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Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1942, The American Republics, Volume VI

Agreement by the United States to construct in Nicaragua a highway between San Benito and Rama


[537] The President of Nicaragua (Somoza) to President Roosevelt

Managua, February 28, 1942.

817.154/234


[538] General Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Acting Secretary of State

Washington, April 2, 1942.

817.154/231a


[539] The Acting Secretary of State to President Roosevelt

Washington, April 3, 1942.

817.154/243


[540] President Roosevelt to the President of Nicaragua (Somoza)

Washington, April 7, 1942.

810.154/1776a


[541] The Acting Secretary of State to the Nicaraguan Minister for Foreign Affairs (Argüello), Temporarily in Washington

Washington, April 8, 1942.

810.1541768a


[542] The Nicaraguan Minister for Foreign Affairs (Argüello), Temporarily in Washington, to the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

Washington, April 18, 1942.

817.154/236

Contents

  • Preface
  • Chile:
    • Efforts to secure cooperation between the United States and Chile on certain measures for hemisphere defense (Documents 1–56)
    • Negotiations to procure for the United States strategic materials from Chile and efforts to limit exports of such materials to other countries (Documents 57–92)
    • Control of exports from the United States to Chile (Documents 93–106)
    • Efforts to secure curtailment of oil consumption by Chile in view of tanker shortage; other shipping problems (Documents 107–142)
    • Efforts by the United States to secure the cooperation of Chile in imposing controls over international financial transactions (Documents 143–157)
  • Colombia:
    • Military cooperation of the United States and Colombia against the Axis forces (Documents 158–196)
    • Agreement between the United States and Colombia regarding military mission to Colombia, signed at Washington May 29, 1942
    • Agreement between the United States and Colombia continuing in effect the naval mission agreement of November 23, 1938
    • Negotiation of an agreement between the Rubber Reserve Company and Colombia for the purchase of Colombia’s exportable surplus of rubber (Documents 197–219)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Colombia, signed March 17, 1942 (Document 220)
    • Purchase by the United States of two Italian tankers requisitioned by Colombia (Documents 221–241)
    • Good offices of the Department of State in negotiations regarding the resumption of payments on the Colombian foreign debt (Documents 242–254)
    • Agreement between the United States and Colombia regarding cooperative health and sanitation program for Colombia (Documents 255–259)
  • Costa Rica:
    • Agreement between the Rubber Reserve Company and Costa Rica granting the company exclusive purchasing right to all of Costa Rica’s exportable rubber (Documents 260–269)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed January 16, 1942 (Document 270)
    • Loan agreement between the Export-Import Bank of Washington and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed July 9, 1942 (Documents 271–288)
    • Agreement between the United States and Costa Rica regarding construction of the Inter-American Highway
  • Cuba:
    • Cooperation between the United States and Cuba regarding certain military measures for hemisphere defense (Documents 289–320)
    • Financial assistance by the United States to Cuba (Documents 321–335)
    • Discussions and agreements relating to the 1942 and 1943 Cuban sugar crops (Documents 336–364)
    • Discussions concerning the problems arising from stringency in shipping between the United States and Cuba (Documents 365–387)
  • Dominican Republic:
    • Agreement between the United States and the Dominican Republic relating to modus vivendi of September 25, 1924 (Documents 388–389)
  • Ecuador:
    • Cooperation between the United States and Ecuador on certain military measures for hemisphere defense (Documents 390–408)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Ecuador, signed April 6, 1942 (Document 409)
    • Program for economic cooperation between the United States and Ecuador (Documents 410–420)
    • Negotiation and application of an agreement concerning the production and export of Ecuadoran rubber (Documents 421–443)
    • Efforts of the United States and Ecuadoran Governments to control financial transactions involving the Axis (Documents 444–451)
    • Agreement between the United States and Ecuador providing for a health and sanitation program, signed February 24, 1942
    • Agreement approving a memorandum of understanding, signed August 12, 1942, providing for the establishment by the United States of an agricultural experiment station in Ecuador, signed October 20 and 29, 1942
  • El Salvador:
    • Agreement between the United States and El Salvador extending the agreement of March 27, 1941, regarding a military mission to El Salvador
    • Agreement between the Rubber Reserve Company and El Salvador granting the company exclusive purchasing right to all of El Salvador’s exportable rubber (Documents 452–454)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and El Salvador, signed February 2, 1942
    • Agreement between the United States and El Salvador regarding construction of the Inter-American Highway
    • Agreement between the United States and El Salvador regarding a health and sanitation program
    • Agreement between the United States and El Salvador approving a memorandum of understanding, signed October 21, 1942, regarding the establishment and operation of an agricultural experiment station
  • Guatemala:
    • Cooperative military defense measures of the United States and Guatemala; Lend-Lease Agreement (Documents 455–465)
    • Agreement between the United States and Guatemala extending the agreement of May 27, 1941, detailing a military officer of the United States to serve as Director of the Polytechnic School of Guatemala
    • Agreement between the Rubber Reserve Company and Guatemala granting the company exclusive purchasing right to all of Guatemala’s exportable rubber (Documents 466–473)
  • Haiti:
    • Contracts between the Rubber Reserve Company and the Haitian-American Society of Agricultural Development regarding the production of rubber in Haiti
    • Agreements between the United States and Haiti relating to the non-invocation of certain provisions of the trade agreement signed March 28, 1935 (Documents 474–477)
    • Financial relations between the United States and Haiti; agreements of April 6, September 17 and 21, and September 30, 1942 (Documents 478–488)
    • Agreement between the United States and Haiti regarding exchange of lands in Haiti, signed at Port-au-Prince, October 19, 1942
    • Agreement between the United States and Haiti regarding a health and sanitation program in Haiti
  • Honduras:
    • Agreement between the Rubber Reserve Company and Honduras granting the company exclusive purchasing right to all of Honduras’ exportable rubber (Documents 489–490)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Honduras, signed February 28, 1942 (Document 491)
    • Agreement between the United States and Honduras regarding the construction of the Inter-American Highway
  • Mexico:
    • Creation of Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission
    • Agreement between the Rubber Reserve Company and Mexico granting the company exclusive purchasing right to all of Mexico’s exportable rubber (Documents 492–494)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Mexico, signed March 27, 1942 (Document 495)
    • Negotiations leading to the signing of a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Mexico, December 23, 1942 (Documents 496–513)
    • Joint report of Mexican and United States experts regarding the amount Mexico should pay for expropriated petroleum properties
    • Efforts of the United States toward the improvement of the oil industry in Mexico (Documents 514–520)
    • Agreement between the United States and Mexico regarding the temporary migration of agricultural workers into the United States, signed August 4, 1942 (Documents 521–524)
    • Agreement between the United States and Mexico regarding the rehabilitation of certain Mexican railways
    • Discussions between the United States and Mexico regarding a proposed treaty on division of international waters (Documents 525–534)
    • Consular Convention between the United States and Mexico, signed at Mexico City, August 12, 1942
  • Nicaragua:
    • Agreement between the Rubber Reserve Company and the Bank of Nicaragua granting the company exclusive purchasing right to all of Nicaragua’s exportable rubber (Documents 535–536)
    • Agreement by the United States to construct in Nicaragua a highway between San Benito and Rama (Documents 537–542)
    • Agreement between the United States and Nicaragua regarding the construction of the Inter-American Highway
    • Agreement between the United States and Nicaragua regarding a health and sanitation program for Nicaragua
    • Agreement between the United States and Nicaragua approving memorandum of understanding signed July 15, 1942, regarding establishment and operation of an agricultural experiment station
  • Panama:
    • Conclusion of an agreement between the United States and Panama for the leasing of defense sites in Panama and of an agreement relating to the twelve-point request by the Panamanian Government (Documents 543–574)
    • Agreement providing for the detail of a military officer from the United States to Panama to serve as an adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, signed July 7, 1942
    • Panamanian protest at the establishment of a commercial airport in the Canal Zone (Documents 575–580)
    • Agreement between Panama and the Rubber Reserve Company concerning rubber (Documents 581–592)
  • Paraguay:
    • Agreement between the United States and Paraguay regarding construction of an airport at Asunción (Documents 593–607)
    • Credit agreement between the Export-Import Bank of Washington and Paraguay, signed at Washington, September 30, 1942 (Documents 608–617)
    • Agreement between the United States and Paraguay regarding a health and sanitation program for Paraguay
  • Peru:
    • Arrangements between the United States and Peru regarding cooperative defense
    • Agreement between the United States and Peru regarding the detailing of a military officer of the United States to serve as assistant adviser to the Remount Service of the Peruvian Army
    • Cooperation between the United States and Peru in the mobilization of the economic resources of Peru; agreement for purchase by the Rubber Reserve Company of surplus Peruvian rubber (Documents 618–627)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Peru, signed March 11, 1942
    • Negotiations leading to the signing of a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Peru, May 7, 1942 (Documents 628–649)
    • Agreement between the United States and Peru regarding the institution of educational program for furthering technical training in the United States of advanced students from Peru
    • Agreement between the United States and Peru regarding a health and sanitation program for Peru
  • Uruguay:
    • Agreement between the United States and Uruguay regarding purchase by the United States of Uruguayan wool, effected by exchange of notes, November 23, 1942 (Documents 650–659)
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Uruguay, signed January 13, 1942
    • Discussions with the Uruguayan Government regarding utilization of German ships requisitioned by Uruguay (Documents 660–665)
    • Negotiations relating to the reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Uruguay, signed at Montevideo on July 21, 1942 (Documents 666–675)
    • Negotiation of agreement between the Export-Import Bank and Uruguay for a loan for a public works program in Uruguay (Documents 676–692)
    • Agreement between the United States and Uruguay regarding completion of hydroelectric project on Rio Negro (Documents 693–694)
  • Venezuela:
    • Agreement between the United States and Venezuela granting the United States exclusive purchasing right to all of Venezuela’s exportable rubber
    • Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Venezuela, signed March 18, 1942 (Documents 695–700)
    • Discussions between the United States and Venezuela regarding proposed legislation for control of petroleum industry in Venezuela (Documents 701–710)
  • Index

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