Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, Europe, Volume II

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Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, Europe, Volume II

Editors:

G. Bernard Noble
E. R. Perkins

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1962

Preface
Belgium: (Documents 1–18)
Bulgaria:
- Decision of the United States to recognize that a state of war existed with Hungary, Bulgaria, and Rumania
Czechoslovakia:
- Preliminary agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia regarding mutual aid in the prosecution of war against aggression, signed July 11, 1942
Finland: (Documents 19–131)
- Relations between Finland and the Soviet Union, and the attempts of the United States to prevent further Finnish participation in the war against the Soviet Union in association with Germany (Documents 19–131)
France: (Documents 132–716)
- Concern of the United States over Vichy collaboration with Axis Powers, especially with respect to campaign in Libya; severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vichy (Documents 132–207)
- Representations to the French Government with regard to the movement of the battleship Dunkerque from Oran to Toulon (Documents 208–214)
- Representations to the French Government with regard to the French warships at Alexandria, Egypt (Documents 215–230)
- Interest of the United States in political and economic conditions in French North Africa: (Documents 231–501)
  - I. Continued suspension of economic aid program except for two shipments; negotiations and policies regarding possible United States assistance to resistance movement; resumption of economic aid program (January–April) (Documents 231–270)
  - II. Suspension of the economic aid program following Laval’s return to power in France; considerations for revival of program (April–June) (Documents 271–296)
  - III. Resumption of economic aid program (June–July) (Documents 297–331)
  - IV. Acceleration of economic aid program by direction of the President; inter-departmental difficulties regarding implementation of the program (August–September) (Documents 332–373)
  - V. Plans for securing French assistance for the landing in North Africa of American military forces (September–November) (Documents 374–424)
  - VI. Invasion and occupation of French North Africa (November–December) (Documents 425–501)
- Relations of the United States with the Free French forces (Documents 502–545)
- Protest by French Government at Vichy regarding establishment of an American Consulate at Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa (Documents 546–552)
- Negotiations with the Free French respecting use by the United States of air base at Pointe-Noire, French Equatorial Africa (Documents 553–580)
- Efforts by the United States to bring about peaceful collaboration of French Somaliland with the United Nations (Documents 581–598)
- Efforts of the United States to reach agreement with Admiral Robert concerning the maintenance of neutrality by the French possessions in the Caribbean (Documents 599–647)
- Concern of the United States over the seizure of St. Pierre–Miquelon Islands by Free French forces (Documents 648–661)
- Efforts of the United States to keep France from permitting use by Japanese forces of French vessels in the Far East; seizure of ships by Japan (Documents 662–677)
- Policy of the United States regarding the protection of French island possessions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans; British occupation of Madagascar (Documents 678–703)
- Agreement for reciprocal Lend-Lease aid between the United States and Fighting France, effected by exchange of notes signed September 3, 1942
- Representations to the Vichy Government concerning treatment of American Jews and other Jews of foreign nationality in France (Documents 704–709)
- Representations to the Vichy Government regarding ban on showing of American films in France and transit of American films through France (Documents 710–716)
Germany:
- Arrangement between the United States and Germany pertaining to repatriation and hospitalization of prisoners of war
Greece: (Documents 717–818)
- Participation by the United States in the negotiations concerning relief supplies for Axis-occupied Greece (Documents 717–789)
- Attitude of the United States toward the desire of the Greek Government to abolish the International Financial Commission (Documents 790–791)
- Visit of King George II to the United States
- Consideration by the United States of requests by the Greek Government for financial assistance (Documents 792–800)
- Lend-Lease agreement between the United States and Greece, signed July 10, 1942 (Documents 801–803)
- Formation of separate battalions of Greek subjects in the United States Army (Documents 804–810)
- Representations by the Greek Government respecting postwar frontiers of Greece (Documents 811–814)
- Sympathetic consideration by the United States of Greek pleas for lenient treatment for persons of Greek race from the Dodecanese Islands (Documents 815–816)
- Unwillingness of the Department of State to comply with Greek request that the Department verify certain facts in a court action between private parties (Documents 817–818)
Hungary: (Documents 819–830)
- Decision of the United States to recognize that a state of war existed with Hungary, Bulgaria, and Rumania (Documents 819–830)
Index