Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The American Republics, Volume XI

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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The American Republics, Volume XI

Editors:

Velma Hastings Cassidy
Almon H. Wright

General Editor:

S. Everett Gleason

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1969

Preface
List of abbreviations, symbols, and code names
General: (Documents 1–141)
- The proposed Inter-American Conference for the maintenance of peace and security in the hemisphere (Documents 1–30)
- Preliminary discussions concerning the Ninth International Conference of American States to meet in Bogota (Documents 31–40)
- Problems concerning Argentina and Panama considered at the International Labor Conferences held at Mexico City and Montreal (Documents 41–49)
- Caribbean Regional Air Navigation Meeting
- Participation of the United States Government in the Second Pan American Congress of Mining Engineering and Geology, Rio de Janeiro, October 1, 1946 (Documents 50–52)
- The withdrawal of the Proclaimed List and the resolution of the Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense concerning Nazi Influences (Documents 53–61)
- United States policy with respect to the provision of military assistance and armaments to the American Republics (Documents 62–79)
- The wheat-rubber problem of Argentina, Brazil, and the United States (Documents 80–124)
- Interest of the United States in the problems of the Inter-American Coffee Board (Documents 125–135)
- Cooperation of the United States with other governments in the construction of the Inter-American Highway and Rama Road (Documents 136–141)
Argentina: (Documents 142–271)
- The issuance by the Department of State of the “Blue Book” and the position of the United States on supplying arms to Argentina (Documents 142–271)
- Negotiations concerning an air transport agreement between the United States and Argentina
Bolivia: (Documents 272–377)
- Concern of the United States with respect to the violence accompanying the Bolivian revolution and the problem of recognition (Documents 272–324)
- Interest of the United States in the arrangements and facilities for obtaining Bolivian raw materials (Documents 325–352)
- The problem of replacing former Axis business influences with more desirable trade contacts in Bolivia (Documents 353–366)
- Aid provided by the United States in the Bolivian food crisis (Documents 367–377)
Brazil: (Documents 378–504)
- The disposal of military bases and surplus equipment to Brazil (Documents 378–413)
- Termination of the Proclaimed List and disposal of Axis properties (Documents 414–417)
- Technical assistance by the United States to Brazilian air transportation and the negotiation of a bilateral aviation agreement (Documents 418–434)
- Concern of the United States with Brazilian indebtedness and financial needs for economic development (Documents 435–453)
- Discussions and understandings concerning coffee between the United States and Brazil (Documents 454–473)
- Interest of the United States in the operation of American petroleum companies under Brazilian law (Documents 474–504)
Chile: (Documents 505–587)
- The policy of the United States of supplying armaments to Chile (Documents 505–529)
- Efforts by the United States to secure the cooperation of Chile in eliminating Axis business interests in Chile (Documents 530–544)
- Interest of the United States in the status of Chile’s external debt and policy toward advancing credit for Chilean development (Documents 545–568)
- The concern of the United States with Chilean petroleum and minerals problems (Documents 569–587)
Colombia: (Documents 588–622)
- Position of the United States with respect to the supply of arms to Colombia (Documents 588–601)
- Interest of the United States in the elimination of Nazi influence in Colombia (Documents 602–607)
- Discussions between Colombia and the United States concerning an air transport agreement and operating problems (Documents 608–614)
- Interest of the United States in Colombian communications problems (Documents 615–616)
- Interest of the United States in the development of Colombia’s natural resources, especially petroleum (Documents 617–622)
Costa Rica: (Documents 623–637)
- Financial and military assistance by the United States to Costa Rica (Documents 623–630)
- United States–Costa Rican cooperation in international, political and labor relations (Documents 631–637)
Cuba: (Documents 638–686)
- United States concern with Cuban problems related to the defense of the Western Hemisphere (Documents 638–650)
- United States interest in Cuban–Soviet relations and Communist activities in Cuba (Document 651)
- Negotiations to stabilize postwar reconversion policies on trade, transport and communications (Documents 652–663)
- Policies of the United States concerning Cuban financial aid and settlement of financial obligations (Documents 664–672)
- Discussions and agreements relating to the 1946 and 1947 Cuban sugar crops (Documents 673–686)
Dominican Republic: (Documents 687–704)
- Delineation of policies for guidance in the conduct of general relations of the United States with the Dominican Republic (Documents 687–690)
- United States rejection of Dominican requests for military aid (Documents 691–698)
- Attitude of the United States with respect to Communist activities in the Dominican Republic (Documents 699–704)
- Discussions regarding United States–Dominican treaty obligations with respect to claims and trade relations
Ecuador: (Documents 705–752)
- Negotiations concerning United States bases in Ecuadoran territory and other defense problems (Documents 705–732)
- Efforts to secure the cooperation of the Ecuadoran Government in the elimination of Axis business interests (Documents 733–742)
- Participation of the United States in the economic development of Ecuador (Documents 743–750)
- Position of the United States with respect to the wheat deficiency in Ecuador (Documents 751–752)
El Salvador:
- Agreement between the United States and El Salvador for the one-year renewal of the agreement of May 21, 1943, providing for the detail of an officer of the United States Army to serve as Director of the Military School and of the Military Academy of El Salvador
Guatemala: (Documents 753–767)
- Termination of 1942 agreement between the United States and Guatemala to provide for procurement of crude rubber in Guatemala for use in prosecution of the Allied war effort
- Settlement of the remaining obligation of the United States under its mutual aid agreement with Guatemala (Documents 753–757)
- United States concern over the possible nationalization of railway lines in Guatemala (Documents 758–761)
- Protection of American interests in the expropriation of an airline in Guatemala (Documents 762–767)
Haiti: (Documents 768–800)
- United States recognition of the new Haitian Government (Documents 768–775)
- Representations by the United States to Haitian authorities regarding provisions of proposed Haitian constitution which would discriminate against United States interests in Haiti (Documents 776–789)
- Efforts to ease the burden of Haiti’s foreign debt while protecting the interests of American bondholders (Documents 790–800)
Honduras: (Documents 801–810)
- The question of military cooperation with the Honduran regime as affected by the United States attitude toward dictatorship (Documents 801–810)
Mexico: (Documents 811–861)
- United States policy of non-intervention in the Mexican Presidential campaign (Documents 811–817)
- Discussions of the problem of lend-lease obligations of Mexico to the United States (Documents 818–821)
- United States–Mexican disagreement on the termination of a 1943 agreement on military service and its effect on Mexican residents in the United States (Documents 822–825)
- Breakdown of United States–Mexican negotiations on a proposed bilateral air transport agreement (Documents 826–827)
- Export-Import Bank loans to Mexico for purchase of United States equipment, materials, and services for public works and industrialization projects (Documents 828–835)
- United States policy regarding the participation of foreign oil companies in the Mexican oil industry (Documents 836–837)
- Arrangements by the United States and Mexico regarding the temporary migration of agricultural and other workers into the United States (Documents 838–848)
- Efforts by the United States to rehabilitate the Mexican National Railway Lines (Document 849)
- Discussions between the United States and Mexico regarding Mexican import restrictions and trade agreement revision (Documents 850–853)
- Joint United States–Mexican campaign against hoof-and-mouth disease in Mexico (Document 854)
- Wheat shipments by the United States to relieve food crisis in Mexico (Documents 855–857)
- Continental Shelf policy of Mexico and its effect on United States–Mexican fisheries relations (Documents 858–861)
- Agreement between the United States and Mexico amending and extending to 1948 the 1942 agreement respecting a United States Fisheries Mission to Mexico
- Agreement between the United States and Mexico respecting a cooperative program for weather stations on Guadalupe Island
Nicaragua: (Documents 862–883)
- Reaffirmation of United States policy of nonintervention in the internal affairs of Nicaragua (Documents 862–868)
- Transfer by the united states of strategic bases to nicaragua (Documents 869–872)
- Efforts to obtain settlement of Nicaraguan financial obligations to the United States (Documents 873–883)
Panama: (Documents 884–942)
- Discussions between Panama and the United States on the defense sites (Documents 884–917)
- Relations of the United States and Panaina with regard to commerce, coinage, and consular services (Documents 918–923)
- The Panamanian accusations of discriminatory labor practices by United States Government agencies (Documents 924–935)
- Participation by the United States in the development of Panamanian public works and facilities (Documents 936–942)
Paraguay: (Documents 943–977)
- Interest of the United States in the development of democratic government in Paraguay (Documents 943–957)
- The provision of armament for Paraguay (Documents 958–962)
- Concern of the United States in the elimination of Axis interests in Paraguay (Documents 963–969)
- Policy of the United States respecting Paraguayan debts and loans (Documents 970–977)
Peru: (Documents 978–1040)
- The relinquishment of military bases and the provision of military assistance by the United States (Documents 978–1000)
- The status of the program for liquidating or replacing Axis firms (Documents 1001–1004)
- The United States position on jurisdiction in criminal matters of Peruvian courts over American military personnel (Documents 1005–1022)
- The policy of the United States on loans to and debts of the Peruvian Government (Documents 1023–1034)
- Efforts of the United States to relieve the Peruvian wheat crisis (Documents 1035–1040)
Uruguay: (Documents 1041–1074)
- The Uruguayan lend-lease account and need for armaments (Documents 1041–1049)
- Concern of the United States with respect to German penetration in Uruguay (Documents 1050–1057)
- Discussions between Uruguay and the United States concerning an Air Transport Agreement (Documents 1058–1062)
- Efforts of the United States to relieve Uruguay’s wheat crisis (Documents 1063–1074)
Venezuela: (Documents 1075–1135)
- Interest of the United States in the Venezuelan political situation (Documents 1075–1085)
- Problems concerning the procurement of armament by Venezuela from the United States (Documents 1086–1098)
- The position of the United States toward the continued presence of German economic interests in Venezuela (Documents 1099–1107)
- Attitude of the United States with respect to the impact of Venezuelan laws on American petroleum companies (Documents 1108–1128)
- Concern of the United States with respect to the Venezuelan wheat crisis (Documents 1129–1135)
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