Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1920, Volume I
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1920, Volume I
Editor:
- Joseph V. Fuller
General Editor:
- Tyler Dennett
United States Government Printing Office
Washington
1935
- Message of the President of the United States to Congress, December 7, 1920
- List of Papers
- General: (Documents 1–370)
- Relations of the United States with the Supreme Council and the Conference
of Ambassadors (Documents 1–9)
- Convocation by President Wilson of the Council and the Assembly of the
League of Nations (Documents 10–20)
- Drafting of the statute of the Permanent Court of International
Justice—Transmission of the statute and the protocol of signature to
President Wilson (Documents 21–30)
- Appointment of an American representative on the Aland Islands Commission
of the Council of the League of Nations (Documents 31–39)
- The Teschen dispute between Poland and Czechoslovakia (Documents 40–76)
- Treaty between the United States and other powers relating to
Spitzbergen (Documents 77–89)
- International Financial Conference at Brussels, September 24 to October 8, 1920 (Documents 90–101)
- International Conference on Electrical Communications (Documents 102–158)
- Invitation, February 10, 1920, by the United States to a preliminary
conference of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers at
Washington—Invitation, March 30, to a subsequent general conference;
indefinite postponement of the general conference (Documents 102–139)
- Opening of the preliminary conference, October 8—Question of the
status of cables in time of war—Modus vivendi
regarding the disposition of former German cables—Adjournment December
14—Reports of subcommittees (Documents 140–158)
- Invitation, February 10, 1920, by the United States to a preliminary
conference of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers at
Washington—Invitation, March 30, to a subsequent general conference;
indefinite postponement of the general conference (Documents 102–139)
- Central American Conference (Documents 159–171)
- Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunition, September
10, 1919 (Documents 172–192)
- Abrogation of treaties and provisions of treaties which conflicted with the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915 (Documents 193–205)
- Denunciation by Guatemala and Nicaragua of the convention of August 20,
1910, concerning the protection of trade marks (Documents 206–210)
- Interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine (Documents 211–213)
- Visit of the Secretary of State to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina (Documents 214–227)
- Relief in Central Europe (Documents 228–295)
- Boundary disputes (Documents 296–321)
- The Dominican Republic and Haiti: Proposal by the Military Governor of
Santo Domingo to the President of Haiti for settlement by a
commission—Revival of the arrangement of 1895 for arbitration by the
Pope—Protocol of agreement (Documents 296–311)
- Guatemala and Honduras:
Failure of mediation by the Secretary of State during conferences at
Washington (Documents 312–321)
- The Dominican Republic and Haiti: Proposal by the Military Governor of
Santo Domingo to the President of Haiti for settlement by a
commission—Revival of the arrangement of 1895 for arbitration by the
Pope—Protocol of agreement (Documents 296–311)
- Conference at Amapala between the Presidents of Honduras and
Nicaragua—Agreement of November 17, 1920 (Documents 322–329)
- The Tacna–Arica question (Documents 330–367)
- Petroleum exploitation (Documents 368–370)
- Relations of the United States with the Supreme Council and the Conference
of Ambassadors (Documents 1–9)
- Belgium:
- Bolivia: (Documents 371–401)
- Political affairs (Documents 371–401)
- The Tacna–Arica question
- Canada: (Documents 402–425)
- Fisheries (Documents 402–419)
- Signature of a new convention for the protection, preservation, and
propagation of salmon, May 25, 1920 (Documents 402–407)
- Negotiations for a convention concerning port privileges of fishing
vessels, lobster fishing, halibut fishing, and tariff on fresh
fish (Documents 408–415)
- Conference at Ottawa, September 23, 1920, for cooperation in
scientific investigation of deep-sea fisheries (Documents 416–419)
- Signature of a new convention for the protection, preservation, and
propagation of salmon, May 25, 1920 (Documents 402–407)
- St. Lawrence Waterway (Documents 420–425)
- Fisheries (Documents 402–419)
- Chile:
- China: (Documents 426–867)
- Political affairs (Documents 426–481)
- Dissension among the leaders in South China—Continued deadlock in
negotiations for reunification with the North (Documents 426–433)
- Civil war in North China; overthrow of the Anfu Club—Action by the
foreign representatives to keep fighting away from Peking and Tientsin;
question of asylum for political refugees (Documents 434–470)
- Conflicts in South China—Unsuccessful attempt to dissolve the Military
Government at Canton—Unproductive efforts at reform in North
China (Documents 471–481)
- Dissension among the leaders in South China—Continued deadlock in
negotiations for reunification with the North (Documents 426–433)
- Organization of a new international financial consortium (Documents 482–592)
- Visit of Mr. Lamont to Japan and China on behalf of the American
group—Proposals of the Japanese Government, March 2, 1920—Rejection by
the United States and Great Britain of the Japanese formula—Japanese
memorandum of April 3; replies by France, Great Britain, and the United
States—Exchange of letters between the Japanese and American groups, May
11 (Documents 482–544)
- Discussion regarding communication of documents to the Chinese
Government—Joint note of September 28, addressed to the Chinese Foreign
Office and accompanied by documents relating to the
consortium—Consortium agreement and resolutions by the four groups,
October 15; approval by the Governments—Admission of a Belgian group
into the consortium—Communication of further documents to the Chinese
Government (Documents 545–592)
- Visit of Mr. Lamont to Japan and China on behalf of the American
group—Proposals of the Japanese Government, March 2, 1920—Rejection by
the United States and Great Britain of the Japanese formula—Japanese
memorandum of April 3; replies by France, Great Britain, and the United
States—Exchange of letters between the Japanese and American groups, May
11 (Documents 482–544)
- Loan negotiations (Documents 593–674)
- Railways (Documents 675–753)
- Threat by the Chinese Government to cancel the Siems–Carey
contract (Documents 675–679)
- Operation of the Chinese Eastern Railway:
Efforts by the Chinese Government to extend its control—Proposals for
continued international supervision and financing—Agreement between the
Chinese Government and the Russo-Asiatic Bank, October 2, 1920 (Documents 680–753)
- Threat by the Chinese Government to cancel the Siems–Carey
contract (Documents 675–679)
- Customs surtax for famine relief (Documents 754–762)
- Approval by the American and other Governments of the proposed
levy (Documents 754–762)
- Approval by the American and other Governments of the proposed
levy (Documents 754–762)
- Internal trade (Documents 763–768)
- Embargo on shipments of arms and ammunition to China (Documents 769–793)
- Reports of violations—Representations to Italy regarding reported
violations (Documents 769–793)
- Reports of violations—Representations to Italy regarding reported
violations (Documents 769–793)
- Russian rights in China (Documents 794–831)
- Negotiations for regulating relations between the municipality of Harbin
and American residents (Documents 832–844)
- Protection of the persons and property of Americans and other foreigners (Documents 845–860)
- The Shantung question: Continued efforts by Japan toward separate
negotiations with China (Documents 861–867)
- Political affairs (Documents 426–481)
- Colombia: (Documents 868–872)
- Treaty of April 6, 1914, with the United States (Documents 868–871)
- Cable concession (Document 872)
- Costa Rica: (Documents 873–895)
- Recognition of the Government of Costa Rica by the United States (Documents 873–876)
- Concessions (Documents 877–895)
- Cancelation of the Tinoco concessions by the Costa Rican
Congress—Formal protest by Great Britain on behalf of the Amory
concession (Documents 877–885)
- Efforts by the Costa Rican Congress to cancel the Pinto–Greulich
concession—Apparent conflict between the terms of the concession and the
rights of other American enterprises (Documents 886–895)
- Cancelation of the Tinoco concessions by the Costa Rican
Congress—Formal protest by Great Britain on behalf of the Amory
concession (Documents 877–885)
- Recognition of the Government of Costa Rica by the United States (Documents 873–876)
- Index