Index1

• Acevedo, Carlos Alberto, 484–485
• Acheson, Dean, 58–73, 284–285, 291–292, 306, 331–332, 339–341, 344–348, 478–481, 482–483, 628, 758n, 759, 760–765
• Afghanistan, 289
• Aguirre, Mr., 157, 166, 167, 181, 184
• Air France, 428–429, 431–432, 436, 452
• Airlines. See under Argentina and Brazil.
• All America Cables Co., 123, 135, 168, 169, 173
• Allen, Douglas H., 685, 698, 700–701, 701, 708–709, 710, 718, 723, 727, 728
• Alves dos Santos Filho, Francisco, 757n, 759, 766, 796n, 797, 799, 800, 804, 807, 814n, 814–815
• Andorra, 289, 290
• Andrews, Maj. Gen. Frank M., 646n
• Angola, 289
• Antimony, 540–543
• Anze Matienzo, Eduardo, 6n, 14–15, 26, 35, 37, 515n, 516, 517, 519, 520–525, 529–530, 530–531, 537, 538, 561n, 570–598 passim, 602, 626, 627, 629
• Aranha, Oswaldo, 7, 8, 9, 15, 22, 23, 26, 28, 32–33, 34, 37, 38–39, 43, 150, 190, 192, 197, 217, 382, 434, 436, 445, 634, 639, 641–642, 646, 651, 652, 662–689 passim, 716n, 717, 718–719, 722, 722–775 passim, 781–782, 783, 788, 799, 804, 811
• Ararigboia, Col. Armando de Souza e Mello, 645, 671n
• Argaña, Louis A., 6n, 26, 30, 35
• Argentina (see also Communication between Axis countries and Latin America through commercial wireless companies; Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense; Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting; Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities; also under Axis espionage agents in Latin America), 306–514
  • Agreement with United States providing for waiver of passport visa fees, Apr. 15, 514
  • Airlines, U. S. interest in elimination of Axis influence from, 428–453
    • Aerovias Argentinas, 435, 444
    • Argentine attempts to purchase Air France planes, 428–429, 431–432, 436, 452; Bolivian planes, 532; Lati planes, 431, 432–436, 442, 444–445; U. S. planes, 433, 434, 435
    • Condor Airlines. See Servicios Aéreos Condor, infra.
    • Corporación Sudamericana de Servicios Aéreos, deferral of inclusion on U. S. Proclaimed List, 429–431, 432, 435–436, 436–441, 450; interest of Ramón Castillo, Jr., in Corporación, 432, 433–437, 438, 440, 443
    • Extension of air service from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro and Europe, rumors regarding, 431–436 passim, 443–444; inauguration of Condor service from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, 442, 443, 448–451
    • Servicios Aéreos Condor: Removal of Axis influence and resumption of operations, 441–443, 445–446, 448–451, 452–453; securing gasoline from Intava, 443, 445, 446, 448, 449, 452–453
    • Standard Oil Co., supply of ethyl aviation fluid for, 446–447, 451
    • U. S. technical assistance in developing Argentine civil flying program, 437
  • Bolivia, Argentine attempts to purchase Bolivian aircraft, 532; rubber, 561, 563–564, 565–566, 570–571, 572–573, 581–582; tin, 555
  • Commercial and financial relations with Axis Powers, discussions concerning severing of, 453–514
    • Control attempts by Central Bank: Discontinuation of bank services to Proclaimed List firms and individuals, 454–455, 457–458, 458–459, 463–466, 512; dollar currency control, 476–477, 478–479, 490, 494, 496, 500, 500–501, 504–505; inspection of Axis-controlled firms by interventors, 490, 497–498, 499–500, 501–502, 512; prevention of liquidation of looted U. S. securities, 476–477, 478–479, 504–505; prevention of transfer of funds to pro-Axis organizations, 455–456, 497–498, 499–500
    • Export-Import Bank credits, negotiations leading to withdrawal of U. S. proposal, 463–466, 474, 483–484, 489–493, 494–496, 498–499
    • Freezing ad hoc of two Argentine banks by U. S. Treasury, 506–512
    • Funds of Argentina in United States, State Department’s rejection of Treasury Department proposal regarding freezing of, 471–474, 478, 480, 482–483
    • Implementation of resolution V of Rio Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, discussion concerning, 453–454, 456, 459–460, 484–488, 512–514
    • Monthly reviews by U. S. Embassy of developments regarding control measures, 474–476, 500–502; comprehensive instruction to Embassy, 478–481
    • Transfers of funds to and from Europe: Axis countries, 455, 455–456, 456–457, 460–461, 497, 512–513; France, 455, 458, 460–461, 462, 467–470, 475–476, 503, 505–506; U. S. protests and Argentine position regarding remittances to France and release of blocked German funds, 461–462, 467–471, 475–476, 481–482, 505–506
  • Defense plans and Lend-Lease arrangements, discussions with United States regarding, 371–400
    • Argentine desire for U. S. war matériel, 371, 373, 377–378, 389–390, 392, 396; references to Argentine plan for Hemisphere defense, 19, 371, 377
    • Convoying of ships by Argentina, U. S. proposal and Argentine rejection, 384–386, 390–392, 393–400
    • Lend-Lease negotiations, question of whether to proceed with, 371, 376, 381, 382, 382–383, 384, 385, 387–388, 392, 393–394, 395, 399
    • Military and Naval Commission, staff conversations in Washington for an agreement on furnishing of armaments:
      • Arrangements for conversations, 371–372
      • Political considerations, question of inclusion in discussions, 371–372, 378, 380, 381, 386, 391–392
      • Progress and results of negotiations, 376, 377–378, 379–384, 386–390
      • Signing of agreement, question of: Counterproposal by United States relative to protection of shipping, and discussions with Argentine Government, 384–386, 390–392, 393–396; U. S. decision not to sign agreement, 396–399, 400
    • Relations with Axis, relevancy of Argentine position regarding, 373–377, 381, 383, 385, 392, 399
    • U. S. Navy Department, desire to maintain cordial relations with Argentine Navy, 379, 380–382, 383
    • U. S. policy (see also Military and Naval Commission: Signing of agreement, question of, supra), 376–377, 378
  • Distribution of American exports to Argentina, efforts to control, 325–371
    • British cooperation, U. S. efforts to secure, 329, 331–333, 335
    • Control measures considered: Department’s instructions and plans, and recommendations of U. S. Embassy, 325–331, 336–344, 348–362, 368–371; Ravndal Mission, consideration of plan proposed by Department, 362–365; resume of allocations and licensing system, 344–348
    • Statistics on supply of critical materials to Argentina, 365–368
    • U. S. concern regarding exports reaching Proclaimed List firms, 325, 328, 330, 340–341, 354, 360, 364, 370, 422
    • U. S. policies regarding exports to Argentina, 328–329, 333–335, 342
    • U. S. treaty rights, protection of, 348
  • Germany, question of severing diplomatic relations with, 6–47 passim, 373–377, 381, 383, 385, 392, 399
  • Import embargoes on U. S. products, removal of, 467
  • Italy (see also Severance of relations, etc., infra), 15, 457
  • Japan (see also Severance of relations, etc., infra), 19, 21, 457
  • Lend-Lease negotiations, question of. See under Defense plans, supra.
  • Military-Naval Mission to Washington. See under Defense plans, supra.
  • Passport visa fees, agreement with United States for waiver of, Apr. 15, 514
  • Rubber: Attempts to purchase Bolivian rubber, 318–319, 561, 563–564, 565–566, 570–571, 572–573, 581–582; imports of Brazilian rubber and rubber products, 695, 696, 702; rubber needs discussed, 315–316, 317–319
  • Severance of relations with Axis, question of, 6–47 passim, 373–377, 381, 383, 385, 392, 399
  • Shipping problems, discussions with United States concerning, 400–428
    • Allocation of shipping space, 425–426, 427–428
    • Argentine Merchant Marine vessels, development of plan for use in inter-American trade, 413–414
    • Enemy vessels in Argentine ports, problems concerning, 416–421, 426–427
    • Newsprint for Argentine papers, problems involved in supplying, 400–402, 402–403, 408–409, 412–413, 421–423, 425–426, 456
    • Petroleum tanker shortage and question of Argentine participation in inter-American pool, 402, 409–412, 414–415, 423–425
    • Repair of foreign vessels in Argentina, U. S. and British efforts to secure repeal of decree restricting, 403–408
    • U. S. concern regarding free funds being paid Proclaimed List nationals by Argentina in purchase of vessels, 416–421, 426–427, 502
  • Strategic materials (see also Rubber, supra), negotiation by United States for purchase of exportable surpluses from Argentina, 306–325
    • Negotiations for purchase of beryl ore and beryllium oxide, 310, 311–312, 313–315, 316–317, 320–323; linseed, 306, 310; platinum, 319–320, 323–325; scrap iron, 310–311, 312–313
    • U. S. policy regarding conclusion of purchase agreement with Argentina, 307–310, 329, 376
    • U. S.-British arrangement concerning purchase of canned meat for United Nations, 686
• Arnold, Lt. Gen. Henry H., 656n, 656–657, 663–664
• Arnold, Thurman, 144
• Arrarás Vergara, Raúl E., 315–316, 317–318
• Arroyo Lameda, Eduardo, 75, 86, 89, 102, 105
• Axis, severance of relations by Latin American countries, question of. See Severance of relations under the following: Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting: Resolutions passed.
• Axis activities and influence. See Axis espionage agents in Latin America; Communication between Axis countries and Latin America; Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense; also the following: Argentina: Airlines and Commercial and financial relations with Axis; Bolivia: Financial transactions involving Axis; Brazil: Airlines and International financial transactions; also under Brazil: Hemisphere defense.
• Axis espionage agents in Latin America, efforts to counteract work of, 186–261
  • Argentina:
    • Arrest of espionage agents, 234–261 passim
    • Clandestine radio activity by Axis. See U. S. representations, infra.
    • Diplomatic cases, handling of, 256, 261; secret radio transmission by German Embassy, 200
    • List of German agents in Argentina, 221
    • U. S. representations to Argentina, memoranda of—
      • July 6, calling for implementation of Rio Resolutions, 201–202; Argentine reply and U. S. Embassy observations, 202–209, 211, 236
      • Nov. 3 and 4, regarding Axis espionage activities in Argentina: Ambassador’s suggestion and drafts, 211–214, 217–224; approval by Department, 224, 228–229; delivery to Foreign Office and Argentine Ambassador, 230–234; question of publicity, 229–260 passim; steps taken by Argentina based on information in memorandum, [Page 824] 234–261 passim; suggested response to possible German counter-memorandum, 254–255, 256–257; texts, and information concerning delivery, 218–224, 230–234
    • Welles’ address of Oct. 8 to National Foreign Trade Council, Argentine reaction and protest, 169, 210–211, 236, 244
  • Brazil:
    • Communication of agents in Brazil with agents in Argentina, discovery of, 192, 213, 253
    • Destruction of espionage network: Arrests of agents and seizure of radio transmitters, 187, 188, 188–189, 191–192, 194, 195, 198, 199, 200, 212, 213, 219, 222, 223, 253; confessions of captured agents, 193–194, 195; manner of handling evidence, question of, 187–191, 194–195, 196–197; sentences imposed on certain agents, 252, 260
    • German allegation of contact in U. S. Embassy in Brazil, 186–187, 193
    • Trans-Atlantic ferrying service of U. S. planes, danger to, 186, 220, 222
    • U. S. explanation to Brazil of publicity given espionage activity in Chile, 216–217
  • Chile:
    • Clandestine radio transmitters: Attempts to locate, U. S. aid in, and authorization to Embassy to disclose intercepts, 198–199, 199–200; seizure of transmitter and arrests, 216–217, 224–225, 237–238
    • Expulsion of certain German nationals, 238–239
    • Nazi spy ring, announcement of discovery of, 209
    • U. S. memorandum of June 30, “German Espionage Agents in Chile”: Delivery to Chilean Foreign Minister, information concerning, 215, 216–217; publication by Committee for Political Defense, Nov. 3, 100–105, 230, 235, 237, 245, 260; statement to press by Chilean Government, 237–239; summary of memorandum, 225–228
    • Welles’ address of Oct. 8, Chilean reaction to, 215–216
• Backhaus, Erwin, 198, 252, 260
• Baldomir, Alfredo, 11n, 87–88, 262, 265–266
• Bank for International Settlements, 796, 807, 809–810
• Barber, Col. Henry A., 380, 392
• Barnes, Charles M., 2
• Barros Jarpa, Ernesto, 44n, 100–101, 102, 122, 130–132, 133, 135, 137, 138–140, 144–145, 146–147, 159, 160, 164, 198n, 209, 214–216, 217, 225–227, 237
• Beauregard, Rear Adm. Augustin T., 732n, 784n
• Beaverbrook, Lord, 108, 109, 119–120, 124–125
• Becu, Teodoro, 153, 157, 167
• Belgian Congo, 302
• Berle, Adolf A., Jr., 186–187, 198, 200, 216–217, 224, 519
• Bittencourt, Gen. Amaro, 640, 641, 645, 646, 647, 652, 653
• Blanco, Juan Carlos, 266n, 266, 267
• Blanco Acevedo, Eduardo, 262, 263
• Boal, Pierre de L., commendation for securing signature of rubber agreement, 548–549
• Board of Economic Warfare (see also Argentina: Distribution of American exports), 408, 412, 421, 471–474, 546
• Bohan, Merwin Lee, 45n, 520, 521, 590n, 591, 592
• Bolivia (see also Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting), 515–631
  • Agreements with United States:
    • Health and sanitation program, agreement providing for, July 15 and 16, 631
    • Military Mission from United States to Bolivia, agreement providing for, Aug. 11, 536
    • Rubber agreement, July 15. See Rubber agreement, etc., infra.
  • Assistance by United States in defense measures, 515–536
    • Japanese attack, Bolivian fear of, 516, 517–518
    • Lend-Lease: Allotment and delivery of planes to Bolivia, 533–535; discussions concerning military equipment to be supplied, 516, 526–528, 529–531; return of premature payment to Bolivia, 535–536
    • Negotiations carried on at Rio Conference of Foreign Ministers, recapitulation of, 520–525, 530–531
    • Sale of Bolivian military equipment and scrap iron, U. S. concern regarding, 531–533
    • Severance of relations with Axis and question of U. S. aid as prerequisite, 515–516, 517–519, 520, 522–524; notification to United States, Jan. 29, and U. S. reply, 518–519
    • U. S. Military Instruction Mission to Bolivia, 529, 531–533
    • U. S. planes and personnel, Bolivian suggestion regarding stationing in Bolivia, 516–517, 528–529
  • Axis (see also Financial transactions involving Axis, infra): Expulsion of Axis nationals, 207; severance of relations with, 515–516, 517–519, 522–524; telecommunication with Axis countries, Bolivian position, 118
  • Bolivian Development Corporation. See under Economic cooperation with United States, infra.
  • Economic cooperation with United States, program for, 592–614
    • Bolivian Development Corporation: Agreement of Jan. 27 relating to formation of, 592–595; charter and by-laws, 596–597, 599, 602, 610; Export-Import Bank credits, 515, 522, 524, 525, 586, 593, 594, 595–596, 603, 604, 606, 608, 610, 611n, 613–614; legislation by Bolivian Congress essential to functioning of, 602, 610–614
    • Conversations of Bolivian Ministers of Finance and National Economy in Washington, 602–610, 625, 628; exchange of notes with Secretary Hull, Aug. 14, on results of conversations, 603–609
    • Stabilization loan, negotiation of, 594, 597–599, 599–601, 606, 608
    • U. S. Economic Mission to Bolivia, consideration of recommendations of, 590, 592, 597n, 597–598, 603, 603–609
  • Export-Import Bank loan. See Economic cooperation, etc.: Bolivian Development Corporation, supra.
  • Financial transactions involving Axis, U. S. efforts to secure Bolivian cooperation in controlling, 615–631
    • Control over banking services to Proclaimed List firms, U. S. concern regarding ineffectiveness of, 615–617, 623–625; replacement of Proclaimed List firms by Bolivian firms, question of, 624–625, 628, 630–631
    • Dollar currency, control of, 620–622, 625–626, 628–629
    • Foreign exchange transactions by Banco Central, 617–619, 622–623, 626–628, 629–630
  • Health and sanitation program, agreement with United States providing for, July 15 and 16, 631
  • Imports of Brazilian rubber and rubber products, 702, 720
  • Inter-American Commission for Territorial Administration of European Colonies and Possessions in the Americas, participation in, 2, 3
  • Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities, participation in, 49, 54, 55, 56
  • Japanese attack, fear of, 516, 517–518
  • Lend-Lease. See under Assistance by United States, supra.
  • Rivera Regional Meeting concerning transit across borders, participation in, 96
  • Rubber agreement between Bolivia and Rubber Reserve Co. for purchase of Bolivian rubber (July 15), 560–586
    • Argentine attempts to purchase Bolivian rubber, relation to, 318–319, 561, 563–564, 565–566, 570–571, 572–573, 581–582
    • Implementation of agreement: Contract with Banco Agrícola, 585; discussions, 580–584, 604–605, 606; referral to Bolivian Congress, 584, 585–586, 611
    • Negotiations: Discussion of terms, 544, 546, 560–566, 566–570, 571–573; quota for export to neighboring countries, 572–573, 573n, 577; U. S.-Bolivian exchange of notes in connection with, 574–576
    • Text of agreement, 576–580
  • Rubber imports from Brazil, 702, 720
  • Severance of relations with Axis, 515–516, 517–519, 522–524
  • Standard Oil Co. agreement with Bolivian Government, U. S. good offices in negotiation and implementation of, 520–525 passim, 586–591, 598, 599, 601; text of agreement signed Jan. 27, 587–588
  • Strategic materials (see also Rubber, supra), U. S. negotiations for purchase of, 536–559
    • Antimony purchase agreement (Mar. 18), discussion of terms of, 540–543
    • Bolivian assurances of measures to prevent exportation of minerals in violation of contracts, 555
    • British interest, 541, 543, 546, 548, 555
    • Cinchona bark and quinine products, attempts to negotiate agreement for purchase of, 549–554, 555–559
    • Copper contract, 542, 543n
    • Tin and tungsten contracts, renegotiation following U. S. entry into war, 536–540, 543–549, 554–555, 565, 606
  • U. S. Military Mission to Bolivia, agreement providing for, Aug. 11, 536
• Bonsai, Philip W., 3, 89, 140–141, 142, 154–155, 247, 329, 334–335, 382–383
• Bosch, Samuel, 429, 436, 437–440, 448–449
• Boström, W., 284–285
• Bouças, Valentim, 702–703, 707, 710, 714, 719, 720, 727
• Boundary dispute between Ecuador and Peru, settlement of, 26, 43, 268
• Brazil (see also Communication between Axis countries and Latin America; Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense; Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting; and under Axis espionage agents in Latin America), 632–818
  • Agreements with United States:
    • Health and sanitation program, agreements providing for, Mar. 14 and July 17, 815
    • Hemisphere defense:
      • Cooperation agreement (1941), cited, 638
      • Political-military agreement, by exchange of notes, May 23 and 27, 662
    • Lend-Lease agreement, Mar. 3, text, 815–818
    • Naval mission from United States to Brazil, agreement providing for, May 7, 674
    • Rubber:
      • Allocation of tires and tubes, exchange of notes, Oct. 3, 719n
      • Production agreement, by exchange of notes, Mar. 3, 692
      • Purchase agreement, Mar. 3. See Rubber, etc.: Agreement between Rubber Reserve Co. and Brazil, infra.
    • Ship chartering agreement, by exchange of notes, Sept. 30, 743n; supplement, Oct. 20, 752–753
    • Stabilization agreement, July 6, 805–806
    • Strategic materials:
      • Commodity agreements, 687, 687n
      • Foodstuffs: Development of production of foodstuffs, Sept. 3, 688–689, 729; U. S. purchase of certain Brazilian products, Oct. 6, 687, 689–690
      • Mobilization of productive resources of Brazil, Mar. 3, 682
      • Strategic War Materials Agreement (1941), discussions concerning, 674–677, 680–682
  • Airlines, U. S. interest in elimination of Axis influence from, 766–789
    • Condor Airline. See Gasoline supplies and Nationalization, etc., infra.
    • Gasoline supplies for Condor and other airlines, question of, 769, 773, 774, 775, 783, 784; supplies for extension of Condor operations to Argentina, 443, 445, 446, 448, 449, 452–453
    • Lati (Lineas Aéreas Transcontinentales Italianas), U. S. position regarding return of planes to Italy, 767; U. S. interest in purchase of planes and in Argentine attempts to purchase planes, 431, 432–436, 442, 444–445, 768, 768n, 771, 772, 777, 778
    • Nationalization and reorganization of former German Condor aviation enterprise: Discussions leading to, 766, 767–768, 768–770, 771–772, 772–777, 778, 779–782, 783; removal of Condor from Proclaimed List, 776, 780–781, 782, 785, 786–788
    • Pan American Airways and its subsidiary, Panair do Brasil, relation to situation, 768, 769–770, 782–783, 784, 785–786, 788–789
  • Argentina, exports to, 367
  • Condor Airline. See Airlines: Gasoline supplies and Nationalization, etc., supra.
  • Cotton, U. S. efforts to secure fair participation with Brazil in Canadian cotton market, 730
  • Hemisphere defense, cooperation with United States on certain measures for, 632–674
    • Air defense, U. S. proposals and discussions concerning, 632, 638–639, 644–645, 646, 649–652, 653–662, 663–665, 668–669, 672–673; training of Brazilian military pilots in United States, informal agreement regarding, 671–672
    • Attitude of Brazilian Government, policy set forth by President Vargas, 633–635
    • Axis activities, 646, 656, 657, 660; torpedoing of Brazilian passenger vessels off Brazilian coast, 665
    • Brazilian defense requirements, and U. S. arrangements for delivery of (see also Air defense, supra, and Lend-Lease material, infra), 633–636, 637, 639–643, 645–646, 647–649, 652, 653, 661
    • Joint Brazil–United States Defense Commission, recommendations of, 668–669, 673–674
    • Joint Brazil–United States Military Mixed Commission in Rio de Janeiro, 674
    • Lend-Lease material for Brazil, President Vargas’ request for, and information regarding, 634–637, 654, 656, 662–663, 668
    • Political-military agreement between United States and Brazil, May 23 and 27, providing for two Brazilian-American Technical-Military Mixed Commissions, 662
    • State of war with Axis Powers: Brazil’s anticipation of, 634, 656; recognition of existence of state of war with Germany and Italy (Aug. 22), 665–666; U. S. reaction, 666–667
    • United Nations Declaration of Jan. 1, Brazil’s adherence to, 667, 667n, 670
    • U. S. Navy vessels, Brazil’s consent for operation from Rio de Janeiro and Santos, 643
  • Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities, participation in, 53, 56
  • International financial transactions, U. S.-Brazilian cooperation in imposing controls over, 789–815
    • Axis liquidation of American dollar currency, efforts to prevent. See Control of currency imports, infra.
    • Bank for International Settlements (Basel, Switzerland), request for transfer of gold deposits to Buenos Aires, 796, 807, 809–810
    • Coins and bank notes, establishment of controls over exchange of, 477, 810
    • Control of currency imports:
      • Development of regulations and procedures for effecting controls, 789–796, 797–805, 811–812
      • French and Spanish Embassies, dollar currency deposits, question of treatment of, 793–794, 796, 807–808; repatriation of franc bonds of Brazilian funded debt, 810–811
      • Procedure for checks drawn on U. S. Treasurer or Secretary of State, 812–813
      • Prohibition against holding of dollar currency in Brazil, question of, 806, 808–809, 813–814, 814–815
    • Stabilization agreement between United States and Brazil, July 6, U. S. press release concerning, 805–806
    • Transfer of capital from United States to Brazil in certain situations, recommendation concerning, 814
  • Lend-Lease agreement with United States, Mar. 3, text, 815–818
  • Proclaimed List:
    • Condor Airline, removal from List, 776, 780–781, 782, 785, 786–788
    • U. S.-Brazilian discussions concerning application of, 757–765; Brazilian designation of a Consultative Committee, 765–766
  • Rubber and rubber products, negotiations concerning production, purchase, and distribution of, 691–729
    • Agreement between Brazil and United States for increasing production of rubber in Brazil, Mar. 3, 692
    • Agreement between Rubber Reserve Co. and Brazil for purchase of Brazilian rubber, signed Mar. 3:
      • Comparison of agreement with proposals made to Bolivia, 560, 562, 565, 566, 567
      • Negotiations for implementation of. See specific subject entries, infra.
      • Text, 692–693
    • Air transportation activities for rubber program, 719–720
    • Buying agent for Rubber Reserve Co., question of, 694–695
    • Distribution problems. See Manufactured products and Requirements, etc., infra.
    • Financial matters: Creation by Brazil of Banco de Credito da Borracha, 707; development fund of $5,000,000, 704–706; prices, determination of, 691–692, 693, 694, 697, 702–703, 703–704, 717–718; Reconstruction Finance Corporation credit for purchase of Brazilian rubber, 695–696
    • Manufactured products and internal consumption (see also Tires and tubes, infra), 697–702, 703–704; question of redistribution of purchases by United States, 707–714
    • Recruitment of laborers, agreement between Rubber Reserve Co. and Brazilian organization Semta, 727–729
    • Requirements of other American Republics, and question of arrangements for supplying (see also Tires and tubes, infra), 695, 696, 701, 701–702, 703, 707–714, 722–727, 729
    • Tires and tubes (see also Manufactured products, supra), procedure for exports and question of allocations to other American Republics, 713–717, 718–719, 720–722; U. S.-Brazilian allocation agreement, by exchange of notes, Oct. 3, 719n
  • Severance of relations with Axis, 36, 39, 43; entry into war, 96, 665–667
  • Shipping problems, U. S.-Brazilian discussions concerning, 730–757
    • Chartering of Brazilian vessels by United States:
      • Negotiation of agreement for, 733, 734–735, 737–738, 740–741, 742, 743; provisions of agreement concluded Sept. 30 and supplement of Oct. 20, 743n, 752–753
      • Tanker Itamaraty, proposed disposition of, 745–746
      • Turnover of chartered vessels, data on condition of vessels and related matters, 748–750, 752–753
    • Coal and other dry cargo, shipment to Brazil, 733–734, 741–742, 742–743
    • Gasoline situation and tanker shortage, 732, 735–737
    • Newsprint shipments to Brazil, difficulties involved, 412, 730, 734, 735, 738, 739–740, 744–745, 754–755
    • Passenger ship proposal by Brazil, discussions concerning possible exchange of ships for U. S. rails and accessories, 738, 745–746, 746–748, 750–752, 753, 755–757
    • Requisitioning of immobilized vessels, 738–739
    • U. S. assistance to Brazilian merchant ships: Arming of, 731; routing of ships en route to United States, 732
  • State of war with Italy and Germany, recognition of existence of, Aug. 22, 665–666; U. S. reaction to, 666–667
  • Strategic materials (see also Rubber, supra), arrangements concerning procurement for United States, 674–691
    • Foodstuffs:
      • U. S.-Brazilian agreements concerning U. S. purchase of certain Brazilian products, signed Oct. 6, 687, 689–690; concerning stimulation of production, signed Sept. 3, 688–689, 729
      • U. S.-British arrangement concerning purchase of canned meat for United Nations, 686
    • Itabira Mines and Victoria Minas Railway, negotiations concerning development and improvement of, 678–679, 681, 684–685, 690n, 690–691
    • Mobilization of Brazilian productive resources and extension of U. S. credits, agreement of Mar. 3 concerning, 682
    • Purchase by United States of certain Brazilian products, 682–684, 687, 689–690
    • Strategic War Materials Agreement between United States and Brazil (1941), review of operations, and proposals for changes in administration and procurement policies, 674–677, 680–682
    • United States Purchasing Commission in Brazil, establishment of, 685, 686–687
• Bunge, Ricardo F. J., 123, 205–206, 207
• Burns, Maj. Gen. J. H., 642–643
• Bustamante, Rear Adm. Gonzalo D., 17–18
• Cables, danger of enemy tapping, 158
• Cables and Wireless, Ltd., 111, 112, 114, 120, 127, 143, 148–149
• Caffery, Jefferson, 686–687, 689–690
• Campbell, Sir Ronald Ian, 127–128, 136, 165
• Canada, 281, 286, 300, 304, 367
• Candia, Gen. Miguel, 529n, 530, 531, 533, 534–535, 535
• Cardoso, Col. Dulcidio, 638n, 639
• Caribbean land-sea route through Haiti and Dominican Republic, negotiation of agreements regarding, 269–279
  • Proposal by United States, 269, 271–272; replies and discussion of details, 269–271, 272–276
  • Signature of agreement with Dominican Republic, Nov. 9, and with Haiti, Nov. 30, 276, 276n
  • Text of agreement, 276–279
• Castells, José Conrado, 206, 429, 433
• Castillo, Ramón S., 18n, 20, 27, 33–34, 37, 174, 175, 177, 182, 209, 249, 261n, 375n, 375, 381, 399, 400n, 401, 420, 422, 430, 432, 433, 440, 480, 485, 634n
• Castillo, Ramón S., Jr., 432, 433–437, 438, 440, 443
• Catinari, Juan Norbeito, 411–412, 414–415
• Chapin, Selden, 12, 49, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82, 83, 85, 89, 182, 224, 258–259
• Chiappe, Miguel Angel, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 87, 104
• Chile (see also Communication between Axis countries and Latin America through commercial wireless companies; Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense; and Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting; also under Axis espionage agents in Latin America):
  • Exports to Argentina, 367
  • Imports of Brazilian rubber and rubber products, 695, 702, 722–724, 729
  • Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities, participation in, 53, 56
  • Inter-American Economic and Financial Conference, participation in, 64
  • Japan, relations with, and fear of Japanese attack, 8, 12, 13, 15, 39
  • Severance of relations with Axis, question of, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30–44 passim, 122, 141, 144, 150, 159, 182, 185, 214–215, 259, 375
  • U. S. aid, 39–40, 41–42, 383
• Chouhy Terra, José L., 86
• Christensen, Niel Christian, 189, 192, 193–194, 212
• Christian, Col. R. L., 387
• Churchill, Winston S., 124n
• Cinchona bark and quinine products, 549–554, 555–559
• Cissel, T. Ross, Jr., 554–555, 718–719
• Clay, Col. Lucius D., 772
• Clayton, William L., 45, 546
• Cochran, H. Merle, 482–483, 486, 487
• Collado, Emilio G., 45, 365–368, 513, 545n, 676
• Colombia (see also Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting), 2, 52, 324–325, 367, 702, 720
• Committee for Political Defense. See Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense.
• Communication between Axis countries and Latin America through commercial wireless companies, efforts to prevent, 108–185
  • Action of nineteen American Republics, 116, 117, 121, 126, 131, 180
  • Analysis of communications systems and possible actions, 108–109, 110–118, 119–121, 135–136
  • Bolivia, position of, 118
  • Brazil: Closing of Axis circuits in, 109, 138; representations to Argentina and Chile, 139n, 147, 150
  • British interest. See Consortium Trust Affiliates: British-U. S. discussions and cooperation, infra.
  • Consortium interests, background information concerning, 108–109, 110–113
  • Consortium Trust Affiliates, question of company initiative and/or Government action to close communication channels with Axis:
    • Argentina (Transradio Internacional):
      • Discussions, and U. S. representations to Argentina, 116–117, 118–119, 123–124, 132, 140–141, 149n, 153–154, 154–156, 157–158, 166–167, 168–170, 174–182, 183–185, 202, 204, 207–208
      • Governmental actions: Decrees of Oct. 8 and Dec. 2, 163–164, 172–173, 178; order to implement Resolution XL of Rio Conference, 128–129, 131, 142
    • British-U. S. discussions and cooperation, 108–109, 114–115, 119–121, 124–125, 126–128, 133, 134, 135–137, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148–149, 151, 152; British views with respect to radio code messages and cables, 161, 162, 163, 165–167, 168–169, 171–172, 173, 181
    • Chile (Transradio Chilena), discussions, and U. S. representations to Chile, 117–118, 121–122, 126, 129–132, 132–133, 137, 138–140, 144–145, 146–147, 149, 150–153, 154, 158–163, 164, 168, 170–171, 173, 182; Chilean decree of Aug. 13, 135, 138
    • Meetings between U. S. officials and representatives of U. S. and British Consortium interests, 124–126, 133–134, 140–144, 145, 146, 157–158; meetings of Consortium Trustees, 127–128, 137, 138, 142, 146, 151, 170
  • International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (I. T. & T.) affiliates, 108, 112, 113, 116, 117, 121, 125, 126, 143, 144, 153, 170
  • Shipping, danger to, 121, 124, 127, 130–131, 137, 139, 146, 158, 167, 170, 183, 184–185
  • U. S. representations to Argentine and Chilean Governments. See Consortium Trust Affiliates, supra.
• Communism, 55–56, 263
• Compton, Arthur A., 724–727
• Condor Airline. See Argentina: Airlines: Servicios Aéreos Condor; and Brazil: Airlines: Gasoline supplies and Nationalization, etc.
• Convoying of ships by Argentina, U. S.-Argentine discussion, 384–386, 390–400
• Copper, 542, 543n
• Corbett, Jack C., 413–414
• Corporación Sudamericana de Servicios Aéreos. See under Argentina: Airlines, etc.
• Costa du Rels, Adolfo, 572n, 591
• Costa Rica, 45–46
• Crespo, Eduardo, 310–311
• Crespo Gutiérrez, Alberto, 537, 538, 541, 549, 555, 556, 557, 558, 561n, 570n, 570–571, 571, 572, 582, 582–583, 583, 584, 598n, 602–603, 607–609, 609–610, 611–612, 613, 624, 625n, 628, 630
• Cuba, 2, 3, 38, 209, 228
• Cuenca, Humberto, 619n, 620, 621, 623, 623–624
• Culaciati, Miguel, 128n, 128–129, 131, 132, 142, 175, 176, 208, 235n, 240, 245–258 passim, 399, 442
• Daniels, Paul Clement, 140, 141
• Dantas, Bento Ribeiro, 441–443, 445–446, 450, 774, 787
• Darioojeda, Carlos, 75, 84, 89, 102, 105
• Davis, Gen. Robert C. (ret.), 110, 125, 127–128, 133–134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 142, 146–147, 148, 153, 156, 157–158, 158–159
• Dawes, Gen. Charles G., 108, 110
• De Bardeleben, J. F., 198, 199, 200
• Declaration of Lima (1938), cited, 10, 24, 201, 526, 776
• Defense Supplies Corporation, 429, 437, 532, 550–554, 558, 559, 682–684, 766–789 passim
• Despradel, Arturo, 14n, 269n, 269, 271n, 273, 275, 276–279
• De Wolf, Francis Colt, 157, 158
• Diez de Medina, Raúl, 542n
• Dominican Republic. See Caribbean land-sea route through Haiti and Dominican Republic, negotiation of agreements regarding; and Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting.
• Donnelly, Walter J., 338n, 676, 698–699, 701, 715, 716, 718–719, 728, 746, 757n, 760, 766, 814n
• Dorado, Carlos, 518–519, 519, 526–528
• Duggan, Laurence, 4, 89, 124–126, 155, 157–158, 160–161, 242, 260, 333–334, 372, 373, 377–378, 379, 380, 380–381, 388, 400, 407, 527, 528–529, 546, 636n, 636, 724–727, 764
• Dutra, Gen. Eurico Gaspar, 633n, 646, 654
• Economic and Financial Control, Conference on. See Inter-American Conference on Systems of Economic and Financial Control.
• Ecuador (see also Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting): Boundary dispute with Peru, settlement of, 26, 43, 268; expulsion of Axis agents, 228; financial and economic decree, Feb. 9, 459; rubber, 318–319, 569, 702, 720; U. S. aid, development program, 46
• Eisner, Augusto, 203, 206
• Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense, Montevideo, 74–107
  • Establishment and functions of Committee, 77–78, 81–82, 83–84, 257; coordination of activities with Inter-American Police and Judicial Conference, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 76, 78
  • Inaugural session, Apr. 15, 74–75
  • Membership: Appointment and question of briefing of U. S. delegate, 74–75, 79–84, 94–96; list of delegates, 75; question of Argentine membership, 80, 87–89
  • Multilateral exchange of intelligence information, U. S. views, 78, 82
  • Release of U. S. memoranda on Axis espionage activities in Argentina, 230, 234–235, 237, 240–241, 245, 247, 248, 250, 258; in Chile, 100–105, 230, 235, 237, 245, 260
  • Resolutions considered by Committee: Clandestine radio communications, 92–94, 115, 182; control of aliens, 75–77, 82, 86, 90–92; inter-American protection against sabotage, 98–100; investigation of Falange, 89–90, 92; propaganda analysis, 82–83, 84–86, 87; protection of shipping and ports, 78–79, 82, 86; solidarity against Axis, 105–107
  • Rivera Regional Meeting concerning transit across borders, 95, 96–98
• Engels, Albrecht G., 187, 189, 193–194, 197, 198, 200, 212
• English, Clifton Paul, 48, 245, 251, 259
• Espada, Joaquín, 543n, 557, 570n, 572, 582, 589n, 589–590, 598–600, 602–603, 607–609, 609–610, 613, 618n, 620, 621, 621n, 622–623, 624, 625n, 628, 629, 630
• Espil, Felipe A., 210, 233–234, 236, 236–237, 242–244, 244, 245, 260, 307n, 307, 373n, 376–394 passim, 417n, 418, 480
• European Colonies and Possessions in the Americas, Inter-American Commission for Territorial Administration of, 1–5
• Export-Import Bank (see also under Argentina: Commercial and financial relations with Axis, etc.; and Bolivia: Economic cooperation, etc.: Bolivian Development Corporation), 45, 46, 47, 274, 515, 524, 525, 625, 690–691
• Federal Bureau of Investigation, 187, 213, 218, 224
• Federal Loan Agency, 306, 307, 677, 680
• Feis, Herbert, 545n
• Fernández Fernández, Joaquin, 75, 76, 77, 81, 88, 102, 103, 104–105
• Fincati, Adm. Mario, 376n, 417, 420
• Finletter, Thomas K, 545–547, 570
• Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., 319, 694–695, 702
• Foley, Edward H., Jr., 58, 513
• Foodstuffs. See under Brazil: Strategic materials.
• Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, 609
• Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Second Meeting, Habana (1940), 1–5 passim, 7, 29, 44, 105–106, 203, 518; Act of Habana, cited, 1, 3, 4–5, 10, 19, 20, 203, 207, 257
• Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 15–28, 6–47
  • Argentine position prior to assembling of Meeting, and efforts by Brazil and United States to counteract, 6, 9
  • Argentine protest regarding participation of American Republics in United Nations Declaration, 24–25
  • Bolivian-U. S. negotiations carried on at Conference, 520–525, 530–531, 592n, 603
  • Chilean fear of Japanese attack, 8, 12, 15, 39; document signed with United States giving assurance of aid in event of attack, 40, 41–42
  • Dominican proposal for joint declaration of war, 8n, 14, 16
  • Economic developments following meeting, summary report of, 45–47
  • Ecuador-Peru boundary dispute, settlement of, 26, 43
  • Exchange of messages between Welles and other representatives prior to assembling of Meeting, 7–9, 9–12, 12–14, 22, 24–25
  • Final Act of Conference, citation to text, 40n
  • Position and views of various countries (see also Resolutions passed, infra): Argentina, 6, 12, 16–22, 24–25; Bolivia, 9, 14–15, 45; Brazil, 7, 15–16, 45; Chile, 7, 7–9, 12, 22, 40, 41–42, 43, 45; Costa Rica, 45–46; Dominican Republic, 8n, 14, 16; Ecuador, 26, 43, 46; Honduras, 46; Mexico, 7; Nicaragua, 46–47; Paraguay, 9; Peru, 9, 12, 43; Uruguay, 11–12, 47
  • Resolutions, subjects suggested for (see also Resolutions passed, infra): Aggression against American Republics, delineation of acts of, 15–16, 22; British vessels, extension of non-belligerent treatment to, 11–12, 13; convoying of merchant ships, 9, 18; inter-American defense machinery, 9; joint declaration of war against Axis, 8n, 14, 14n, 16
  • Resolutions cited:
    • I, 82, 116, 118, 201, 205, 210, 519
    • II, 98, 575, 676, 680
    • V, 61, 71, 208, 416, 453–455, 456, 458, 459–460, 469, 484–488, 512–514, 616, 619, 623, 627, 628, 629
    • VI, 58
    • XVII, 74, 88, 93, 96, 98, 99, 103, 106, 201, 203, 205, 257
    • XXXI, 201, 205, 208
    • XL, 92–93, 109, 115, 116, 117, 118, 128–129, 131, 140, 142, 147, 149, 152, 154, 155, 164, 177, 179–180, 183, 184, 201, 202, 204, 205, 207–208
  • Resolutions passed:
    • Anti-sabotage and anti-subversive measures, 12, 41
    • Condemnation of Japanese aggression, 41
    • Financial and commercial relations with Axis, severance of, 20–22, 36, 39, 40–41
    • List of resolutions, 40–41
    • Severance of relations with Axis, negotiations leading to resolution for:
      • Basic U. S. objective for meeting, 10–11, 13, 23–24, 26n, 27, 30, 34–35, 36; text of U. S. draft resolution, 10–11, 23
      • Discussion of position of Argentina, 13–14, 15, 15–16, 18, 26, 27–28, 30–32, 32–33, 33–34, 36, 37, 38, 375; Bolivia, 13, 26, 35, 37, 38, 39; Brazil, 13, 28, 32–33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43; Chile, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30–31, 32–33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 43–44; Colombia, 13–14, 15, 25, 28, 31, 38; Cuba, 38; Ecuador, 13, 39; Mexico, 28, 31, 38; Paraguay, 13, 26, 30, 35, 36, 39; Peru, 13, 26, 30, 32–33, 35, 36, 38; Uruguay, 11–12, 13, 15, 35, 36, 37, 39; Venezuela, 28, 31, 38
      • Presentation of project by Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia, 28, 31; Argentine proposal, 31
      • Text of resolution as approved, 33, 35
      • Unanimous approval by delegates:
        • Vote of approval, 34–36
        • Welles report to Roosevelt, 36–39; attitude of Secretary Hull, 36n, 39n
    • Stabilization fund, 28–30, 41
  • Unity and solidarity of American Republics, preservation of, 10, 23, 24–25, 27, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38
• France:
  • Argentina, U. S. concern regarding transfers of funds to France from, 455, 458, 460–461, 462, 467–470, 475–476, 503, 505–506
  • French Embassy in Brazil: Dollar currency held by, 794, 796, 807–808; negotiations for repatriation of franc bonds of Brazilian funded debt, 810–811
  • Proclaimed and Statutory Lists, application to French firms, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293–294, 303
  • Subsistence remittances to American citizens in occupied France, procedure for handling, 292, 294
  • Trade stopped by United States, 63
• Freiwald, Walter, 195, 213, 221, 239, 241, 246, 250, 253, 256, 259
• Frias, Jorge H., 53, 56
• Gache, Roberto, 17, 169, 169–170, 175, 175–176, 176, 177, 179, 395–396, 504–505
• Gajardo, Oscar, 168
• Galatto, Lorenzo J., 234n, 247, 250, 252
• Gantenbein, James W., 419–421, 426, 453–460, 477, 486, 489–490
• Garcia Arias, Rodolfo, 247, 260, 334, 372, 382–383, 414–415
• Germany (see also cross references under Axis):
  • Brazilian recognition of existence of state of war with Germany (Aug. 22), 665–667
  • Exports to Argentina, 366
  • German firms in Argentina, propaganda activity, 330
  • Graf Spee, 20
  • Proclaimed List, application to German nationals, 284, 289n, 330
  • Submarine attack on Victoria, 394
  • Telecommunication controls in Argentina and Chile, protests regarding, 164, 182
• Giese, Walter, 203, 206, 212, 221, 228
• Góes Monteiro, Gen. Pedro, 633n, 654n
• Gomes, Brig. Gen. Eduardo, 197, 637, 650, 652, 656, 656–657, 660, 661, 672–673, 767, 773, 775, 778, 781
• Gomes Ferreira, Luiz, 139, 147
• Good Neighbor Policy, 233, 471n
• Good offices of United States to Uruguay in the resumption of diplomatic relations with Soviet Union, 262–267; resumption of relations, Jan. 27, 1943, 267n
• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 319, 694–695, 702, 710
• Graf Spee, 20
• Grumbach, Edgardo, 458–460, 460–461, 477, 485–486, 486
• Guachalla, Luis Fernando, 523, 524, 525, 528n, 528–529, 529, 535, 542–543, 543n, 543–544, 546, 547–548, 549, 554, 556, 565–566, 566–567, 573, 580, 582–583, 584, 591, 597n, 600, 601, 609–610, 610, 611, 613–614, 625n, 626–627, 629
• Guani, Alberto, 9–12, 12–13, 28, 35, 37, 39, 74–75, 77, 78, 87–89, 89, 90–92, 98–103, 104–105, 262–264, 264–265, 265–266, 266, 267, 267n, 382n
• Habana, Act of, cited, 1, 3, 4–5, 19, 20, 203, 207, 257
• Habana Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (1940), 1–5 passim, 7, 29, 44, 105–106, 203, 518
• Haiti (see also Caribbean land-sea route through Haiti and Dominican Republic, negotiation of agreements regarding), 52, 53, 56
• Halifax, Viscount, 120, 331, 332
• Hall, Noel F., 283
• Hall, Lt. Col. Thomas B., 660, 661, 672–673
• Halle, Louis J., 119, 140–141, 142, 155–156, 157
• Harbord, Gen. James G., 138, 149, 155–156, 157, 166–167, 169, 170, 181, 183, 184
• Hayes, George, 142, 143, 146, 148–149, 153, 157–158, 163, 166, 169, 181, 183, 184
• Heard, Col. R. Townsend, 772
• Heyer, Herbert von, 187, 189, 192, 193, 197
• Hochschild, Mauricio, 311, 540, 541, 542, 548
• Honduras, 46, 49, 54
• Hopkins, Harry L., 108, 109, 119, 124, 640, 642, 648, 668
• Home, Vice Adm. Frederick J., 662n
• Hughes, Thomas L., 315–316, 317–319, 321, 326–328, 348–349, 419, 489
• Hull, Cordell, 36n, 39n, 92, 140–141, 155, 365, 470n, 471–474, 535–536, 603–607, 614n, 666–667
• India, 367
• Ingram, Vice Adm. Jonas H., 668, 672
• Inter-American Commission for Territorial Administration of European Colonies and Possessions in the Americas, establishment of, 1–5
• Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities, Buenos Aires, May 27–June 9, 48–57
  • Argentine breach with other American Republics, 53, 55–56, 56–57
  • Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense, coordination of activities with, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 76, 78, 86
  • Proposals and recommendations submitted to Conference, 49–52; U. S. attitude, 52
  • U. S. delegation: Appointment, 48; instructions, 48–49; report, 54–57
• Inter-American Conference on Systems of Economic and Financial Control, Washington, June 30–July 10:
  • Miscellaneous references to Conference, 416, 495, 497, 499, 512–514, 623, 628, 629
  • U. S. instructions to diplomatic representatives in American Republics concerning implementation of Conference resolutions, 58–73
• Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, 416, 417, 419
• Inter-American Neutrality Committee, 41, 150
• International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (I. T. & T.), 108, 112, 113, 116, 117, 121, 123n, 125, 126, 143, 144, 153, 170
• Iran, 289, 290
• Iraq, 289, 290
• Ireland, 287–289
• Irigoyen, Alonzo, 32, 309, 475
• Italy (see also cross references under Axis):
  • Brazil’s recognition of state of war with Italy (Aug. 22), 665–667
  • Espionage activity in Latin America, 192, 194
  • Lati (Lineas Aéreas Transcontinentales Italianas). See under Brazil: Airlines, etc.
  • Proclaimed List, application to Italian nationals, 284, 289n
  • Telecommunication controls by Argentina and Chile, protests regarding, 164, 182
• Iterman, Isaac Gutman, 418, 419, 426
• Japan (see also cross references under Axis):
  • Aggression against United States condemned by Third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, 31, 41
  • Bolivia: Fear of attack by Japan, 516, 517–518; sale of scrap iron to Japan, 533
  • Chilean fear of Japanese attack, 8, 12, 13, 15, 39, 40, 41–42
  • Espionage activity in Latin America, 194, 226, 227, 228, 231
  • Possibility of declaration of war against Brazil, 767
  • Proclaimed List, application to Japanese firms, 282–283, 284, 289n
  • Telecommunication restrictions by Argentina and Chile, protest regarding, 164, 182
• Jones, Jesse, 45
• Jory, Mr., 149, 151–152, 154, 158, 158–159, 159, 161, 162
• Justo, Gen. Agustin P., 18, 19, 435, 448
• Kelchner, Warren, 1–2
• Kelly, Sir David, 175, 177, 420, 461
• Kempter, Friedrich, 188–189, 192, 195, 197, 212, 218, 250
• Kockritz Fryland, Fred von, 203, 206
• Laspiur, Ernesto, 445, 449, 452
• Lati (Lineas Aéreas Transcontinentales Italianas), 767, 768, 768n, 771, 772, 777, 778; Argentine attempt to purchase Lati planes grounded in Brazil, 431, 432–436, 442, 444–445
• Lend-Lease program:
  • Act of Mar. 11, 1941, cited, 635, 679
  • Argentina. See Argentina: Defense plans, etc.
  • Bolivia. See Bolivia: Assistance by United States: Lend-Lease.
  • Brazil: Agreement with United States, Mar. 3, text, 815–818; materials for Brazil in connection with Hemisphere defense, 634–637, 654, 656, 662–663, 668
• Liberia, 289
• Liechtenstein, 289, 290
• Lima, Declaration of (1938), cited, 10, 24, 201, 526, 776
• Litvinov, Maxim, 264n, 266n, 266–267, 267n
• Lobo, Fernando, 671n, 805
• Long, Breckinridge, 110–116, 119–121, 124–125, 136, 140, 141, 142, 143, 156, 157–158, 165
• Lopez, Brig. Gen. Eduardo T., 334, 372n, 376, 377, 381, 390
• Lopez de Mesa, Luis, 13n, 25
• Lord, Col. Royal B., 353, 354, 362, 363, 714
• Lufthansa, 774, 776, 779–780, 787–788
• Lyon, Frederick B., 224
• Manger, William, 2
• Marshall, Gen. George C., 377, 379, 380, 635, 636, 644, 654n, 659–661
• Martens, Thilo, 213–214, 221, 246, 253
• Martins Pereira e Sousa, Carlos, 640n, 652, 662–663, 665–666, 666, 671–672, 672n, 680–681, 731n, 734, 771n, 783
• Meltzer, Bernard D., 336–338, 357, 358, 475, 478n, 482–483, 486, 487
• Mendez, Gerónimo, 32n, 43
• Metals Reserve Co., 306n, 310, 311, 313–315, 316, 320–324, 515, 522, 536–559 passim, 600, 606
• Mexico (see also Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense and Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting), 2, 3, 53, 367, 711
• Michels, Rodolfo, 122
• Miller, Gen. Lehman W., 632n, 772
• Montevideo Committee. See Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense.
• Morales Beltrami, Raúl, 198n, 199, 209, 225, 237–238, 239
• Moreira da Silva, Mário, 757n, 766, 810n, 810–811
• Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 28, 599, 617, 805
• Moscoso, Col. Oscar, 527
• Moseley, Harold W., 357–359
• Muegge, Karl, 189, 193
• Mueller, Ottomar, 195, 221, 239, 246, 250, 253, 256
• Munitions Assignments Board, 533, 673
• Nagy, Elmer José, 191–192, 199
• Napp, Hans, 213, 218, 221, 222, 239, 246, 249–250, 253, 253–254, 254, 256, 259
• Napp, Walter, 175, 195
• Netherlands Black List, establishment of, 300–302; observer on British Black List Committee, 283, 301–302
• Nicaragua, 2, 3, 46–47, 54, 55
• Niebuhr, Capt. Dietrich, 213, 221, 222, 253, 254, 261n, 261
• Office of Price Administration, 336, 337, 540, 546
• Oil:
  • Argentina: Gasoline supplies for Condor, 443, 445, 446, 448, 449, 452–453; petroleum tanker shortage and question of Argentine participation in inter-American pool, 402, 409–412, 414–415, 423–425; Standard Oil Co., supply of ethyl aviation fluid for, 446–447, 451
  • Bolivia, Standard Oil Co. agreement with Bolivian Government. See under Bolivia.
  • Brazil: Gasoline supplies for Condor and other airlines, question of, 769, 773, 774, 775, 783, 784; petroleum situation and tanker shortage, 732, 735–737
  • Dominican Republic, shortage of petroleum, 272
• Olivera, Ricardo, 16n, 19
• Orde, Charles W., 133n, 134n, 136–137, 162n, 165, 165–166
• Ortelli, Elvezio, 195, 221, 256
• Pack, A. J., 161, 162, 168, 173, 175
• Padilla, Ezequiel, 28n
• Pan American Airways (see also under Brazil: Airlines, etc.), 649, 655, 657–659
• Pan American Grace Airways, 532
• Panama, imports of Brazilian rubber and rubber products, 702
• Panama Canal, 660–661
• Paraguay (see also Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting), 3, 96, 430, 451, 686, 702
• Parra Perez, Caracciolo, 28n, 105
• Pedregal, Guillermo del, 32, 34
• Peñaranda y del Castillo, Gen. Enrique, 515n, 516, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523–524, 535, 543, 571–572, 572, 587n, 590, 613
• Perkins, Milo, 335
• Peru (see also Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting):
  • Boundary dispute with Ecuador, settlement of, 26, 43, 268
  • Espionage by Axis, 228
  • Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities, participation in, 49, 54
  • Rubber negotiations with United States, 698, 701–702, 720; Argentine desire to purchase Peruvian rubber, 318
• Petroleum. See Oil.
• Peurifoy, John E., 353–354, 362, 714
• Phillips, Sir Frederick, 332
• Pierson, Warren Lee, 676, 678, 679, 690–691
• Pimentel Brandão, Mario de, 75, 76, 77, 86, 88, 89, 96, 102, 105
• Police and Judicial Authorities, Inter-American Conference of. See Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities.
• Portugal, 281, 366
• Prado Ugarteche, Manuel, 30n, 33
• Prebisch, Raúl, 21–22, 32, 53, 328, 329, 417, 428, 453–455, 455–458, 458, 459, 460, 485, 486, 489–490, 492, 493, 495–496, 506–507, 508, 511
• Proclaimed and Statutory Lists in Eastern and Western Hemispheres, Anglo-American cooperation on, 280–305
  • American Republics:
    • Argentina: Cooperation of banks in discontinuing service to Proclaimed List firms, 454–455, 457–458, 458–459, 463–466, 512; Corporación Sudamericana de Servicios Aéreos, deferral of inclusion on Proclaimed List, 429–431, 432, 435–436, 436–441, 450; U. S. concern regarding exports reaching Proclaimed List firms, 325, 328, 330, 340–341, 354, 360, 364, 370, 422; U. S. concern regarding free funds being paid Pro-claimed [Page 835] List nationals by Argentina in purchase of vessels, 416–421, 426–427, 502
    • Bolivia. See Bolivia: Financial transactions involving Axis.
    • Brazil: Removal of Condor airline from Proclaimed List, 776, 780–781, 782, 785, 786–788; views regarding Proclaimed List, 7
    • Control policies and questions relating to revisions and supplements to Proclaimed List for American Republics, 280–281, 285–286, 290, 291, 292–293, 296, 298
    • Inter-American Conference on Systems of Economic and Financial Control, question of usefulness of Proclaimed List in implementing resolutions of, 62, 63, 64, 68–69, 71
  • Continuation of Lists after war, question of, 294–300
  • Coordination of British and U. S. listing practices, 281–282, 283–284, 286
  • Criteria for listing firms, 304–305
  • Extension of Lists to various countries in Eastern Hemisphere, 281–282, 289, 290, 291n, 298, 300, 305
  • French firms and French-controlled firms, policies concerning listing of, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293–294, 303
  • Ireland, report from, 287–289
  • Japanese firms, listing of, 282–283, 284, 289n
  • Netherlands Black List, establishment of, 300–302; observer on British Black List Committee, 283, 301–302
  • Presidential Proclamation authorizing Proclaimed List, cited, 430n, 761
  • Race or nationality, consideration of, 282–283, 284
  • Sanctions applied against listed firms, 304
  • Swedish protest against inclusion of Swedish firms on Proclaimed List, 284–285
• Public Roads Administration, 272, 274, 275, 276–279
• Queiroz, Andrade, 746–748, 751
• Radio Corporation of America (RCA), 108–185 passim
• Ravndal, Christian M., 325, 362, 362–363, 368–369, 463
• Ravndal, Olaf, 362, 362n, 363–365
• Ravndal Mission, 325n, 362–365
• Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 310, 550n, 560n, 600n, 678, 695–696
• Richardson, Adm., 386–387
• Rio de Janeiro Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Jan. 15–28. See Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting.
• Rios Morales, Juan Antonio, 8n, 44, 122, 130, 137, 138–139, 144, 145, 147, 159, 160, 168, 170–171, 198, 214–215, 216, 237
• Rivarola, Horacio C., 128n, 128–129, 132, 142, 208
• Rivera Regional Meeting of Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense, 95, 96–98
• Rockefeller, Nelson, 84, 688
• Rodas Eguino, Justo, 515n, 516, 518, 520, 521–524
• Rodrigues Alves, José de Paula, 15–16, 22, 150, 433–434
• Roosevelt, Franklin D.:
  • Allied invasion of Northwest Africa, messages to Spain and Portugal on occasion of, 299n
  • Bolivia: Message to President of Bolivia upon severance of relations with Axis, 519; interest in protection of Bolivian tin mines, 529
  • Brazil: Interest in obtaining Brazilian ships for U. S. troop transport, 738, 755–756; message to President of Brazil upon occasion of Brazilian entry into war, 666; supplying of U. S. war matériel to Brazil, 636, 639–641, 642, 647–648, 649, 651, 662
  • Conferences with Churchill in Washington, 124n
  • Good Neighbor Policy, 471n
  • Proclaimed List, proclamation authorizing, 430n, 761
  • Rio Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, communication from Welles to Roosevelt relative to U. S. policy, 36–39
  • U. S. assistance to Chile in connection with defense, views concerning, 42
• Rosenthal, M. S., 546
• Rossetti, Juan, 6n, 7, 7–8, 30–31, 32, 35, 39–40, 41–42, 43–44
• Rothe, Guillermo, 19, 27, 150n, 373, 373–375, 376
• Rowe, Leo S., 2, 4
• Rubber. See under Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
• Rubber Reserve Co. See Bolivia: Rubber purchase agreement, etc.; and Brazil: Rubber, etc.: Agreement between Rubber Reserve Co. and Brazil.
• Ruiz Guiñazú, Enrique, 6n, 15, 17, 19–34 passim, 101, 174, 175–176, 176, 182, 185, 201–205, 233, 234, 236, 242, 246n, 246–252 passim, 260, 261, 314–315, 318, 349, 373, 375, 376, 390, 391, 393–394, 395, 399, 634n
• Salazar Gómez, Eduardo, 46
• Salgado Filho, Joaquim Pedro, 639n, 644, 650, 652, 660, 661–662, 663, 672, 673, 720n, 767n, 768, 771
• Salles, Apolonio, 688, 689
• Sanders, William, 48, 75, 84–87
• Santos, Eduardo, 13, 15
• Sarnoff, Col. David, 124–126, 127, 142, 143, 144, 156, 157–158
• Savio, Col. Manuel N., 311n, 312n, 312–313
• Schlegel, Theodore Friedrich, 198, 252, 260
• Schulz-Hausmann von Syzmonsky, Friedrich Tadeo von, 218, 221, 223, 227, 238, 239, 246, 253, 258
• Schwab, Albert O., 189, 193
• Shipping, danger from Axis espionage activity in South America, 121, 124, 127, 130–131, 137, 139, 146, 158, 167, 170, 183, 184–185, 210–211, 215, 217, 220, 222, 223, 226, 227
• Shipping problems. See under Argentina and Brazil.
• Simmons, John F., 260, 674–677, 757–759
• Simon, Walter, 426, 455, 461, 497
• Solf y Muro, Alfredo, 6n, 35
• Souza Costa, Arthur de, 637, 639, 642, 645, 647, 648, 652, 653, 654, 679–685 passim, 690, 693, 695, 700, 702, 703, 716n, 720, 722–723, 738, 755, 760, 764, 765, 765–766, 771n, 771–772, 791n, 792, 799, 810
• Soviet Union, U. S. good offices to Uruguay in resumption of diplomatic relations with, 262–267
• Spaeth, Carl B., 48–57, 74–107 passim, 182, 676
• Spain, 64, 281, 366, 367, 466, 479, 793, 796, 808
• Spanish Morocco, 289
• Spears, Capt. W. O., 377, 378, 379–380, 380, 387
• Spencer, Herbert, 189, 193
• Stabilization fund of the United and Associated Nations, resolution of Third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the American Republics regarding, 28–30, 41
• Standard Oil Co. (see also under Bolivia), 446–447, 451, 773, 774, 783n, 784
• Stark, Adm. H. R., 371–372, 377, 379, 379–380, 380
• Stevenson, Ralph Clarmont S., 262n, 262–263
• Stewart, Adm. Francisco, 18, 406, 407, 417, 418, 419–421, 425–426
• Strategic materials. See under Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
• Stuart, Sir Campbell, 119–120, 125, 126, 127–128, 133
• Styles, Francis H., 288–289
• Sueyro, Rear Adm. Sabá, 334, 372n, 376, 377, 381, 382n, 390, 396
• Sweden, 281, 284–285, 298, 305, 366, 367
• Switzerland, 281, 290, 294, 298, 300
• Tangier, 289
• Taylor, Wayne C., 676
• Thermann, Baron Edmund von, 16n
• Thielen, Karl, 198, 252, 260
• Tin and tungsten. See under Bolivia: Strategic materials.
• Toop, John R., 96, 225n, 225–228
• Toro, Gen. David, 527, 529–530, 530–531, 534, 535
• Torriani, Carlos L., 309–310, 312, 349, 420
• Trans-Atlantic ferrying operations of U. S. planes, danger from Axis espionage activities, 186, 220, 222
• Trautmann, Rolf, 198, 252, 260
• Treaties, conventions, etc.:
  • Act of Habana (1940), cited, 1, 3, 4–5, 19, 20, 203, 207, 257
  • Argentina–Chile, treaty of 1881, 19
  • Convention on the Provisional Administration of European Colonies and Possessions in the Americas (1940), cited, 1, 3, 4
  • Declaration of Lima (1938), cited, 10, 24, 201, 526, 776
  • Ecuador–Peru, protocol regarding peace, friendship, and boundaries (Jan. 29), 268
  • International Telecommunication Convention (1932), cited, 166n
  • Tripartite Pact of Sept. 27, 1940, 10, 14, 51, 55, 75–76, 85, 90, 93, 94, 98–99, 103, 106, 180, 257
  • United Kingdom–Soviet Union, treaty for alliance in war against Hitlerite Germany, May 26, cited, 264
  • U. S.–Argentina, agreement providing for waiver of passport visa fees, Apr. 15, 514
  • U. S.–Bolivia. See Bolivia: Agreements with United States.
  • U. S.–Brazil. See Brazil: Agreements with United States.
  • U. S.–Dominican Republic. See Caribbean land-sea route through Haiti and Dominican Republic, negotiation of agreements regarding.
  • U. S.–Ecuador, monetary stabilization agreement, 46
  • U. S.–Haiti. See Caribbean land-sea route through Haiti and Dominican Republic, negotiation of agreements regarding.
  • U. S.–Soviet Union, exchange of notes Nov. 16, 1933, cited, 264
• Truda, Leonardo, 695, 696, 703
• Trueblood, Howard J., 676
• Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidas, 14, 272
• Turbay, Gabriel, 13n, 28n
• Turkey, 281
• Uebele, Hans Ulrich, 189, 193
• United Kingdom (see also Communication between Axis countries and Latin America through commercial wireless companies, efforts to prevent: Consortium Trust Affiliates British-U. S. discussions; Proclaimed and Statutory Lists in Eastern and Western Hemispheres, Anglo-American cooperation on):
  • Argentina: Control measures, question of application to United Kingdom, 456; cooperation of British and U. S. Embassies in Argentina, 12, 455, 461, 466, 497, 502; enemy vessels in Argentine ports, inclusion on British Statutory List, 416, 418; imports from United Kingdom, U. S. concern regarding, 329, 331–333, 335, 367; repairs of foreign vessels in Argentine ports, British concern regarding decree restricting, 403–408
  • Arrangement with United States concerning purchase of canned meat from certain countries for United Nations, 686
  • Bolivia: Bolivian blocked funds in United Kingdom, question of utilization, 589–590; interest in securing strategic materials from 541, 543, 546, 548, 555
  • Naval vessels patrolling coast of Brazil, question of Brazilian consent, 643
  • Proclaimed List, U. S.-British coordination of practices relative to, 281–282, 283–284, 286
• United Nations Declaration, Jan. 1: Adherence of Brazil, 667, 667n, 670; views of Argentina, 24–25
• Uruguay (see also Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense; and Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting): Imports of Brazilian rubber and rubber products, 702, 720–721, 722; miscellaneous, 3, 47, 56, 96, 412, 451, 686, 784, 786; Soviet Union, resumption of diplomatic relations with, 262–267
• U. S. Commercial Company, 306n, 319, 323–324
• U. S. Maritime Commission, 730, 731
• U. S. Navy Department, 42, 308, 407, 379, 380–382, 383
• U. S. Treasury Department (see also Argentina: Commercial and financial relations with Axis Powers, etc.), 325, 599, 601, 606, 608, 617, 621, 622, 626, 628–629
• U. S. War Department, 42, 186, 308, 526, 531, 534
• Valenzuela, Enrique, 151, 152, 154, 159, 161–162
• Varela, Beccar, 149n, 155–156, 157, 183, 184
• Vargas, Getulio, 28, 37, 39, 190, 197, 442, 633–666 passim, 684–685, 688, 690, 710, 733, 737, 738, 742, 746–748, 750–751, 753, 755–756, 760, 764, 773, 774, 781
• Venezuela (see also Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense and Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Third Meeting): Exports to Argentina, 367; imports of Brazilian rubber and rubber products, 695, 702, 720, 721, 722; Inter-American Conference of Police and Judicial Authorities, participation in, 55
• Vlasov, Alexander, 418, 420, 738–739
• Volberg, Enrique, 203, 206
• Wackwitz, Lt. Col. Donald N., 534
• Walmsley, W. N., Jr., 778
• Walsh, Gen. Robert L., 672
• Walstrom, Joe Davis, 429–430, 437, 438
• War Production Board, 333, 344–345, 345–346, 363, 365, 366, 425
• War Shipping Administration, 78, 405, 408, 413–414, 418, 422, 427, 730–757 passim
• War trade lists. See Proclaimed and Statutory Lists.
• Warren, Avra M., 276, 279
• Welles, Sumner:
  • Activities as U. S. representative to Third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, 7, 8–9, 9–11, 12–14, 22, 23–25, 26, 26n, 27–32, 32–33, 33–34, 34–41, 40n; letter to Roosevelt relative to conversation with Secretary Hull, 36–39
  • Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense, interest in, 81–84, 88, 90–92
  • Good offices of United States to Uruguay in resumption of diplomatic relations with Soviet Union, 264, 266n, 266–267
  • Interest in U. S. relations with—
    • Argentina, 307–308, 333, 334n, 335, 373, 375, 377, 379–380, 380n, 382n, 383n, 384–386, 390–392, 482; Axis espionage agents in Argentina, 233–234, 236–237, 240, 242–244, 245, 248
    • Bolivia, 520–524, 530–531, 586–587, 590, 592–596, 598–599, 602–603
    • Brazil, 632, 633–636, 639–643, 647–648, 653–654, 655, 656–657, 659–661, 662–663, 663–664, 669, 671–672, 673–674, 775
    • Chile, 7–9, 39–40, 41–42, 214–216
  • Rio Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, role as U. S. representative. See Activities, etc., supra.
  • Speech at National Foreign Trade Convention, Boston, Oct. 8, 169n, 183, 210–211, 215–216, 217, 231–232, 236, 244, 248, 501
  • Speech to Inter-American Conference on Economic and Financial Control, 58
  • Telecommunication between Axis countries and Latin America, 110n
• West Coast Cables, 168, 173
• Western Telegraph Co., 166, 171
• Wheeler, Leslie A., 45–46
• White, Francis, 690n
• White, Harry Dexter, 29, 513
• Williams, Thomas J., 306n, 307, 308, 309–310, 312, 313, 320, 323, 376
• Wilshaw, Sir Edward, 109, 119, 128, 148
• Wilson, Orme, 378, 392
• Winterbottom, W. A., 125, 127, 142, 143, 144, 153, 156, 157
• World War I, U. S. control of radio messages during period of neutrality, 177–178