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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, The United Nations; The Western Hemisphere, Volume II

Human rights questions in the United Nations setting: United States position:


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Contents

    • I. The draft first international covenant on human-rights (Documents 300–303)
      • II. The draft convention on freedom of information, and related items (Documents 304–307)
        • III. Matters respecting refugees and stateless persons (Documents 308–312)
          • IV. The prisoners of war question (Documents 313–314)
            • V. The question of the treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa (Documents 315–325)

            Contents

            • Preface
            • List of abbreviations and symbols
            • The United Nations
              • General United States–United Nations relations:
                • I. United States foreign policy in the United Nations setting (Documents 1–13)
                • II. Problems arising under the United States-United Nations headquarters agreement of 1947, and related matters (Documents 14–31)
                • III. General organizational questions affecting the United Nations and of particular interest to the United States (Documents 32–103)
              • United States policy regarding problems arising from the question of the representation of China in the organs of the United Nations (Documents 104–170)
              • United States proposals for strengthening the United Nations system in order to meet possible future aggression; the “uniting for peace” resolution (Documents 171–216)
              • Attitude of the United States toward the Lie twenty-year peace plan, Soviet peace propaganda at the United Nations, and related matters (Documents 217–255)
              • Matters arising under Chapters XI, XII, and XIII of the Charter of the United Nations (Trusteeship and Non-Self-Governing Territories):
                • I. The Washington conversations with the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium (Documents 256–273)
                • II. The South-West Africa question (Documents 274–298)
              • Human rights questions in the United Nations setting: United States position: (Documents 299–325)
                • I. The draft first international covenant on human-rights (Documents 300–303)
                • II. The draft convention on freedom of information, and related items (Documents 304–307)
                • III. Matters respecting refugees and stateless persons (Documents 308–312)
                • IV. The prisoners of war question (Documents 313–314)
                • V. The question of the treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa (Documents 315–325)
            • Canada
              • Efforts to negotiate closer cooperation between the United States and Canada in defense, military procurement, and industrial mobilization (Documents 326–328)
              • Agreements between the United States and Canada
            • The American Republics:
              • Multilateral Relations:
                • Views within the Department of State regarding United States policy toward the American Republics as a group (Documents 329–335)
                • Action taken toward ratification by the United States of the Charter of the Organization of American States (Documents 336–337)
                • United States support of inter-American collective action for peaceful settlement of disputes, with particular reference to the Caribbean area (Documents 338–352)
                • United States policy regarding hemisphere defense, 1949-1950; provision of armaments and military assistance to the American Republics, and their participation in the Korean conflict
                • Agreements providing for Air Force, Military, and Naval missions in certain American Republics: Cuba, Honduras, and Venezuela
                • Economic and technical assistance policy of the United States toward the American Republics as a group (Documents 353–359)
              • Argentina
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Argentina (Documents 360–388)
              • Bolivia
                • Concern of the United States over certain economic problems and policies of Bolivia (Documents 389–397)
              • Brazil
                • Interest of the United States in the economic development of Brazil (Documents 398–410)
              • Chile
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Chile (Documents 411–421)
              • Colombia
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Colombia (Documents 422–438)
              • Costa Rica
                • Temporary waiver of part of the reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Costa Rica; conclusion of a lend-lease settlement arrangement (Document 439)
              • Cuba
                • United States policy toward Cuba (Document 440)
              • Dominican Republic
                • Liquidation by the Dominican Republic of its remaining lend-lease obligations (Document 441)
              • Ecuador
                • United States policy toward Ecuador (Document 442)
              • El Salvador
                • Position of the United States with respect to El Salvador’s definition of its territorial sea (Document 443)
              • Guatemala
                • Relations of the United States and Guatemala, with special reference to concern of the United States over Communist activity in Guatemala (Documents 444–475)
              • Haiti
                • Recognition by the United States of the military junta government of Haiti (Documents 476–478)
              • Mexico
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Mexico (Documents 479–497)
              • Panama
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Panama (Documents 498–502)
              • Peru
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Peru (Documents 503–519)
              • Uruguay
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Uruguay (Documents 520–523)
              • Venezuela
                • Political and economic relations of the United States and Venezuela (Documents 524–531)
            • Index

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