Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1922, Volume II

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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1922, Volume II

Editor:

Joseph V. Fuller

General Editor:

Tyler Dennett

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1938

List of Papers
Denmark: (Documents 1–6)
- Refusal by the United States to recognize in a third government the right of preemption of Danish interests in Greenland (Documents 1–6)
Dominican Republic: (Documents 7–86)
- Adoption of a plan for the withdrawal of the Military Government (Documents 7–65)
- Assent of the United States to a Dominican Government bond issue of $10,000,000 (Documents 66–73)
- Efforts by the Santo Domingo Water, Light and Power Company to sell its properties to Dominican municipalities (Documents 74–81)
- Claims by British subjects for injuries suffered at the hands of Dominican bandits (Documents 82–86)
- Boundary dispute with Haiti
Ecuador: (Documents 87–93)
- Continued protests by the United States against the retroactive application of decrees fixing the rate of international exchange (Documents 87–93)
Egypt: (Documents 94–102)
- Recognition by the United States of the independence of Egypt (Documents 94–100)
- Undertaking by the United States not to withdraw from the Mixed Court arrangement except after one year’s notice (Documents 101–102)
Ethiopia: (Documents 103–107)
- Request by Great Britain for cooperation by the United States in restricting the importation of firearms into Ethiopia (Documents 103–107)
France: (Documents 108–127)
- Negotiations to ensure by treaty the rights of the United States in territories under French mandate (Documents 108–122)
  - Syria and the Lebanon (Documents 108–114)
  - African territories (Documents 115–122)
- Representations by the United States on behalf of American cable companies for permission to open offices in France for dealing directly with the public (Documents 123–127)
Germany: (Documents 128–221)
- Efforts of the United States to assist in the solution of the problems of German reparation (Documents 128–158)
- German proposal for a pledge of peace among the powers interested in the Rhine (Documents 159–168)
- Decision by the United States to reduce its Army of Occupation in Germany to a force of one thousand men (Documents 169–177)
- Efforts by the United States to secure reimbursement for the costs of the American Army of Occupation in Germany (Documents 178–195)
- Cessation of American purchase of German dyes from the reparation commission (Documents 196–197)
- Agreement, August 10, 1922, between the United States and Germany for a mixed claims commission (Documents 198–218)
- Revival of the patent agreement of February 23, 1909, between the United States and Germany (Documents 219–221)
Great Britain: (Documents 222–309)
- Negotiations to ensure by treaty the rights of the United States in territories under British mandate (Documents 222–249)
  - Palestine (Documents 222–241)
  - African territories (Documents 242–249)
- Negotiations by American oil companies for a share with other foreign interests in exploiting the Mesopotamian oil fields (Documents 250–264)
- Discrimination in India against American oil companies (Documents 265–267)
- Opposition of the British Government to the granting by Portugal of concessions to American companies for landing cables in the Azores (Documents 268–292)
- Dispute with the British Government over withdrawal of recognition of American consular officers at Newcastle-on-Tyne (Documents 293–306)
- Supplementary extradition convention between the United States and Great Britain, May 15, 1922 (Document 307)
- Denunciation by Great Britain of the treaty and convention between the United States and Great Britain for the abolition of the African slave trade (Documents 308–309)
- Failure to secure ratification of the cable agreement between the United States, Great Britain, and Italy, signed at the Preliminary Communications Conference of 1920
Greece: (Documents 310–380)
- Attitude of the United States toward recognition of the Greek Government (Documents 310–320)
- American relief activities on behalf of Greeks evacuated from Turkish territory (Documents 321–373)
- Continued impressment of American citizens of Greek origin into the Greek Army (Documents 374–377)
- Objections by the Department of State to a private loan to the unrecognized government of Greece (Documents 378–380)
Guatemala: (Documents 381–387)
- Recognition of the Orellana government by the United States (Documents 381–387)
Haiti: (Documents 388–480)
- Appointment of a High Commissioner by President Harding—The election of President Borno—The appointment of a new financial adviser (Documents 388–397)
- Contract for a loan to Haiti from the National City Bank and the National City Company (Documents 398–447)
- Contract for the transfer of the charter of the Banque Nationale d’Haiti to the Banque Nationale de la République d’Haiti (Documents 448–453)
- Institution of the Claims Commission in Haiti (Documents 454–476)
- Reluctance of the Department of State to sanction the exercise of jurisdiction by the provost courts in cases affecting Haitians (Documents 477–480)
- Boundary dispute with the Dominican Republic
Honduras: (Documents 481–512)
- Incursions of revolutionary bands into Honduras (Documents 481–512)
- Agreement signed by the Presidents of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Salvador August 20, 1922, on board the U. S. S. Tacoma in Fonseca Bay
- Boundary dispute with Nicaragua
Hungary: (Documents 513–514)
- Revival of the extradition convention of July 3, 1856, and the copyright convention of January 30, 1912, between the United States and the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (Documents 513–514)
Italy: (Documents 515–523)
- Protests by the Italian Government against restrictions upon Italian immigration into the United States (Documents 515–523)
- Failure to secure ratification of the cable agreement between the United States, Great Britain, and Italy, signed at the Preliminary Communications Conference of 1920
Japan: (Documents 524–533)
- Cancelation of the Lansing-Ishii Agreement of November 2, 1917 (Documents 524–528)
- Convention between the United States and Japan, February 11, 1922, relating to certain Pacific islands formerly in German possession (Documents 529–531)
- Ruling by the Department of Labor holding illegal the entry of “picture brides” into the United States (Documents 532–533)
Liberia: (Documents 534–568)
- Failure of the loan plan of 1921 to receive the sanction of the American Congress (Documents 534–560)
- Steps taken toward completing the delimitation of the Franco-Liberian Boundary (Documents 561–568)
Mexico: (Documents 569–626)
- Question of the recognition of the government of General Obregon by the United States (Documents 569–580)
- Attitude of other governments toward recognition of the Obregon government (Documents 581–587)
- Agreement between the Mexican Secretary of Hacienda and the International Committee of Bankers on Mexico, respecting Mexican foreign obligations (Documents 588–589)
- Adjustment and extension of the arrangement of 1921 between the oil companies and the Mexican Government regarding taxation (Documents 590–598)
- Mexican charges of American interference with oil legislation (Documents 599–609)
- Continued protests by the United States against agrarian measures in Mexico (Documents 610–612)
- Suit brought by the Oliver Trading Company against the Government of Mexico in United States District Court in New York (Documents 613–623)
- Termination of the embargo on the shipment of arms from the United States to Mexico (Documents 624–626)
Morocco: (Documents 627–648)
- Protest by the United States against an exclusive concession for the construction and operation of a Port at Tangier (Documents 627–640)
- Insistence by the United States upon the jurisdiction of its consular courts over American protégés in Morocco (Documents 641–648)
Nicaragua: (Documents 649–652)
- Assistance of the United States Legation in halting a revolutionary outbreak at Managua (Documents 649–652)
- Agreement signed by the Presidents of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Salvador August 20, 1922, on board the U. S. S. Tacoma in Fonseca Bay
- Boundary dispute with Honduras
Panama: (Documents 653–656)
- Proposals for the negotiation of a new treaty between the United States and Panama (Documents 653–656)
Peru:
- The Tacna-Arica question
Poland: (Documents 657–658)
- Attitude of the Department of State toward the sale of Polish land mortgage bonds in the United States (Documents 657–658)
Portugal: (Documents 659–662)
- Discourtesy to the Portuguese flag at Providence, R. I., and expressions of regret by the Governor of the State (Documents 659–662)
- Opposition by the British Government to the granting by Portugal of concessions to American companies for landing cables in the Azores
Russia: (Documents 663–780)
- Failure of the Genoa Conference to attain a general understanding between Russia and the other powers (Documents 663–700)
- Pledge by the Western powers at the Hague Conference and by the United States not to countenance infringements by their respective nationals upon private foreign rights in Russia (Documents 701–710)
- American proposal to send an economic mission to Russia (Documents 711–723)
- Appeal to President Harding on behalf of Tikhon, Patriarch of the Russian Church, on trial before a Soviet tribunal (Documents 724–726)
- Japanese evacuation of the mainland of Siberia and the union of the Far Eastern Republic with Soviet Russia (Documents 727–767)
- Recognition by the United States of the Governments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (Documents 768–775)
- Termination of the functions of the Russian Ambassador in the United States (Documents 776–777)
- Liquidation of the obligations in the United States of the Russian Provisional Government (Documents 778–780)
Salvador: (Documents 781–795)
- Negotiations for a loan in the United States (Documents 781–795)
- Agreement signed by the Presidents of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Salvador August 20, 1922, on board the U. S. S. Tacoma in Fonseca Bay
Siam: (Documents 796–805)
- Interpretation of the treaty of December 16, 1920, as not conferring upon American citizens the right to own land in Siam (Documents 796–804)
- Extradition treaty between the United States and Siam, December 30, 1922 (Document 805)
Spain: (Documents 806–811)
- Acknowledgment and thanks by President Harding to the King of Spain for the protection of American interests in enemy countries (Documents 806–808)
- Denouncement by Spain of the reciprocity agreement of August 1, 1906, between the United States and Spain (Documents 809–811)
Turkey: (Documents 812–872)
- Refusal by the United States to commit itself to measures for the protection of minorities in Turkey (Documents 812–857)
- Negotiations by the Ottoman-American Development Company (Chester project) and other American interests for concessions in Turkey (Documents 858–872)
Uruguay: (Documents 873–875)
- Uruguayan proposal that the formation of a league of American nations be discussed at the Fifth Pan American Conference (Documents 873–875)
Venezuela: (Documents 876–884)
- Treaty of extradition and additional article between the United States and Venezuela, signed January 19 and 21, 1922 (Documents 876–884)
Yugoslavia: (Documents 885–907)
- Acquiescence by the Department of State in a loan by American bankers to the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Documents 885–907)
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