, 736– 738
      • Defense value, 721, 728, 734, 738
      • Nicaraguan efforts for U. S. construction, 720– 722, 725– 726, 732
      • Postponement of project, 747
      • Treaty between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Apr. 15, 1858, possibility of invocation, 745, 746
      • Treaty between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, signed Apr. 5, 1940, negotiations for and substance of draft, 734, 737– 738, 739– 740, 741, 742, 743– 747
      • U. S. position, 723, 724, 728– 729, 733– 734, 735, 736, 739– 740, 747; survey mission to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, 726, 728– 729, 733, 734, 736, 739, 740– 743, 744, 745, 746, 747
• Oil problems. See Petroleum.
• Pan American Airways, 73
• Pan American Highway. See Inter-American Highway.
• Panama, 748– 757
  • Citizens of, employment by Panama Canal, statement of President Roosevelt regarding U. S. legislation denying equality of treatment with Americans, 749– 752
  • Defense of American Republics:
    • Territorial waters, legislation controlling entry of belligerent submarines into, 40
    • Territorial waters, neutrality in. See under Treaties, infra.
    • U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 8
  • Graf Spee incident, position on joint protest by American Republics, 113, 117
  • Panama Canal annuity payments to, 752– 757
  • Soviet invasion of Finland, efforts for collective protest by American Republics, 128, 129– 130, 132– 133, 137, 139
  • Treaties and agreements with United States:
    • Canal treaty of Nov. 18, 1903, 755, 756, 757
    • General treaty of friendship and cooperation and exchanges of notes Mar. 2, 1936: Exchange of notes Feb. 1 clarifying, citation to text, 749; relationship to 1903 treaty, and provisions regarding Panama Canal annuity, 752n , 755, 756– 757; U. S. legislation at variance with spirit of, statement by President Roosevelt, 749– 752
    • Monetary agreement of June 20, 1904, 756– 757
    • Neutrality in territorial waters and Canal Zone, agreement of Aug. 25 with United States confirming that Oct. 10, 1914, protocol is in effect, 748
• Panama, Declaration of. See Declaration of Panama.
• Panama Canal: Additional facilities, construction, 723, 724, 733, 749, 750, 751; annuity payments, disposition, 752– 757; defense of, 724, 748; employment of Panamanians, statement by President Roosevelt regarding U. S. legislation denying equality of treatment with Americans, 749– 752; U. S.-Panamanian treaty of Nov. 18, 1903, 755, 756, 757
• Panama Consultative Meeting of Foreign Ministers. See Foreign Ministers of the American Republics.
• Paraguay, 758– 768
  • Chaco dispute with Bolivia, peace treaty July 21, 1938, 178, 305, 760, 762
  • Defense of American Republics, attitude toward U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, 8, 10
  • Economic development, U. S. cooperation and financial assistance, 758– 768
    • Agricultural production, 760– 761, 762
    • Currency stabilization, 759, 761, 763, 764, 765– 768
    • Export-Import Bank credits, 759, 761, 762– 768
    • Investment of foreign capital, encouragement, 761, 763
    • Technical aid, 760, 763– 764, 767– 768
    • Transportation facilities, 758– 759, 760– 761, 762, 764, 767, 768
  • Presidency of, change in, 759n , 762
• Peace, Inter-American Conference for Maintenance of, Buenos Aires (1936), 1, 16, 641
• Peru (see also Ecuador–Peru boundary dispute), 769– 785
  • Currency stabilization and foreign exchange, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783
  • Defense of American Republics, attitude toward U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, 5
  • Economic and financial aid from United States, discussions regarding, 773– 785
    • Charges of U. S. discrimination against Peru, 773, 774– 775, 776, 784
    • Exploration of possibilities for aid, 506, 508, 509, 510, 511, 774, 775, 776, 778– 779
    • Export-Import Bank credits, request for, 505– 506, 507, 509, 775, 779– 780, 781, 782, 784
    • Foreign debt, relation to, 510– 511, 773, 774, 775, 777– 778, 781
  • Foreign debt payments, prerequisite to credit extension, 510– 511, 773, 774, 775, 777– 778, 781
  • Graf Spee incident, position on joint protest by American Republics, 110, 113, 114, 115
  • President Benavides, attitude toward United States, 773, 775– 776, 784
  • Soviet invasion of Finland, position on proposed collective protest by American Republics, 138
  • Trade agreement with United States, proposed: Basis for, preliminary discussions, 769– 773, 774, 781; most-favored-nation principle, 770, 774
  • Trade with other countries: Cotton exports, 505, 779, 782; Europe, 773, 779; sugar exports, 505, 772, 773, 779; United States (see also Trade agreement, supra), 779, 780, 782
• Petroleum:
  • Bolivia, confiscation of oil properties. See Bolivia: Oil properties.
  • Brazil, commercial arrears due American oil companies, 381
  • Colombia, development of oil industry, 485, 489, 490, 491, 492, 504
  • Cuba, U. S. oil interests in, question of taxation, 523– 524
  • Mexico:
    • Export to United States, 83, 715
    • Expropriation of oil properties. See under Mexico.
    • Foreign sales, 57, 706, 707, 719
• Platt Amendment (1903), references to, 531, 535
• Portugal, attempts for resumption of Brazilian debt service, 372, 373, 375– 376, 378
• Purdy and Henderson claim (Cuba), U. S. efforts to secure settlement, 525, 526– 527, 528, 530, 532, 554
• Recognition. See Bolivia: Government, changes in.
• Roosevelt, Franklin D.: Easter Island and the Galápagos, concept of as scientific preserves, 461– 462, 634; Mexican expropriation of oil properties, letter to President of Mexico Aug. 31 proposing arbitration, and Mexican attitude, 703– 706, 708; Nicaraguan-U. S. relations, exchange of letters May 22 with Nicaraguan President, 725– 730, 735, 737, 739– 740; Panama Canal, statement Aug. 11 regarding U. S. legislation denying to Panamanians equality of treatment in employment, 749– 752; Soviet invasion of Finland, statement Dec. 1 condemning, references to and text cited, 129, 129n , 133, 134, 136; U. S. ports or territorial waters, proclamation on use by submarines of foreign belligerent states, 40
• San Juan River canalization. See under Nicaragua.
• Schroeder Banking Corporation, 474– 475, 498n , 516
• Security zone in Western Hemisphere, violations by belligerents, 48– 53, 85– 127
  • Belligerent ships in (see also Enforcement measures, infra):
    • General Declaration of Neutrality of American Republics, provisions regarding, 40, 70, 89, 94
    • Hot pursuit, 86, 89
    • Merchant ships of belligerent nations (see also under Germany): Conversion to warships, question of, 86, 89; treatment of, 17, 38, 66, 70, 89– 90, 118
    • Panamanian waters and Canal Zone, neutrality in, U. S.-Panamanian agreement of Aug. 25 confirming that Oct. 10, 1914, protocol is in effect, 748
    • Warships:
      • Graf Spee incident. See Graf Spee .
      • Internment. See under Enforcement measures, infra.
      • Submarines. See Submarines.
  • British position, 29– 30, 39, 85– 86, 90, 96, 117– 119, 121– 123, 124, 126– 127
  • Demarcation of zone, 25, 35, 37, 88, 89; map, facing 35
  • Enforcement measures:
    • Internment of belligerent warships, question of: British position, 119, 127; international law provisions, 93– 94, 127; positions taken by American Republics, 32, 96, 99, 110, 113, 119
    • Patrol system: Chilean position, 37– 38, 100, 120, 121; purpose and operation, 28, 29, 31, 32, 37; U. S. cooperation in maintaining patrol, 48– 53, 88, 635
    • Sanctions, consideration of (see also Internment, supra), 101, 111, 113, 114, 116, 118, 119, 122, 126, 127
  • Establishment of zone, 25, 26, 27, 27n , 28, 29– 33, 35, 36– 37, 635
  • French position, 39, 39n , 115
  • German position, 39, 41
  • International law application, 93– 94, 118, 121, 122– 123, 126, 127
  • Neutral shipping in, detention by British, 91
• Shipping in Western Hemisphere security zone, protection of. See Foreign Ministers of the American Republics; Graf Spee; and Security zone.
• Soviet Union, invasion of Finland. See Finland.
• Standard Oil Co. See Bolivia: Oil properties; and Mexico: Expropriation of oil properties.
• Strategic raw materials, proposed purchase by United States from Bolivia, 314– 316, 317, 318– 320
• Submarines, belligerent, in territorial waters of Western Hemisphere: British, 121; measures for control, 27, 30, 32, 40; U. S. proclamation Oct 18 on use of U. S. ports or territorial waters, signature and citation to text, 40
• Subversive activities in American Republics, measures to control, 17, 34, 75– 76
• Sugar. See under Cuba.
• Sugar Act of 1937, 560, 566
• Sugar agreement, international, May 6, 1937, 531– 532
• Swan Islands, U. S. attitude toward question of sovereignty, 650– 653
• Technical aid to American Republics, U. S. See Economic and technical cooperation.
• Territorial integrity of American Republics, protection of (see also Monroe Doctrine), 461n , 462, 466, 467, 468, 521, 633, 645
• Territorial waters of American Republics, protection of. See Foreign Ministers of the American Republics and Security zone.
• Tin. See under Bolivia.
• Trade Agreements Act of June 12, 1934, references to, 231, 234, 267, 276, 297, 566, 771, 786, 788, 802, 803
• Trade agreements between United States and other countries:
  • Conclusion of agreements with—
    • Cuba, supplementary agreement, signed Dec. 18. See under Cuba.
    • Venezuela, signed Nov. 6, citation to text, 807
  • Discussions or negotiations with—
    • Argentina. See under Argentina.
    • Chile. See under Chile.
    • Colombia, question of modification, 477, 483, 484
    • Peru, preliminary discussions, 769– 773, 774, 781
    • Uruguay. See under Uruguay.
  • Most-favored-nation principle, 241, 243, 260, 265, 268, 269, 282, 288, 289, 406, 409, 436, 437, 770, 774, 787, 789, 793, 795– 796, 797, 798
• Treaties, conventions, etc. (see also Trade agreements and under British Honduras):
  • Bolivian-Paraguayan peace treaty, July 21, 1938, 178, 305, 760, 762
  • Colombian-German exchange agreement May 21, 1937, and Dec. 1, 1938, and supplemental exchange of notes, 476– 477
  • Costa Rica–Nicaragua, treaties regarding San Juan River canalization: Apr. 15, 1858, 745, 746; Apr. 5, 1940, 734, 737– 738, 739– 747
  • Inter-American arbitration, treaty of, Jan. 5, 1929, cited, 652
  • International Sugar Agreement, May 6, 1937, 531– 532
  • Piatt Amendment (1903), 531, 535
  • U. S.-Argentina, agreement providing for military aviation instructors, signed Sept. 12, citation to text, 302
  • U. S.–Chile, provisional commercial agreement, signed Feb. 20 and 24, citation to text, 403– 404, 439
  • U. S.–Cuba. See under Cuba.
  • U. S.–Dominican Republic. See Dominican Republic: Convention of Dec. 27, 1924 .
  • U. S.–Ecuador, extradition treaty, signed Sept. 22, citation to text, 635
  • U. S.–Guatemala, military mission agreement, signed Mar. 28, citation to text, 636
  • U. S.–Haiti, American loan contract of 1922, supplementary agreement for extension of 1938 moratorium, signed July 8, negotiations for and citation to text, 646– 649
  • U.S–Mexico, extradition convention, supplementary, signed Aug. 16, citation to text, 719
  • U. S.–Nicaragua: Bryan–Chamorro treaty, Aug. 5, 1914, 720, 721, 731– 732; military mission agreement, signed May 22, citation to text, 727, 747
  • U. S.–Panama. See under Panama.
  • U. S.–Venezuela, provisional commercial agreement, signed May 9, continuing 1938 agreement, 805– 807
• United Kingdom:
  • Brazilian debt service, attempts for resumption, 366, 367, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375– 376, 377, 378– 379
  • British Honduras, dispute with Guatemala concerning. See British Honduras.
  • Chilean attitude toward, 124
  • German merchant ships blockaded in Western Hemisphere ports, position on transfer of title to neutral interests, 31, 33, 54, 61– 62, 64– 65, 67, 68, 69– 70, 71, 71– 72, 90– 91
  • Graf Spee incident. See Graf Spee .
  • Mexican expropriation of oil properties, position, 676– 677, 678– 679, 691, 702, 707– 708, 709– 710, 715– 719
  • Order-in-Council of Nov. 28 regarding neutral shipping, question of application in international law, 118
  • Queen Mary, S. S., 66
  • Trade relations with Argentina, 227– 228, 228– 229, 230, 233, 262, 266, 292, 298– 299; with Ecuador, 605, 623
  • Western Hemisphere security zone: Position regarding, 29– 30, 39, 85– 86, 90, 96, 117– 119, 121– 123, 124, 126– 127; violations of zone (see also Columbus, Dusseldorf, Exeter, and Graf Spee ) 91, 101, 104, 119
• Uruguay, 786– 804
  • Defense of American Republics, attitude toward U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, 3, 9, 10, 12
  • Diseases of cattle, U. S. offer to cooperate in eradication, 788, 795
  • Foreign debt service, 483, 490, 789, 790, 795
  • Graf Spee incident: Position on internment, 92, 93, 102; on joint protest by American Republics, 104, 108– 109, 114, 120
  • Trade agreement with United States, negotiations for, 786– 804
    • Basis for, preliminary discussions, 786– 799
    • Definitive negotiations, 793, 799– 803
    • General provisions, 787n , 788, 789– 790, 791, 792, 793, 795, 798, 800– 801, 802; most-favored-nation provisions, 787, 789, 795– 796, 797, 798
    • Relationship to U.S.–Argentine negotiations, 230– 231, 786, 787, 791, 791– 792, 792– 793, 794, 798, 800, 802, 803– 804
    • Tariff concessions to United States, 788, 790, 793– 794
    • Tariff concessions to Uruguay, 788, 791, 793, 796– 797, 798, 799; meat products, 788, 795, 802
    • Termination of negotiations, 803– 804
• U. S. Congress: Export-Import Bank, charter renewal and proposed increase in lending powers, 351, 439– 440, 442, 444, 445, 450, 456, 509, 541; Galápagos Islands, bill authorizing acquisition of, 467, 633– 634; Guatemala–United Kingdom dispute over British Honduras, request for information from State Department and Department’s reply, 173– 174, 175– 176; naval construction by other American Republics in U. S. shipyards, legislation concerning, 466, 467
• Venezuela, 805– 807
  • Agreements with United States:
    • Commercial agreement, provisional, signed May 9, continuing 1938 agreement, 805– 807
    • Trade agreement, signed Nov. 6, citation to text, 807
  • Costa Rica, relations with, 161
  • Customs experts from United States, request for, 162
  • Defense of American Republics: Territorial waters, legislation controlling entry of belligerent submarines into, 40; U. S. proposed legislation authorizing cooperation in supplying matériel, attitude toward, 4, 13, 14
  • Foreign Ministers Meeting at Panama, attitude toward, 22– 24, 26– 27
  • Member, Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 46, 47
  • Member, Mediation Commission, Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute. See Honduras–Nicaragua boundary dispute: Mediation Commission.
  • Trade agreement with United States, signed Nov. 6, citation to text, 807
• War vessels of American Republics, question of construction in U. S. shipyards, 464– 466
• Warren Brothers claim (Cuba), U. S. efforts to secure settlement, 523, 529, 530, 532, 554
• Welles, Sumner: Head of U. S. delegation to Panama Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, 20, 22; oil negotiations with Mexico, press statement on status, 697– 700; U. S. representative, Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, 44
• Wesermunde, S. S., 79, 81, 82
• Western Hemisphere defense. See Defense of American Republics and Security zone.
• World War II:
  • Neutrality of American Republics, steps to preserve. See Defense of American Republics; Foreign Ministers of the American Republics; and Security zone.
  • Progress of and dislocations caused by, 67, 766